The document summarizes the process for electing members to AfriNIC's board. It outlines the timeline which included a call for nominations in March, nominations received and validated in April, and a final slate of candidates published in May. Voting was then held electronically in late May and during an in-person session in early June to elect members to two open board seats, one for Southern Africa and one for Eastern Africa.

1. AfriNIC-22
Board Election
Tunis, 4 June 2015
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nomcom2015@afrinic.net

2. NomCom Appointment
 Call for Volunteers to NomCom 2015: 5 Feb. 2015
 Appointment of NomCom by the Board: 19 Feb. 2015
 NomCom Members:
 Boubakar Barry
 Janvier Ngnoulaye
 Mustapha Ben Jemaa
 Aminata A. Garba (Board Representative)
 Chairmanship
 Boubakar Barry appointed Chair by NomCom members on 27
February 2015
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3. ToRs for NomCom
 ToRs as per by-laws, especially Article 9.3:
 Use its best effort towards ensuring that a satisfactory number
of individuals from the African Internet community stand as
candidate;
 Have general responsibility for, and shall supervise the conduct
of the polls by the election Committee on election day;
 Call for candidates for elections held by AFRINIC;
 Prescribe criteria and qualifications for eligibility to stand as
candidate for elections held by AFRINIC;
 Interview candidates prior to finalising the list of candidatures;
 Finalise the list of candidates.
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4. Timeline
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5. Call for nominations and Criteria
 Published on 18 March 2015
(https://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-
board-candidates) - Deadline for nomination: 15 April 2015 at 20:00
UTC
 Criteria:
 Be nominated by one (1) AFRINIC member in good standing or be
formally endorsed by at least two (2) AFRINIC members in good
standing in case of self-nomination
 Have participated in at least two (2) AFRINIC events (physically or
online) in the past three (3) years
 Have at least five (5) years professional experience in an area
relevant to AFRINIC activities, such as Internet Resource
Management, ICT, policy development, finance, audit and HR
management
 Not be an employee or member of a decision-making body (such as a
Board) of an organisation which may create any conflict of interest;
 Be available and committed to participate in Board meetings and other
AFRINIC activities (face-to-face and online).
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6. Nominations
 Received
 Seat 5 (Southern Africa): 6
 Seat 6 (Eastern Africa): 8
 Validated
 Seat 5 (Southern Africa): 5
 Seat 6 (Eastern Africa): 2
 Not validated (total): 7
 Nominator not AfriNIC member in good standing
 No confirmation of secondment by Seconder(s)
 No participation in AfriNIC events in the past 3 years
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7. Nominations validated
 Seat 5 (Southern Africa):
 Mark Elkins (ZA)
 Paulos Nyirenda (MW)
 Michael (Mike) Silber (ZA)
 Lucky Masilela (ZA)
 Michelle McCann (ZA)
 Seat 6 (Eastern Africa):
 Abibu Rashid Ntahigiye (TZ)
 Badru Ntege (UG)
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8. Slate
 Seat 5 (Southern Africa):
 Mark Elkins (ZA)
 Paulos Nyirenda (MW)
 Michael (Mike) Silber (ZA)
 Lucky Masilela (ZA)
 Michelle McCann (ZA)
 Seat 6 (Eastern Africa):
 Abibu Rashid Ntahigiye (TZ)
 Badru Ntege (UG)
 Published on 14 May 2015
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9. Voting
 Electronic voting open on 25 May 2015
 Electronic voting closed on 4 June 2015 15:00 UTC
 Casting of paper ballots: during this session
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