---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ernest - (AfriNIC) <ernest@afrinic.net> Date: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 7:33 PM Subject: [afnog] Fwd: 2011: Election for the AfriNIC representative on the NRO-NC To: Afnog Mailing List <afnog@afnog.org>, africann@afrinic.net, announce@afrinic.net, AfriNIC Resource Policy Discussion List <rpd@afrinic.net> FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject:        [AfriNIC-rpd] Re: 2011: Election for AfriNIC representative on the NRO-NC Re: Date:   Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:54:11 +0200 From:   gift <gift@itibots.com> To:     announce@afrinic.net, members-discuss@afrinic.net, members@afrinic.net, rpd@afrinic.net, "nomcom2011@afrinic.net" <nomcom2011@afrinic.net> Dear Colleagues The AfriNIC NomCom is pleased to invite nominations for candidates to run for an open seat on the NRO Number Council for the AfriNIC region. The term for the elected candidate will be from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014 (3 years). Current representatives from the AfriNIC region on the Council are as follows: - Jean-Robert Hountomey (01/2009 – 12/2011) – Open Seat - Fiona Asonga (01/2011 – 12/2013) - Alan P. Barrett (01/2011 – 12/2011) – Appointed by the Board 1. The NRO-NC Responsibilities ------------------------------- - Undertaking a role in the global policy development process - Providing recommendations to the Board of ICANN concerning the recognition of new RIRs, according to agreed requirements and policies as currently described in http://www.icann.org/icp/icp-2.htm - Defining procedures for selection of individuals to serve on other ICANN bodies, in particular on the ICANN Board, and implementing any roles assigned to the Address Council in such procedures. - Providing advice to the Board of ICANN on number resource allocation policy, in conjunction with the RIRs. - Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their responsibilities, in particular for the appointment of an Address Council Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities. As per the ICANN ASO MoU <http://www.nro.net/documents/icann-address-supporting-organization-aso-mou>, the NRO-NC also serves as the ASO-AC. You can find more about the NRO-NC and the ASO-AC at http://www.nro.net  and http://aso.icann.org/ 2. Eligibility -------------- Open to individuals residing within the AfriNIC service region. Self-nominations are permitted and must be supported by at least two active AfriNIC members. A person may only nominate one candidate. In case of multiple nominations by the same person, only the last nomination will be considered valid. AfriNIC or other RIRs staff cannot nominate candidates nor be nominated. 3. Nominating Procedure ----------------------- Nominations are to be submitted to NomCom with the following information: a. Nominator (Full Name): b. Nominee (Full Name): c. Organisation (or Affiliation): d. Current Position: e. Physical address: f. E-mail address: g. Phone number: h. Fax number: i. Country of Residence: j. Secondment   i.  (Name, e-mail address, Organisation)   ii. (Name, e-mail address, Organisation) Candidates must provide two valid references which can be contacted by NomCom for further information and background check. Also required: - Brief statement explaining the candidate's background (Including experience in Number Resource Policy) and motivation (Not more than 400 words): - A copy of candidate’s Resume and a picture will be requested and used for publication 4. Deadline for Nominations --------------------------- All nominations should be submitted to nomcom2011@afrinic.net  by 20:00 hours UTC on 16 October 2011. 5. Election ----------- Please note that the election will take place during the AfriNIC meeting in Cameroon in November (see http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-15). Prospective candidates are encouraged to attend as this will present an opportunity to interact with the body of members. For further details on the election process please refer to: http://www.afrinic.net/elections/process/ep_asoac.htm Regards, The Chairperson NomCom 2011 --------- _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog