[AFRINIC-Announce] Announcement for Call for Nominations for Seat 2 on the AFRINIC Board - Last Day for Nominations

2018-04-17 Thread AFRINIC Communication 
[Version française ci-dessous]

Dear AFRINIC Member,

The Ad hoc Nominations Committee 2018 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC 
Board Nomination process is open for Seat 2 (Western Africa).

Following the resignation of Mr Sunday Folayan from the AFRINIC Board, Seat 2 
(Western Africa), the Board as per Resolution 201803.399 has appointed the Ad 
hoc Nominations Committee to Oversee the elections for Seat 2 at the next AGMM 
in May 2018 in Dakar, Senegal.

We are therefore pleased to invite nominations for candidates to fill Seat 2 
(Western Africa) to serve a one-year term starting from BOD’s election-day in 
the Annual General Members’ Meeting in 2018 till BOD’s election-day in the 
Annual General Members’ Meeting in 2019.
Any suitable natural person residing in the Western Africa region can be 
nominated provided they comply with the requirements in Section 13 of the 
AFRINIC by-laws.

A nominee shall:

•Be nominated by one (1) AFRINIC member in good standing and Seconder by one 
(1) AFRINIC member in good standing or be formally endorsed by at least two (2) 
AFRINIC members in good standing (i.e. they must not
have unpaid fees) in case of self-nomination. A member can nominate no more 
than one candidate and can second any number of candidate.
• Have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC events (physically or
online) in the past three (3) years;
• Have at least five (5) years professional experience in an area
relevant to AFRINIC activities, such as Internet Resource Management,
ICT, policy development, finance, audit or HR management;
• Be available and committed to participate in Board meetings and other
AFRINIC activities (face-to-face and online).

Kindly note the following as stipulated in Section 13.10 of the AFRINIC bylaws:

No person shall be appointed or hold office as a Director if he is a person who:
(i) is under 18 years of age;
(ii) is an undischarged bankrupt;
(iii) would, but for the repeal of Section 117 of the Companies Act
1984 of Mauritius, be prohibited from being a Director or promoter of,
or being concerned or taking part in the management of, a company
within the meaning of that Act;
(iv) is prohibited from being a director or promoter of or being
concerned or taking part in the management of a company under Sections
337 or 338 of the Act;
(v) is not a natural person; or
(vi) has been adjudged to have been of unsound mind

To nominate yourself or a person of your choice, please complete the nomination 
form available at: 
https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/Board_Nomination_for_seat2_2018 


The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 17th April 2018 at 20:00 UTC.

Note: It is expected that candidates should be able to attend AFRINIC-28 in 
person on the Day of Election (10 May 2018) where they will be afforded an 
opportunity to introduce themselves and make a short presentation to the 
community during the Annual General Members Meeting. The meeting will take 
place in Dakar, Senegal from 6th -11th May 2018

For more information on the election process, please browse 
https://afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process 


On behalf of Douglas Onyango
Chair of the ad hoc NomCom

…….

Cher membre de l'AFRINIC, 

Le Comité ad hoc des nominations 2018 est heureux d'annoncer que le processus 
de nomination au Conseil d’administration de l'AFRINIC est ouvert pour le Siège 
2 (Afrique de l'Ouest). Suite à la démission de M. Sunday Folayan du Siège 2  
(Afrique de l’Ouest) au Conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC, conformément à la 
résolution 201803.399, le Conseil d'administration  a nommé le comité ad hoc 
des nominations  chargé de superviser les élections pour le siège 2 lors du 
prochain AGMM en mai 2018 à Dakar, Sénégal. Nous sommes donc heureux d'inviter 
les candidatures pour le Siège 2 (Afrique de l'Ouest) pour un mandat d'un an à 
partir du jour de l'élection à l'assemblée générale annuelle des membres en 
2018  allant jusqu'à l’élection de 'Assemblée générale annuelle des membres en 
2019. Toute personne physique résidant dans la région de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 
peut être nominé à condition de respecter les exigences de la section 13 des 
statuts d'AFRINIC. 

Un candidat doit: 

• Être nommé par un (1) membre en règle d'AFRINIC par un (1) membre AFRINIC en 
règle ou formellement endossé par au moins deux (2) membres AFRINIC en règle 
(c'est-à-dire sans cotisations impayés) en cas d'auto-nomination. 
• Un membre ne peut pas nommer plus d'un candidat et peut seconder un nombre 
illimité de candidat.
• Avoir participé à au moins deux (2) événements AFRINIC (physiquement ou en 
ligne) au cours des trois (3) dernières années;
• Avoir au moins cinq (5) ans d'expérience professionnelle dans un domaine  lié 
aux activités de l'AFRINIC, telles que la gestion des

[AFRINIC-Announce] Announcement for Call for Nominations for Seat 2 on the AFRINIC Board

2018-04-09 Thread AFRINIC Communication 
[Version française ci-dessous]

Dear AFRINIC Member,

The Ad hoc Nominations Committee 2018 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC 
Board Nomination process is open for Seat 2 (Western Africa).

Following the resignation of Mr Sunday Folayan from the AFRINIC Board, Seat 2 
(Western Africa), the Board as per Resolution 201803.399 has appointed the Ad 
hoc Nominations Committee to Oversee the elections for Seat 2 at the next AGMM 
in May 2018 in Dakar, Senegal


We are therefore pleased to invite nominations for candidates to fill Seat 2 
(Western Africa) to serve a one-year term starting from BOD’s election-day in 
the Annual General Members’ Meeting in 2018 till BOD’s election-day in the 
Annual General Members’ Meeting in 2019.
Any suitable natural person residing in the Western Africa region can be 
nominated provided they comply with the requirements in Section 13 of the 
AFRINIC by-laws.

A nominee shall:

•Be nominated by one (1) AFRINIC member in good standing and Seconder by one 
(1) AFRINIC member in good standing or be formally endorsed by at least two (2) 
AFRINIC members in good standing (i.e. they must not
have unpaid fees) in case of self-nomination. A member can nominate no more 
than one candidate and can second any number of candidate.
• Have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC events (physically or
online) in the past three (3) years;
• Have at least five (5) years professional experience in an area
relevant to AFRINIC activities, such as Internet Resource Management,
ICT, policy development, finance, audit or HR management;
• Be available and committed to participate in Board meetings and other
AFRINIC activities (face-to-face and online).

Kindly note the following as stipulated in Section 13.10 of the AFRINIC bylaws:

No person shall be appointed or hold office as a Director if he is a person who:
(i) is under 18 years of age;
(ii) is an undischarged bankrupt;
(iii) would, but for the repeal of Section 117 of the Companies Act
1984 of Mauritius, be prohibited from being a Director or promoter of,
or being concerned or taking part in the management of, a company
within the meaning of that Act;
(iv) is prohibited from being a director or promoter of or being
concerned or taking part in the management of a company under Sections
337 or 338 of the Act;
(v) is not a natural person; or
(vi) has been adjudged to have been of unsound mind

To nominate yourself or a person of your choice, please complete the nomination 
form available at: 
https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/Board_Nomination_for_seat2_2018

The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 17th April 2018 at 20:00 UTC.

Note: It is expected that candidates should be able to attend AFRINIC-28 in 
person on the Day of Election (10 May 2018) where they will be afforded an 
opportunity to introduce themselves and make a short presentation to the 
community during the Annual General Members Meeting. The meeting will take 
place in Dakar, Senegal from 6th -11th May 2018

For more information on the election process, please browse 
https://afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process

On behalf of Douglas Onyango
Chair of the ad hoc NomCom

…….

Cher membre de l'AFRINIC, 

Le Comité ad hoc des nominations 2018 est heureux d'annoncer que le processus 
de nomination au Conseil d’administration de l'AFRINIC est ouvert pour le Siège 
2 (Afrique de l'Ouest). Suite à la démission de M. Sunday Folayan du Siège 2  
(Afrique de l’Ouest) au Conseil d'administration d'AFRINIC, conformément à la 
résolution 201803.399, le Conseil d'administration  a nommé le comité ad hoc 
des nominations  chargé de superviser les élections pour le siège 2 lors du 
prochain AGMM en mai 2018 à Dakar, Sénégal. Nous sommes donc heureux d'inviter 
les candidatures pour le Siège 2 (Afrique de l'Ouest) pour un mandat d'un an à 
partir du jour de l'élection à l'assemblée générale annuelle des membres en 
2018  allant jusqu'à l’élection de 'Assemblée générale annuelle des membres en 
2019. Toute personne physique résidant dans la région de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 
peut être nominé à condition de respecter les exigences de la section 13 des 
statuts d'AFRINIC. 

 Un candidat doit: 

• Être nommé par un (1) membre en règle d'AFRINIC par un (1) membre AFRINIC en 
règle ou formellement endossé par au moins deux (2) membres AFRINIC en règle 
(c'est-à-dire sans cotisations impayés) en cas d'auto-nomination. 
• Un membre ne peut pas nommer plus d'un candidat et peut seconder un nombre 
illimité de candidat.
 • Avoir participé à au moins deux (2) événements AFRINIC (physiquement ou en 
ligne) au cours des trois (3) dernières années;
 • Avoir au moins cinq (5) ans d'expérience professionnelle dans un domaine  
lié aux activités de l'AFRINIC, telles que la gestion des ressources Internet, 
les TICs, le développement de politiques, les finances, l'audit ou la gestion 
des ressources humaines;
 • Être disponible et