<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div>FYI! </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Kyle Spencer via Board <board@af-ix.net><br><b>Date:</b> 16 July 2024 at 19:41:48 CEST<br><b>To:</b> AFIX Mailing List <af-ix@af-ix.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Kyle Spencer <kyle@stormzero.com>, board@af-ix.net<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [AFIX Board] 2024 Board Elections & AGM</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> The AFIX Board of Directors <board@af-ix.net><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Dear Members,</span><br><span></span><br><span>[La traduction française est ci-dessous]</span><br><span></span><br><span>On behalf of the board of directors, I am excited to announce that</span><br><span>nominations for the upcoming board elections are now open. We now</span><br><span>invite all members to participate by nominating candidates or</span><br><span>self-nominating for the available board seats.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Submit your nominations here: https://forms.gle/39562mJXma6uMwxx8</span><br><span></span><br><span>The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 26th.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The board seats up for election (or re-election) are currently held by:</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Lawakilia Wilfried Drabo</span><br><span>- Edrich de Lange</span><br><span>- Caglar Dabanoglu</span><br><span></span><br><span>Winning candidates will be elected to three-year terms.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Additionally, we remind every IXP to register to vote before Friday,</span><br><span>August 2nd using the following link:</span><br><span>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12uy1ySQn2x0q_NU5TJv6YaBEXedbxzg_SwIOgtf1S2I/</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you for your active participation and support. Please let me</span><br><span>know if you have any questions or need any support with the process :)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span>Kyle Spencer</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>#### Traduction française ####</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Chers Membres,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Au nom du conseil d'administration, je suis ravi d'annoncer que les</span><br><span>nominations pour les prochaines élections du conseil sont maintenant</span><br><span>ouvertes. Nous invitons tous les membres à participer en nominant des</span><br><span>candidats ou en se nommant eux-mêmes pour les sièges disponibles au</span><br><span>conseil.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Soumettez vos nominations ici: https://forms.gle/39562mJXma6uMwxx8</span><br><span></span><br><span>La date limite pour les nominations est le vendredi 26 juillet.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Les sièges du conseil à pourvoir (ou à renouveler) sont actuellement</span><br><span>occupés par:</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Lawakilia Wilfried Drabo</span><br><span>- Edrich de Lange</span><br><span>- Caglar Dabanoglu</span><br><span></span><br><span>Les candidats élus le seront pour un mandat de trois ans.</span><br><span></span><br><span>De plus, nous rappelons à chaque IXP de s'inscrire pour voter avant le</span><br><span>vendredi 2 août en utilisant le lien suivant:</span><br><span>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12uy1ySQn2x0q_NU5TJv6YaBEXedbxzg_SwIOgtf1S2I/</span><br><span></span><br><span>Merci pour votre participation active et votre soutien. Veuillez me</span><br><span>faire savoir si vous avez des questions ou si vous avez besoin d'aide</span><br><span>avec le processus :)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cordialement,</span><br><span>Kyle Spencer</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM Kyle Spencer <kyle@stormzero.com> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear Members,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>[La traduction française est ci-dessous]</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am writing to announce our upcoming annual board elections and AGM</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>which will be held on August 19th in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Attached is a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>formal notice to this effect.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The upcoming elections will follow the same process as last year</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>according to the timeline below:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Nominations Open: Monday, July 15th</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Nominations Close: Friday, July 26th</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Election Opens: Monday, August 5th</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Election Closes: Friday, August 16th</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Results Announced: Monday, August 17th</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Three board seats will be available for election, each for a 3-year</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>term. These seats are currently held by the following board members</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>who were elected for a 1-year term:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Lawakilia Wilfried Drabo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Edrich de Lange</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Caglar Dabanoglu</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>All three of these members are eligible for re-election should they</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>choose to stand again.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The elections will be conducted via the Zeus electronic voting system,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with trustees from other IXPAs overseeing the process, similar to last</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>year: https://zeus.grnet.gr/zeus/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To participate in the voting process, IXPs must register by August</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1st, 2024 using the following form:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12uy1ySQn2x0q_NU5TJv6YaBEXedbxzg_SwIOgtf1S2I/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Nominations for board candidates will be made via a similar form to be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>provided on July 15th when nominations open.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We look forward to your active participation in the election process</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and to seeing you at the AGM in Kinshasa. Note that we will share a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>separate update with more details about the meeting at some point in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the near future.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please let me know if you have any questions :)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kyle Spencer</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>#### Traduction française via ChatGPT</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Chers membres,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Je vous écris pour annoncer nos prochaines élections annuelles du</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>conseil d'administration et l'Assemblée générale annuelle (AGA) qui se</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>tiendront le 19 août à Kinshasa, en RD Congo. Vous trouverez ci-joint</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>un avis officiel à cet effet.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Les prochaines élections suivront le même processus que l'année</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>dernière selon le calendrier ci-dessous:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Ouverture des nominations: lundi 15 juillet</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Clôture des nominations: vendredi 26 juillet</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Ouverture des élections: lundi 5 août</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Clôture des élections: vendredi 16 août</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Annonce des résultats: lundi 17 août</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Trois sièges du conseil d'administration seront disponibles pour les</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>élections, chacun pour un mandat de 3 ans. Ces sièges sont</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>actuellement occupés par les membres du conseil suivants, élus pour un</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>mandat de 1 an:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Lawakilia Wilfried Drabo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Edrich de Lange</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Caglar Dabanoglu</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ces trois membres sont éligibles à la réélection s'ils choisissent de</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>se représenter.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Les élections seront conduites via le système de vote électronique</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Zeus, avec des fiduciaires d'autres IXPAs supervisant le processus,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>comme l'année dernière: https://zeus.grnet.gr/zeus/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Pour participer au processus de vote, les IXP doivent s'inscrire avant</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>le 1er août 2024 en utilisant le formulaire suivant:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12uy1ySQn2x0q_NU5TJv6YaBEXedbxzg_SwIOgtf1S2I/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Les nominations des candidats au conseil d'administration seront</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>faites via un formulaire similaire qui sera fourni le 15 juillet lors</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>de l'ouverture des nominations.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Nous attendons avec impatience votre participation active au processus</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>électoral et nous vous retrouverons lors de l'AGA à Kinshasa. Notez</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>que nous partagerons une mise à jour distincte avec plus de détails</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>sur la réunion dans un avenir proche.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Veuillez me faire savoir si vous avez des questions :)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cordialement,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kyle Spencer</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cell / WhatsApp / Signal: +256786350675</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>--</span><br><span>Cell / WhatsApp / Signal: +256786350675</span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Board mailing list</span><br><span>Board@af-ix.net</span><br><span>http://af-ix.net/mailman/listinfo/board_af-ix.net</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>