Colleagues, Please note that only 4 days remain for NRO-NC nominations to be submitted. The deadline is 15th October 2011.
All nominations should be sent to [email protected]. Details follow in the announcement below. Regards, Ernest. gift wrote thus on 9/23/11 8:54 AM: > > > Dear Colleagues > > The AfriNIC NomCom is pleased to invite nominations for candidates > to run for an open seat on the NRO Number Council for the AfriNIC > region. The term for the elected candidate will be from 1 January > 2012 to 31 December 2014 (3 years). > > Current representatives from the AfriNIC region on the Council are > as follows: > > - Jean-Robert Hountomey (01/2009 – 12/2011) – Open Seat > - Fiona Asonga (01/2011 – 12/2013) > - Alan P. Barrett (01/2011 – 12/2011) – Appointed by the Board > > > 1. The NRO-NC Responsibilities > ------------------------------- > > - Undertaking a role in the global policy development process > > - Providing recommendations to the Board of ICANN concerning the > recognition of new RIRs, according to agreed requirements and > policies as currently described inhttp://www.icann.org/icp/icp-2.htm > > - Defining procedures for selection of individuals to serve on other > ICANN bodies, in particular on the ICANN Board, and implementing any > roles assigned to the Address Council in such procedures. > > - Providing advice to the Board of ICANN on number resource > allocation policy, in conjunction with the RIRs. > > - Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their > responsibilities, in particular for the appointment of an Address > Council Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities. > > As per the ICANN ASO MoU > <http://www.nro.net/documents/icann-address-supporting-organization-aso-mou>, > > the NRO-NC also serves as the ASO-AC. > > You can find more about the NRO-NC and the ASO-AC at > http://www.nro.net and http://aso.icann.org/ > > > 2. Eligibility > -------------- > > Open to individuals residing within the AfriNIC service region. > Self-nominations are permitted and must be supported by at least two > active AfriNIC members. > > A person may only nominate one candidate. In case of multiple > nominations by the same person, only the last nomination will be > considered valid. AfriNIC or other RIR staff can neither nominate > candidates or be nominated. > > 3. Nominating Procedure > ----------------------- > > Nominations are to be submitted to NomCom with the following > information: > > a. Nominator (Full Name): > b. Nominee (Full Name): > c. Organisation (or Affiliation): > d. Current Position: > e. Physical address: > f. E-mail address: > g. Phone number: > h. Fax number: > i. Country of Residence: > j. Secondment > i. (Name, e-mail address, Organisation) > ii. (Name, e-mail address, Organisation) > > Candidates must provide two valid references which can be contacted > by NomCom for further information and background check. > > Also required: > - Brief statement explaining the candidate's background (Including > experience in Number Resource Policy) and motivation (Not more than > 400 words): > - A copy of candidate’s Resume and a picture will be requested and > used for publication > > > 4. Deadline for Nominations > --------------------------- > > All nominations should be submitted to [email protected] by > 20:00 hours UTC on 16 October 2011. > > > 5. Election > ----------- > > Please note that the election will take place during the AfriNIC > meeting in Cameroon in November (see > http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-15). Prospective candidates are > encouraged to attend as this will present an opportunity to interact > with the body of members. For further details on the election > process please refer to: > http://www.afrinic.net/elections/process/ep_asoac.htm > > Regards, > > The Chairperson > NomCom 2011 > > --------- > > _______________________________________________ > Nomcom2011 mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/nomcom2011 > _______________________________________________ announce mailing list [email protected] https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce
