@Andrew I thot AfriNIC has a well-established mechanism for supporting or not supporting the current chair. I am sure you recall this used to happen every year after new members join the board and a vote is called to either extend or rotate the chairman position.
Am not sure if there has been a change this process and now the voting of the Chair by board members happens on email ;-) That said, I had not bothered to read the board minutes under discussion but after reading them, I am a bit surprised that 4years later, AfriNIC board is still obsessed with 'information control' strategies when they should be concerned with 'information sharing' strategies. Strictly speaking, Afrinic, as a community network has really nothing worth hiding (other than as per Data Protection Act/Regulations). Furthermore trying to hide or suppress what is already a public document, does not send a good signal to the community. Dr. Bope, our Chairman, I am sure you can actually move beyond this and focus the board in more progressive endeavors. best regards and all the best. walu. On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 10:22 AM Andrew Alston < [email protected]> wrote: > Can we conclude from the total lack of response to this email that in > fact – there is no one willing to step up and say they support the current > chair? Either member or board member? > > > > Andrew > > > > *From:* Frank Habicht <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 May 2019 16:36 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Gratitude > > > > Hi, > > reading > https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2018-minutes/20181231-minutes.pdf > > especially: > > SO stated that he had requested via email for the Board to announce the > status of the AGMM quorum court case. He stated that the Chair had > refused to do so, and the Chair had alleged that SO was looking for > votes. SO had requested the Chair to withdraw the statement. The Chair > stated that the Board had discussed the matter, and would communicate to > the community at an appropriate time; based on that the Chair did not > see a need to withdraw. SO again requested the Chair to withdraw the > allegation that SO was looking for votes, and the Chair again refused to > withdraw. > </quote> > > I conclude that the Chair actively tried to suppress information/updates > from AfriNIC membership. He apparently had no good reason and was using > the allegation of another board member "looking for votes" as only > argument. > > Which member of AfriNIC wants to have such a chair at the AfriNIC board? > Please identify yourselves positively. > > PS: I would also wish to know which other board members supported this > decision by the chair. > > Thanks, > Frank > > > > On 28/05/2019 16:18, Mark Elkins wrote: > > Thinking about the CEO, reading the minutes ( > > https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf ) - I > > think the best way out for the AfriNIC community is if the whole board > > resigns - just leave the CEO. Andrew has got it right. > > > > On 2019/05/28 14:36, Andrew Alston wrote: > >> > >> Benjamin, > >> > >> > >> > >> Let’s see – you have a public document – a document that is clearly > >> and totally in the public domain. You have an individual who was a > >> named party in that document – who chose to share that document. You > >> have an active attempt by the board to sanction that individual for > >> engaging with the community who he is meant to serve. You have a > >> statement by the chair of the board that the CEO does not serve the > >> community but instead serves the board. > >> > >> > >> > >> Effectively – you have a board attempting to censor the CEO from > >> engaging with this community – in a bottom up organization that by > >> legal representation during the IANA transition committed to the > >> concepts of self determination of members and transparency and bottom > >> up approach. > >> > >> > >> > >> 1. That constitutes micro-management > >> 2. In constitutes a total and utter failure of the board to adhere to > >> the principles sworn to in the foundation of the organization in > >> the original ICP2 > >> 3. It shows a total disregard for the obligations set out in section > >> 3 of the bylaws to keep members informed of all things pertinent > >> to the company > >> > >> > >> > >> What I see here – is nothing short of disgraceful – and I find it > >> absolutely shocking that any board member who has a shred of ethics – > >> would not have resigned in light of what is in those documents. It is > >> a slap in the face of this community – and the entire global RIR > >> system – and I am disgusted and appalled. I would say to Serge as a > >> starting point – if you have no shame – resign – now. I would say to > >> the chair for your abject failure – resign – now. I would say to > >> every member who consented to the final sections of that document – > >> resign – now. > >> > >> > >> > >> Andrew > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:*Benjamin Ledoh <[email protected]> > >> *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 May 2019 15:01 > >> *To:* Sander Steffann <[email protected]> > >> *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <[email protected]> > >> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Gratitude > >> > >> > >> > >> Dear Sander, > >> > >> In your email to the community, you wrote > >> > >> > I am surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan > >> Barrett has to deal with. > >> > >> I have read the minutes and I could not see any trace that is related > >> to “micro-management”. Rather the discussion revolved around the > >> procedure to publish the judgement, who should publish the judgement, > >> and the issue of NDA. > >> > >> Could you please show me in the minutes the part that is dealing with > >> the micro-management? > >> > >> Thank you, > >> > >> > >> Benjiloh > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:50 PM Sander Steffann <[email protected] > <[email protected]%0b>>> <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>>> > wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I was just reading the board minutes at > >> https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf > >> and I am surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan > >> Barrett has to deal with. In those minutes both Alan and Seun > >> Ojedeji seem to be reprimanded for being open and transparent to > >> this community. The summary of those minutes show how the board > >> has made it explicitly clear that the CEO is to have no > >> responsibility anymore towards this community. > >> > >> Therefore I would like to explicitly and publicly express my > >> gratitude to both Alan and Seun for their efforts to keep this > >> community involved in Afrinic matters in an open and transparent > >> way. 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