NOMINATIONS FOR 2014 AFRINIC BOARD ELECTION ARE NOW CLOSED.

According to Section 13 of the AFRINIC by-laws, 2 Board seats will be up for renewal in June 2014. In application of the new by-laws, the second seat of the two non-regional Directors (Seat 8) will also need to be filled.

As a result, the following three (3) seats on the AFRINIC Board will be open for election:

• Seat 3: Indian Ocean sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017)
• Seat 4: Central Africa sub-region (Mandate: 2014 to 2017)
• Seat 8: Non-Regional (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.

As auto-nomeações e nomeações por aqueles que não são contatos registrados de organizações membros da AFRINIC também são permitidas, mas com a condição de que a nomeação deve ser formalmente apoiada por pelo menos duas pessoas de contato registradas e autorizadas de uma organização membro da AFRINIC em boas condições.

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 can be submitted on-line here or can be sent directly to nomcom2014[at]afrinic.net com as seguintes informações:

1. Candidate (Nominee) Information (In case this is a self-nomination, please additionally complete section 3 below)

• Nominee (Full name):
• Organization (or affiliation):
• Position/Role:
• Endereço físico:
• E-mail:
• Telefone:
• País de Residência:
• 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)

• Nome completo:
• Organization (or affiliation):
• Position/Role:
• Endereço físico:
• e-mail:
• Telefone:

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:

• Nome completo:
• Organization (or affiliation):
• Position/Role:
• Endereço físico:
• e-mail:
• Telefone:

Seconder/Referee 2:

• Nome completo:
• Organization (or affiliation):
• Position/Role:
• Endereço físico:
• e-mail:
• Telefone:

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)
• Uma fotografia recente.
• 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 read through the Processo Eleitoral.