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The AFRINIC Governance Committee advises the AFRINIC Board, AFRINIC Membership and the community on matters of corporate governance. For more information, see <https://afrinic.net/committees/governance-committee>.

Two of the five voting members of the Governance Committee are appointed by the Board, and one of those seats has a term that expires on 31 December 2020.

The Board intends to fill the seat by appointing a community volunteer for a two-year term from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022. The current Board Appointee to the Governance Committee whose term is due to expire on the 31 December 2020 is Mr Justin Rugondihene.

Volunteers are invited to send a brief biography, and their reasons for seeking appointment, to legal at afrinic.net, no later than 23:59 UTC on 18 December 2020. Existing appointees are eligible to volunteer for re-appointment.

 

 

 

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 2021 to 31 December 2021. The current Board Appointee to the NRO NC / ASO AC is Mrs Wafa Dahmani and her term is due to end on 31 December 2020.

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 appointment, to legal at afrinic.net, no later than 23:59 UTC on 18 December 2020. Existing appointees for the NRO NC/ASO AC seats are eligible to volunteer for re-appointment.