AFRINIC Policy Development Working Group (LP22)

The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) develops and discusses the number of resource policy proposals that AFRINIC implements towards distributing IPv4, IPv6 and ASN resources in Africa.

PDWG Administration

Co-Chairs  

The PDWG has two chairs responsible for the group's administrative functions. They are chosen by the community during public policy meetings and serve staggered two-year terms. 

Roles and Responsibilities of the PDWG Chairs

• Determining whether there is consensus during open policy discussions.
• Publishing minutes of the proceedings of public policy meetings.
• Initiation and termination of the final review of proposals (Last Call).
• Sending reports on the outcomes of policy discussions at public policy meetings to the Board of Directors.

Previous Co-Chairs

The community recognise and appreciate all individuals listed below who served as Policy Development Working Group Chair/Co-Chair.

Travel Support for PDWG Co-Chairs

AFRINIC will support the PDWG co-Chairs to travel to all AFRINIC meetings and some RIR meetings, depending on funding and the state of the budget.

• Travel support must be requested from the previous year (through discussions with the Policy Development Coordinator (PDC)) and added to the budget for the coming financial year.
• Even if budgeted, travel support is not automatic. Each upcoming travel must be requested for (through the PDC) and approved by the CEO at least two months before the travel date.
• AFRINIC will book air tickets and hotel accommodation and pay a per-diem allowance to cover meals and incidental expenses.  Transport between the destination airport and hotel will sometimes be included, but invoices/receipts can be submitted for a full refund if it is not included.
• Invoices/Receipts for the refund of visa expenses and transport between residence and home airport shall also be refunded if applicable.

Policy Coordinator

AFRINIC provides staff that will be the point of contact between the PDWG and AFRINIC, the Secretariat. The community can contact the PDWG directly by sending e-mail to pdwg [at] afrinic dot net

Minutes for PDP sessions held during AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings

PDWG Chair Selection Process 2022

According to the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP), two (2) co-chairs shall be selected from the community to carry out the administrative functions of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG). The co-chairs serve staggered terms.

1) Responsibilities

The PDWG chairs are responsible for:

• Creating reports (summaries) of mailing list discussions in preparation for face-to-face meetings.
• Chairing meeting sessions and declaring consensus.
• Creating post-meeting policy reports and posting them to the mailing list.
• Sending Last Call notifications and evaluating consensus or not thereof.
• Writing reports to the board recommends ratifying policy proposals that have attained consensus.
• Evaluating emergencies that could necessitate varying the normal PDP.

2) Duration of Term

The replacing co-chair will serve from June 2022 to June 2024 in pursuance of Section 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual.

3) Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility candidate for the candidates is as follows:-

1. The intended volunteer must be well conversant with AFRINIC’s consensus-driven ecosystem, including its Policy Development Process; a practical understanding of RFC 7282 is required.
2. The intended volunteer must be accessible and make himself or herself available to follow and moderate all policy proposal discussions on AFRINIC’s rpd mailing list, as well as attending AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings whenever they are held (Note: All logistical assistance will be provided by AFRINIC);
3. The intended volunteer must have at least three years of sufficient past and active, participative experience on either AFRINIC’s or any other RIR’s policy development mailing list;
4. The Intended volunteer must have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings (face-to-face or virtual) in the past three (3) years;
5. The intended volunteer must have sufficient capability to understand and interpret the contents of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual;
6. The intended volunteer must demonstrate good technical knowledge and understanding of the Internet ecosystem. Having 3 to 5 years of Internet Protocol-related technical experience would be an advantage.
7. The intended volunteer should not be the author of any of the policy proposals currently under discussion and, if need be, agree to recuse oneself as author/co-author of any policy proposals under discussion or simply recuse oneself from the position as Co-Chairs pending step down temporarily as co-chair when his or her proposal being is being discussed.
8. The intended volunteer must either reside within or originate from AFRINIC’s service region;
9. The intended volunteer must be able to demonstrate excellent presentation and communication skills.
10. The intended volunteer must be endorsed and/or nominated by a registered contact of an AFRINIC Resource Member.
11. The intended volunteer must not be a staff of AFRINIC or any other Regional Internet Registry (RIR)

4) Selection Process steps and Timelines

The selection will be run according to the following schedule with the participation of the Policy Development Working Group. 

5) Call for Interest

Nominations must be submitted using this nomination form. (Closed now)

6) Deadline for Nominations

This call of interest will close on 12 May 2022 at 19:59 UTC.

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