Seat 8 is up for grabs. FYNA On 21/03/2014, Mark Elkins <mje@posix.co.za> 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 mje@posix.co.za - nomcom2014@afrinic.net Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496

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