Board Elections

This year, two seats (with their alternates) will be vacant on the AfriNIC board. They are:

a) Seat 1 : for the North African sub-region (Primary and Alternate) Mandate: 2007 to 2010

b) Seat 2 : The West Africa sub-region (Primary and Alternate) Mandate: 2007 to 2010

Who can seat on the Board?
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Anybody resident in one of the above sub-regions.

Nominees should have good experience/background in the Internet environment and company management, be able to participate actively in all activities conferred to the Board of Directors by the AfriNIC bylaws (Section 16) and, as the working language is English, candidates should have a minimum comprehension of the English language.

How to nominate?:
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Nominations should be sent to afrinic-ecom@afrinic.net using the template below. Self-nomination is allowed but it must be supported by at least two different people either from or outside the nominee's sub-region.

Nominated by (full Name):

Nominee (Full Name):
Organization (or affiliation):
Position:
Describe your Role:

Physical address:
e-mail address:
Phone number:
Fax number:
Country and sub-region nominated for:

Brief statement explaining the candidate's background and motivation (Not more than 500 words):

** You may want to add a picture (it will appear with your details online)

The deadline for Candidacy/Nominations is April 05 2007 at 12:00 GMT

The following time frames should be noted:
Call for Volunteer to sit in the ECom by 21 Feb 2007 Announcement of Election Committee Members - 3 March 2007
Opening of the Candidacy/Nomination Period - 19 March 2007
Closing of Nomination Period - 01 April 2007
Review of nomination, contacting nominees for more details - 01 April 2007
Official Announcement of Candidate by Election Committee & Opening of Public Comments - 09 April 2007
Close of Public Comments - 27 April 2007
Election Day and Election Results- 3 May 2007  


Election process policies: http://www.afrinic.net/bot/afbot-elp200502.htm