[AFRI-Discuss] Fwd: AFRALO NomCom candidate

Thu Jul 4 03:00:21 UTC 2019

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.

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John Laprise, Ph.D.

On Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 8:22 PM Abd-El-Raouf Olévié Kouami <
olivierkouami at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1 @Remmy.
> "...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."
> Agree !
> Warm regards
> Olevie
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> Le jeu. 4 juil. 2019 à 00:43, Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> Thanks Bashir
>> I commend your leadership by getting back to the community on this
>> subject matter.
>>
>> Yes I agree with you ALAC appointment should have come as a
>> recommendation even if we do not have alternative.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Or are we  opening up fresh procedure on this?
>>
>> And if fresh procedure what are the timelines?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> I rest my case for now.
>> Remmy Nweke
>> DigitalSENSE Africa
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 23:57 Mohamed El Bashir <mbashir at mbash.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear AFRALO Colleagues,
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Before ALAC has raised this issue, Abdulkarim has indicated to me his
>>> willingness to withdraw.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> *Best Regards,*
>>> *Mohamed*
>>>
>>> *Please excuse the brevity and/or typos, as this message was sent from
>>> my cellphone. *
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> *From:* Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>
>>> *Date:* July 2, 2019 at 2:44:10 AM PDT
>>> *To:* Mohamed El Bashir <mbashir at mbash.net>
>>> *Cc:* Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa at topnet.tn>, ALT-Plus <
>>> alt-plus at icann.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>
>>> *Subject:* *Re: AFRALO NomCom candidate*
>>>
>>> Hi Mohamed
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> The main concerns were:
>>> a) Lack of experience and knowledge of the requirements and expectations
>>> of Leadership of At-Large and the wider ICANN community;
>>> b) Lack of adherence to ICANN's Code of conduct and of some core values
>>> of At-Large;
>>> 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
>>>
>>> The ALAC Rules of Procedure state:
>>> 18.5 ALAC Representatives to the ICANN Nominating Committee, one from
>>> each ICANN region, *will be selected by the ALAC* in consultation with
>>> the RALOs.
>>>
>>> This will not be the first time that the ALAC has rejected a
>>> recommendation by a RALO and made their own selection.
>>>
>>> The announcement notifying the ALAC about the vote will go out tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Maureen
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 6:32 PM Mohamed El Bashir <mbashir at mbash.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Maureen,
>>>>
>>>> I am aware that you have talked with Tijani about AfRALO Nomcom
>>>> selection with Tijani in Marrakech and I was waiting for your email.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Mohamed
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 1, 2019, at 2:18 AM, Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Mohamed
>>>>
>>>> After discussing the NomCom candidate proposed by AFRALO with several
>>>> of my ALAC members, I regret to inform you that although there will be a
>>>> formal ALAC vote during the next couple of days on his nomination,
>>>> informally there was little support for the nomination of Abdulkarim for
>>>> this position.
>>>>
>>>> I raised this with Tijani when we were in Marrakesh, and asked that the
>>>> AFRALO leadership team look into another candidate who might be more
>>>> acceptable.
>>>>
>>>> Because the ALAC is also entitled to propose someone if no other
>>>> contender is brought to our attention, another recommendation has been made
>>>> whom I know would get absolute support from the ALAC.  *Hadia
>>>> Elminiawi *has accepted to take on this role. At the same time she
>>>> will continue with her EPDP activities, as well as support other CPWG and
>>>> outreach and engagement activities.
>>>>
>>>> I hope that this recommendation meets with your approval. I know that
>>>> Hadia would be a great representative from AFRALO as she has been during
>>>> her term on the ALAC.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Maureen
>>>>
>>>>
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