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The AFRINIC Board hereby calls for volunteers who wish to be considered for appointment to the ASO AC/NRO NC.

One of the three AFRINIC representatives in the NRO NC is appointed by the AFRINIC Board, and the Board intends to appoint one community volunteer for a one-year term, from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. The current Board Appointee to the NRO NC / ASO AC is Mrs Wafa Dahmani Zaafouri and her term is due to end on 31 December 2021.

The responsibilities for the ASO AC/NRO NC include:

  • Overseeing the Global Policy Development Process (GPDP).
  • Providing recommendations to the ICANN Board concerning the recognition of new RIRs.
  • Defining procedures to appoint Directors to serve in the ASO’s two seats (Seat 9 and Seat 10) on the ICANN Board of Directors and to serve on other ICANN bodies.
  • Providing advice to the ICANN Board on Internet 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 ASO AC Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities.

Volunteers for the NRO NC/ASO AC seat are invited to send a brief biography, and their reasons for seeking an appointment, to legal at afrinic dot net, no later than 23:59 UTC on 16 December 2021.

Existing appointees for the NRO NC/ASO AC seats are eligible to volunteer for re-appointment.

 

 

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The AFRINIC Board hereby calls for expressions of interest from persons residing in the Southern Africa sub-region who wish to be considered for appointment to fill a casual vacancy for Seat 5 on the Board in terms of article 13.14 of the AFRINIC Bylaws.

Any appointment to this vacant seat will be for a period until the next regularly scheduled AFRINIC AGMM, in June 2022.

In line with Article 13.10 of the AFRINIC bylaws, no person shall be appointed or hold office as a Director if he is a person who:

  1. is under 18 years of age;
  2. is an undischarged bankrupt;
  3. would, but for the repeal of Section 117 of the Companies Act 1984 of Mauritius, be prohibited from being a Director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, a company within the meaning of that Act;
  4. is prohibited from being a director or promoter of or being concerned or taking part in the management of a company under Sections 337 or 338 of the Companies Act Act;
  5. is not a natural person; or
  6. has been adjudged to have been of unsound mind.
  7. by virtue of the constitution of a company, does not comply with any qualifications for directors.

Anyone who expresses interest shall be available and committed to participating in Board meetings and other AFRINIC activities (face-to-face and online).

If you would like to be considered for the vacant seat, please complete the form at https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/ceib-seat-5-2021, no later than 23:59 UTC on 16 December 2021.

 

 

 

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