Colleagues, Please note that the deadline for accepting nominations for open board seats will be in one and a half weeks (19/Apr/2014)
To nominate yourself or a candidate of your choice, please browse to: http://meeting.afrinic.net/registration/node/147/ For more information, please check out the links below: Call for Nominations http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1023-call-for-nominations-afrinic-board-seats-3-4-and-8 Board Election Process http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process To contact the nominations committee, please send an email to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net Regards, Ernest. On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:18 AM, Ernest Byaruhanga <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > According to Section 13 of the AFRINIC by-laws, the Board seats for the > following two sub-regions are up for renewal in June 2014: > > 1. Primary: Lala Andrianamampianina (Indian Ocean - Seat 3) > 2. Alternate: Krishna Seeburn (Indian Ocean) > 3. Primary: Janvier Ngnoulaye (Central Africa - Seat 4) > 4. Alternate: Christian Bope (Central Africa) > > In application of the new by-laws which does away with the two above > alternate seats, we will also need to fill the second seat of the two > non-regional Directors (Seat 8). > > As a result, three (3) seats on the AFRINIC Board will be open for > election: > > A) Seat 3: From Indian Ocean sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017) > > B) Seat 4: From Central Africa sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017) > > C) Seat 8: Non-Regional Independent (Mandate: 2014 to 2017) > > We are pleased to invite nominations for candidates to fill these three > seats. > > Any suitable natural person residing in one of the above regions can be > nominated (for that sub-region) provided they comply with the > requirements in Section 13 of the by-laws. Seat 8 can be filled from > any AFRINIC region provided they comply with the requirements in > Section 13 of the by-laws. > > Self-nominations and nominations by those who are not registered > contacts of AFRINIC member organizations are also allowed but with the > condition that the nomination must be formally backed by at least two > authorized and registered contact persons of an AFRINIC member > organization in good standing. > > Nominees must demonstrate at least three years of managerial experience > in the Internet Protocol service/business or other Internet related > activities and should preferably hold a senior level position. Once > elected, they must be ready to actively participate and contribute to > all activities conferred to the Board as defined in the by-laws. > > Nominations must be sent to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net with the following > information: > > 1. Candidate (Nominee) Information > (In case this is a self-nomination, please additionally > complete section 3 below) > > - Nominee (Full name): > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > - Country of Residence: > - Board seat (sub-region) nominated for: > > 2. Nominator: > (If the nominator is NOT a registered contact of an AFRINIC > member organization in good standing, please additionally > complete section 3 below) > > - Full name: > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > > 3. Seconder/Referee Information (in case this is a self-nomination or > a nomination by a non-AFRINIC member) > (Seconders must be registered contacts of AFRINIC member organizations > in good standing.) > > Seconder/Referee 1: > - Full name: > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > > Seconder/Referee 2: > - Full name: > - Organisation (or affiliation): > - Position/Role: > - Physical address: > - e-mail address: > - Phone number: > > > 4. Brief statement explaining the nominee's background and motivation > (in English, and in not more than 500 words). Please highlight what > expertise and experience the nominee will bring to AFRINIC in general > and to the board in particular. > > > 5. Additional information: This will be published on the candidate’s > profile during the public comment period: > > - A recent copy of the candidate’s CV (in English) > - A recent photograph. > - Other links that represent the candidate’s online profile (such as > blogs, twitter, professional publications, etc). > > > The deadline for nominations is 19 April 2014 at 20:00 UTC. Nominations > should be submitted to nomcom2014 at afrinic.net > > Note: It is expected that candidates should be able to attend > AFRINIC-20 in person on the Election Day (06 June 2014) where > they will be afforded an opportunity to introduce themselves > and to make a short presentation to the community during the > Annual General Members Meeting. The meeting will take place in > Djibouti from 04 - 06 June 2014. > > For more information on the election process, please browse to: > > http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process > > > -- > Mark J Elkins - AFRINIC 2014 Nominations Committee > [email protected] - [email protected] > Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 > > > > _______________________________________________ > announce mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce > _______________________________________________ announce mailing list [email protected] https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce
