Instead of complaining, I suggest we get out and start asking quality candidates to submit SOIs for the 2017 Nomcom.
+ to this! ------------------------ **Arsène Tungali** Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*, CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <http://www.smart-serv.info>*, *Mabingwa Forum <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com>* Tel: +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow <http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html> (YALI) - ISOC IGF Ambassador <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/2015Ambassadors> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/2015Ambassadors>- Blogger <http://tungali.blogspot.com> - ICANN Fellow <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en>. The HuffingtonPost UK <http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/liza-bel/drc_b_8958150.html> 2016-08-31 10:26 GMT+02:00 Mike Silber <[email protected]>: > Anissa +1 > > I found some of the earlier comments rather disturbing. Cherine has great > qualities and experience and has been a valued addition to the Board. > Khaled has a great background and I am looking forward to his contribution. > Dismissing either person because they happen to come from the same region > is petty. The fact that there is a director from southern Africa also seems > to be ignored, but enough about that. > > I would rather celebrate the fact that there are now three ICANN directors > with African roots and two who actually live on the continent! AFAIK the > highest number of Africans on the board at the same time. > > I cannot comment about the SOIs received by the 2016 nominating committee, > however (having served on two ICANN nominating committees and having > pleaded, begged, asked and cajoled many fine people over many years to > submit SOIs) in the past there has been very limited numbers of quality > candidates from Africa. > > Now I live and work in Africa and there are many excellent people who > would be viable candidates for the ICANN board and would be great assets if > selected. However getting them to submit SOIs is the problem. > > Instead of complaining, I suggest we get out and start asking quality > candidates to submit SOIs for the 2017 Nomcom. > > Mike > > > On 31 Aug 2016, at 09:06, Anissa BHAR <[email protected]> wrote: > > Congratulations to Khaled Koubaa and to all the new Board of Directors of > ICANN. > No matter from where are the selected nominees : north, south, east or > west. What matters really is how efficient they will be for the whole > continent! > > > ------------------ > Anissa BHAR > > Technologue Agrégée > Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques de Charguia > Département Technologies de l'Informatiques > Tunisie > Mob. +216 97 725 985 > > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann > >
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