The NomCom comprises four members who are appointed by the AFRINIC Board.
The four (4) members of the NomCom are composed as follows:
- 1 Member selected from within the Board (Should not be from the region for which an election is being held).
- 3 volunteers selected from the community
The main responsibility of the NomCom is to screen and propose suitable candidates for all elections with AFRINIC.
These include Board, NRO NC, PDWG, Governance Committee or any other future elections within AFRINIC following the election process and guidelines.
NomCom members serve on a voluntary basis, supported and guided by the CEO along with a staff member appointed by the CEO.
The committee essentially works via e-mail (using a designated mailing list) and teleconferences.
The NomCom Chairperson work with the Election committee as per Section 10 of AFRINIC bylaws.
The NomCom’s responsibilities are defined in section 9 (link) of the AFRINIC Bylaws.
Appointment of NomCom
Once the date of the first Public Policy Meeting of the year has been determined, the process to appoint the NomCom is initiated using the following timeline:
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Days to AGMM |
Date |
Activity/Milestone |
|
115 |
25-Feb-2019 |
NomCom finalises criteria and qualifications |
|
111 |
1-Mar-2019 |
NomCom and staff finalise nomination form |
|
110 |
2-Mar-2019 |
NomCom announces call for nominations; Nomination form is activated |
|
69 |
12-Apr-2019 |
NomCom and staff verify eligibility and consent; |
|
NomCom begins considering nominations |
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|
68 |
13-Apr-2019 |
NomCom sends nominations to Board for approval |
|
60 |
21-Apr-2019 |
Board approval of nominations; NomCom continues consideration of nominations |
|
45 |
6-May-2019 |
NomCom sends draft list of candidates to Board for non-binding advice |
|
40 |
11-May-2019 |
Board sends advice to NomCom on the draft list |
|
34 |
17-May-2019 |
NomCom finalises the candidate list |
|
31 |
20-May-2019 |
NomCom and staff finalise public comment forms |
|
30 |
21-May-2019 |
NomCom announces the candidate list; |
|
Start of public comment period; |
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Staff send announcement to every member. |
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|
14 |
6-Jun-2019 |
Open the system for e-voting and proxy appointment |
|
1 |
19-Jun-2019 |
Last day to send proxy forms to CEO for validation |
|
0 |
20-Jun-2019 |
Election day at AGMM – Kampala, Uganda |
