PDWG Chair Selection Process

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 2 year 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 to recommend ratification of 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 a term 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 3 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 of understanding and interpret the contents of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual;
6. The intended volunteer must be able to 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

 Details will be communicated once it is selection time.

5) Call for Interest

Nominations must be submitted using  a nomination form.

6) Deadline for Nominations

Details will be communicated once it is selection time.