The AFRINIC Policy Development Appeal Committee is a standing committee to adjudicate on appeals in terms of the Conflict Resolution section of the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP). Any such appeal will involve a disagreement regarding the actions taken by the Chair(s) of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG).
NomCom is hereby calling for nominations from the community for three (3) (seats 3, 4, and 5) Appeal Committee positions up for election. NomCom would like to receive Nominations from all of the AFRINIC sub-regions and are explicitly looking for both Gender and Language diversity although a working understanding of the English language would be highly beneficial.
The PDAC Charter is available at: https://afrinic.net/images/AFRINIC_Policy_Development_Appeal_Committee.v2.20171126.pdf
Eligibility
- Be a member of the AFRINIC policy development working group.
- Must demonstrate to have participated in policy discussions on the rpd list or during the AFRINIC public policy meeting.
- Such participation above shall be those made earlier than 6 months from the date of call for nomination.
- All nominations (including self-nominations) must be supported by a minimum of two AFRINIC community members; the two individuals must not work for the same organization. AFRINIC staff can neither nominate candidates nor support them.
- A person may only nominate one candidate - and, in case of multiple nominations by the same person, only the last nomination will be considered valid.
- None of the nominated persons may be an AFRINIC Director, or an AFRINIC staff.
To nominate yourself or a candidate of your choice, please complete the nomination form at: https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/appeal-committee-nomination-2018
Deadline for Nominations
The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 15th March 2018 at 20:00 UTC.
Please note that the election will take place during the AFRINIC-28 Annual General Members Meeting in Dakar, Senegal from 6th -11th May 2018
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