The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) develops and discusses the number of resource policy proposals that AFRINIC implements towards distributing IPv4, IPv6 and ASN resources in Africa.
The PDWG is composed of anyone who either in person or through the Internet, participates in discussing policy proposals through the resources policy development (RPD) mailing list or at a public policy meeting (PPM).
The PDWG has two chairs who are responsible for carrying the administrative functions of the group. They are chosen by the community during public policy meetings and serve staggered two-year terms.
Roles and Responsibilities of the PDWG Chairs
Determining whether there is consensus during open policy discussions.
Publishing minutes of the proceedings of public policy meetings.
Initiation and termination of the final review of proposals (Last Call).
Sending a report on the outcomes of policy discussions at public policy meetings to the Board of Directors.
Darwin Da Costa | Angola
The term is up to the 1st PPM in 2022
Vincent Ngundi | Kenya
The term is up to the 1st PPM in 2023
Previous Co-Chairs
The community recognise and appreciate all individuals listed below who served as Policy Development Working Group Chair/Co-Chair.
Who
When
Comments
Vincent Ngundi (KE) - Chair Hytham El Nakhal (EG) Paulos Nyirenda (MW)
AFRINIC will support the PDWG co-Chairs to travel to all AFRINIC meetings as well as some RIR meetings depending on funding and the state of the budget.
Travel support must be requested the previous year (through discussions with the Policy Development Coordinator (PDC)) and added to the budget for the coming financial year.
Even if budgeted, travel support is not automatic. Each upcoming travel must be requested for (through the PDC) and approved by the CEO at least 2 months before the travel date.
AFRINIC will book air tickets and hotel accommodation and will pay a per-diem allowance that is intended to cover meals and incidental expenses. Transport between the destination airport and hotel will sometimes be included, but if it is not included, invoices/receipts can be submitted for a full refund.
Invoices/Receipts for the refund of visa expenses and transport between residence and home airport shall also be refunded if applicable.
Policy Coordinator
AFRINIC provides staff that will be the point of contact between the PDWG and AFRINIC, the Secretariat. The community can contact the PDWG directly by sending e-mail to pdwg [at] afrinic dot net
Policy Meeting Minutes
Minutes for PDP sessions held during AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings
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).
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
PDWG Co-Chairs are being selected to serve the remainder of the terms of the recalled co-chairs, in pursuance of Section 3.3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual, i.e Position 1 April 2021 to June 2021 and Position 2 April 2021 to June 2022.
3) Candidate Eligibility
The eligibility candidate for the candidates are as follows:-
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.
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);
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;
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;
The intended volunteer must have sufficient capability of understanding and interpreting the contents of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual;
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
The intended volunteer should not be the author of any of the policy proposals currently under discussion and if need be, or 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.
The intended volunteer must either reside within or originate from AFRINIC’s service region;
The intended volunteer must be able to demonstrate excellent presentation and communication skills.
The intended volunteer must be endorsed and/or nominated by a registered contact of an AFRINIC Resource Member
The intended volunteer must not be a staff of AFRINIC or any other Regional Internet Registry (RIR)
4) Selection Process steps and Timelines
The selection will be run according to the following schedule with the participation of the Policy Development Working Group
Activity
Due date
Approved Eligibility Criteria is published online
1 April 2021 08h00 UTC
Open Call For Interest for the appointment of the replacing PDWG Co-Chairs
1 April 2021 10h00 UTC
Close of Call For Interest
04 April 2021 19:59 UTC
Publication of the list of interested candidates on the rpd mailing list
05 April 2021
The PDWG to select the new Co-Chairs
05 - 09 April 2021
AFRINIC’s Board of Directors is informed of the outcome of the PDWG decision.
