Frankly this is not a flaw, but incompetence. If I was a conspiracy buff, one would wonder many things.....
On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 11:26, Taiwo Oyewande <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I find myself in the same shoes as Abdulkarim. I sent out my Application > for the PDWG co-chair in due time, waiting to see the shortlisted > candidates. When the shortlisted candidates were released, I felt I didn’t > qualify for some reason. On trying to check if NOMCOM sent me a mail > stating why I wouldn’t be shortlisted at this time, i stumbled on a mail > from a personal gmail address in my spam requesting some more information > for my PDWG co-chair application. Since then i have been trying to make > contact with the committee via phone and email. But we haven’t been able to > come to a resolve. > > I think it is unfair to give a 24hr deadline to send documents for such a > position. > > I am of the strong opinion that the NOMCOM will like to produce the best > candidates to emerge as co-chairs. This can only be achieved through a fair > procedure. > > I will appreciate if this flaw can be reviewed and amended to make room > for better competition and the emergence of the best candidates as co-chairs > > On this note I will like to commend the work of the NomCom so far. I am > sure the job has not been easy. With a little improvement, a lot of great > things will be achieved. > > Kind Regards > > Taiwo Oyewande > > > > > > On 6 Jun 2019, at 08:01, Bill Woodcock <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those all seem like very reasonable suggestions. > > Running a nomcom can be hard, but with concrete procedural guidelines like > the ones just suggested, it can be made easier and more predictable. I’ve > run a lot of nomcoms, and been on still more, and structure helps immensely > to set everyone’s expectations and keep things running smoothly. > > -Bill > > > On Jun 6, 2019, at 08:47, ABDULKARIM AYOPO OLOYEDE < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear all > > I one of the those who have spent a considerable amount of time in > preparing my application for the position of the AFRINIC policy chair, > unfortunately, I didn’t get listed. Am sending this email just to clarify > and correct the situation as I believe NOMCOM is out to a good job > > I checked my email today after being on holiday for Ramadan. Ramadan is a > period where Muslims fast and it can be stressful but it is a period I take > some time out of my stressful schedule to have a relationship with my > creator. On checking my email I realised my name was not on the > announcement list as a candidate (Slate) and I was shocked as I didn’t know > why this has happened. on one hand, I felt maybe NOMCOM felt I was not good > enough and I went on with my life. > Later in the day, I checked my junk email and found that an email was sent > earlier confirming the submission of my application asking for some > personal documents. The email address used was a Gmail account. This email > was sent last Sunday asking for the documents with a deadline for Monday. > So I was wondering if the mail has even come into the normal box NOMCOM > expected that candidates should provide personal information and documents > within ONE day. They forgot it’s a weekend and people might also be on > holiday. There was nothin asking me not to proceed on holiday after > submitting the application. All required documents should have been asked > during the application process. Again there was no reminder email. I > believe NOMCOM should have used an official account not a random Gmail > account to prevent filters seeing them as junk. > I have now provided all the documents that were requested and I believe > the application should be reconsidered > I have respect for NONCOM and its members but I just feel I needed to send > this so that NOMCOM can correct its mistakes as no one is perfect. > I think its also unfair if this is not corrected. > Candidates should be allowed to make their own decision to run or not as > long as they are eligible. > Furthermore, for the future, I would like to suggest the following > 1. All information required to verify a candidates eligibility should > be published well in advance of the nominating period. > 2. Candidates should be required to submit all of that information > within 30 days after being nominated, prior to the nominating committee’s > consideration of their candidacy. > 3. Requests for additional information from the nominating committee > should occur only in exceptional circumstances. In such a case, the request > shall give each candidate at least 10 days to respond. > 4. 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