<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr">Good suggestion John, I support any proposal which makes the process clear and transparent.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Best Regards,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mohamed</i></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Please excuse the brevity and/or typos, as this message was sent from my cellphone. </i></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 3, 2019, at 8:00 PM, John Laprise <<a href="mailto:jlaprise@gmail.com">jlaprise@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">If I can suggest, this has happened twice during my term on ALAC. RALOS should submit a list of three ranked candidates to avoid this problem in the future. On the other hand, I'm not in favor of RALOs directly appointed NomCom representatives. NomCom rep selection is one of our most important tasks and the broad consensus represented by ALAC appointment confers our community's strongest support for NomCom reps. <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Sent from my Pixel 3XL<br><br>John Laprise, Ph.D.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 8:22 PM Abd-El-Raouf Olévié Kouami <<a href="mailto:olivierkouami@gmail.com">olivierkouami@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">+1 @Remmy.<br><div>"...AFRALO needs to do some internal mechanism inline with ALAC rules of procedure by introducing internal 'NomCom' instead of waiting for candidate to be nominated, and go through the electioneering only to be turned down or even go through another selection or voting process."</div><div>Agree !</div><div>Warm regards</div><div>Olevie</div></div><div id="m_-920314894609507495DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br> <table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de">
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<a href="#m_-920314894609507495_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1" rel="noreferrer"></a></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le jeu. 4 juil. 2019 à 00:43, Remmy Nweke <<a href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">remmyn@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thanks Bashir<div dir="auto">I commend your leadership by getting back to the community on this subject matter.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Yes I agree with you ALAC appointment should have come as a recommendation even if we do not have alternative.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I will like AfRALO leadership to take a stand on this because I just got announcement for voting cadre to cast their votes without AfRALO candidate either appointed or otherwise allow this to pass but begin now to scout for next year.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Or are we opening up fresh procedure on this?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And if fresh procedure what are the timelines?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Further, like you noted AFRALO needs to do some internal mechanism inline with ALAC rules of procedure by introducing internal 'NomCom' instead of waiting for candidate to be nominated, and go through the electioneering only to be turned down or even go through another selection or voting process.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">While we wait for ALAC to review it's charter among other procedural guidelines, AfRALO can start its own in-house mechanism to avert the same episode next year.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I rest my case for now.</div><div dir="auto">Remmy Nweke</div><div dir="auto">DigitalSENSE Africa</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 23:57 Mohamed El Bashir <<a href="mailto:mbashir@mbash.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mbashir@mbash.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr">Dear AFRALO Colleagues,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Reference to AfRALO’s elections and selection of its Nomcom candidate which was sent to ALAC for voting/endorsement sometime ago and for the sake of transparency I am sharing with you the communication I received from Maureen Hilyard, ALAC chair ( below email ) which indicates that ALAC is rejecting AFRALO Nomcom Candidate and has proposed appointing an alternative candidate.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Before ALAC has raised this issue, Abdulkarim has indicated to me his willingness to withdraw.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The bylaws indicate that ALAC select the candidate with consultation with the RALO, I requested that AfRALO to be given more time to consult and provide a response, but my request was declined due time constraint reason.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The issue is not the proposed new candidate but the process itsef, AfRALO could have proposed alternate name(s) or provided feedback which is a consultation instead of ALAC deciding on behalf of the RALO.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This is not the first time that ALAC rejects a regional elected candidate, it happend before, though the bylaws gives ALAC this right this process needs to be fixed and clearly defined to avoid any disputes or negative outcomes due to the different expectations specially when the RALO members vote.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I hope this process to be reviewed to avoid any unnecessary negative outcomes, maybe the next AfRALO Leadership/ALAC officers can work on this internal process.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks </div><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr" id="m_-920314894609507495gmail-m_4598466562162620625m_-8162154270456168858AppleMailSignature"><div style="text-align:left;direction:ltr"><div style="text-align:left;direction:ltr"><i style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Best Regards,</i></div><div style="text-align:left;direction:ltr"><i style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Mohamed</i></div><div style="text-align:left;direction:ltr"><i style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></i></div><div style="text-align:left;direction:ltr"><i style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Please excuse the brevity and/or typos, as this message was sent from my cellphone. </i></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Maureen Hilyard <<a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">maureen.hilyard@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> July 2, 2019 at 2:44:10 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> Mohamed El Bashir <<a href="mailto:mbashir@mbash.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mbashir@mbash.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Tijani BEN JEMAA <<a href="mailto:tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn</a>>, ALT-Plus <<a href="mailto:alt-plus@icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">alt-plus@icann.org</a>>, ICANN At-Large Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: AFRALO NomCom candidate</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Mohamed<div><br></div><div>I wish we had the luxury of more time. Since the election, the AFRALO nomination has been the focus of many discussions among the ALAC and ALT+. This has resulted in the second nomination being forthcoming. </div><div><br></div><div>The main concerns were:</div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">a) Lack of experience and knowledge of the requirements and expectations of Leadership of At-Large and the wider ICANN community;</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">b) Lack of adherence to ICANN's Code of conduct and of some core values of At-Large;</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">c) Lack of identification as a member of At-Large as noted in a public comment he made during the DoH/DoT session in Marrakech where he introduced himself as "representing NCUC" with no mention of At-Large</span> <br></div><div><br></div><div>The ALAC Rules of Procedure state:<br></div><div>18.5 ALAC Representatives to the ICANN Nominating Committee, one from each ICANN region, <u>will be selected by the ALAC</u> in consultation with the RALOs.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This will not be the first time that the ALAC has rejected a recommendation by a RALO and made their own selection. </div><div><br></div><div>The announcement notifying the ALAC about the vote will go out tomorrow.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Maureen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 6:32 PM Mohamed El Bashir <<a href="mailto:mbashir@mbash.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mbashir@mbash.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div>Hi Maureen, </div><div><br></div><div>I am aware that you have talked with Tijani about AfRALO Nomcom selection with Tijani in Marrakech and I was waiting for your email.</div><div><br></div><div>AfRALO Nomcom election result was announced since some time I would expect ALAC to raise any issues earlier when the election results were announced, not very late in the process beside also not indicating the reasons of such position.</div><div><br></div><div>Although Hadia is a good candidate, we can’t accept an appointment by ALAC without giving the RALO a chance to propose another candidate, we need to follow AfRALO process in our selection, 80% of AfRALO members have participated the recent elections and selected their appointees.</div><div><br></div><div>I will update and consult with the RALO leadership team about your request and update you with our position, expect to get another name in the coming 2 weeks as maximum.</div></div><div><br><div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div>Kind Regards,</div><div>Mohamed</div></div></div>
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