Milton,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Milton L Mueller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu" target="_blank">mueller@syr.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Well said, Alex.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's NOT particularly well said actually, as the AfriNIC BoD is NOT the policy making table, they simplly affirm that the policy making process (PDP) was followed when they ratify a new policy.</div>
<div><br></div><div>PLUS, the AfriNIC BoD (and staff) have nothing to do with the AfrICANN community way of working, they are chalk and cheese. One simply provides a server/mailing list software and bandwidth for the other.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In addition, SGs are not meant to be represented. Is this what you want fixed?</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> Can this be fixed?</span></p></div></div></blockquote>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sure, bylaws can be changed. What exactly do you want fixed? given the regional politics involved in forming AfriNIC in the first place, i doubt you will get much traction on changing regional representation with stakeholder grouping representation, but you can try.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Why you would want to escapes me, but knock yourselves out!</div><div><br></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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Mailing lists can/are open but effective policy influence is achieved with representation on the policy making table. Their 6-person BOD structure
<a href="http://www.afrinic.net/en/our-structure/bod" target="_blank">http://www.afrinic.net/en/our-structure/bod</a> of Eastern Africa(1), Indian Ocean(1), Northern Africa(1), Western Africa(1), Central Africa(1), Southern Africa(1) are business, ccTLDs and
government persons. It does not provide for civil society representatives. Or would I be missing one (including on the listed past) BOD members?<br>
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