> On Jun 2, 2022, at 23:20 , Ish Sookun <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Owen, > >> On 2 Jun 2022, at 20:16, Owen DeLong <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> It would be legitimate to insist that only one of those members of the >> “representative team” do the speaking and voting on behalf of the entire >> representative team, but limiting the online presence only to one >> representative per organization is unreasonable. >> > > I will not support that only one person from the “representative team” to do > the speaking. Technical, legal and financials are three distinct subjects and > I do not find it exaggerated if an organisation would like to have a > three-member representative to speak on these subjects individually during > the AGMM.
If you have a group representative, it should speak with one voice. They may discuss amongst themselves what that one voice will say, but there should be a designated spokesman. Anything else is an opportunity for either chaos or overrepresentation. > >> Further, there is very long and well established precedence against such a >> restriction. Any change of such magnitude should certainly come with >> sufficient notice for the change to be considered, deliberated, and either >> agreed or rejected by the membership. > > Yes, indeed. I agree with you. The online restriction should have been > communicated to members much in advance. Those who oppose the restriction > would get ample time to discuss with AFRINIC or seek appropriate advice. Or even obtain the injunctions necessary to get a court ruling on the matter prior to allowing the meeting to proceed in such a way. Almost certainly, the short notice of this change was a deliberate act by the board to pervert the course of justice. Owen
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