+1… Well said, Dewole!! Owen
> On May 29, 2019, at 2:32 AM, Adewole Ajao <dew...@tinitop.com> wrote: > > My worry in all of this is that these board meeting minutes imply that an > AFRINIC director (or directors) attempted to remove another director because > he "violated the NDA" by sharing a public document with the community. > > I rush to conclude that it was an attempt to remove a director from the board > because we have removed directors from the board in recent years solely on > the grounds of NDA violation. With the board NDA still in place, chances of > getting the full story from any of the parties involved are slim to none. I'm > not sure that this community (and company) can ever get to a point of proper > accountability/responsibility if so much is hidden under the cover of > confidentiality. > > Is there a globally acceptable standard of board confidentiality for > community-driven organizations that are responsible for managing public > resources? Can we look at improving the confidentiality agreement that is > used by the AFRINIC board? Although as per section 3.2.2 of its terms of > reference at https://www.afrinic.net/govcom#tor > <https://www.afrinic.net/govcom#tor> the Governance Committee may not provide > advice on specific internal proceedings of the board, section 3.1.4 puts the > issue of NDA within scope as it can be argued that the NDA signing is part of > the appointment process since it is the first thing a member does on > appointment to the board. Failing that, perhaps the CEO can refer it under > the provisions of section 3.1.7 so that a body outside the board can tackle > the issue? > > In any case, it is best we look for a good way to get rid of this > us-versus-them that seems to keep recurring between the AFRINIC board and the > AFRINIC community on whose behalf it is elected to act. Getting rid of > unnecessary secrecy may be a good way to start. > > Regards, > Dewole. > > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 1:51 PM Sander Steffann <san...@steffann.nl > <mailto:san...@steffann.nl>> wrote: > Hello, > > I was just reading the board minutes at > https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf > <https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf> and I am > surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan Barrett has to deal > with. In those minutes both Alan and Seun Ojedeji seem to be reprimanded for > being open and transparent to this community. The summary of those minutes > show how the board has made it explicitly clear that the CEO is to have no > responsibility anymore towards this community. > > Therefore I would like to explicitly and publicly express my gratitude to > both Alan and Seun for their efforts to keep this community involved in > Afrinic matters in an open and transparent way. I feel this is a strong > requirement for keeping Afrinic respected and supported by both its members > and its community. > > Sincerely, > Sander > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net <mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net> > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > <https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss> > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 1:51 PM Sander Steffann <san...@steffann.nl > <mailto:san...@steffann.nl>> wrote: > Hello, > > I was just reading the board minutes at > https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf > <https://www.afrinic.net/ast/pdf/2019-minutes/20190305-minutes.pdf> and I am > surprised at the level of micro-management that CEO Alan Barrett has to deal > with. In those minutes both Alan and Seun Ojedeji seem to be reprimanded for > being open and transparent to this community. The summary of those minutes > show how the board has made it explicitly clear that the CEO is to have no > responsibility anymore towards this community. > > Therefore I would like to explicitly and publicly express my gratitude to > both Alan and Seun for their efforts to keep this community involved in > Afrinic matters in an open and transparent way. I feel this is a strong > requirement for keeping Afrinic respected and supported by both its members > and its community. > > Sincerely, > Sander > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net <mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net> > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > <https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss> > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss
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