Hi,
Can someone give me clarity if AfriNIC is willing to entertain the idea of proxy votes in Nigeria on the V6 policy, providing the authorization to act as proxy is provided to the proxy person in writing by the individual wishing to be represented? One of the major flaws of these policy meetings across the continent is that it is not viable for remote people to be at every meeting, and it is also not viable to vote remotely without being in attendance, therefore there are policies that do not have sufficient votes from the floor because of inability to travel by certain people. This is particularly relevant on a continent where, unlike in other parts of the world, travel is still relatively expensive and there are a lot of very good people who simply cannot afford to travel on a constant basis to be at every meeting! I for one will not be able to attend the Nigeria meeting, and in the event of the IPv6 policy going to a vote, I would like to be able to issue a written letter of consent to an individual to act as a proxy vote for me in this regard (giving that individual 2 votes). I believe that this should be permitted by standard at policy meetings as well, as it's the only way for people on this list who have participated heavily in discussions to actually have a vote if they cannot travel due to other commitments. Can anyone from the policy committee comment, and has anyone else on the list got comments on this suggestion? Thanks Andrew Alston TENET - Chief Technology Officer
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