<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear listers, </div><div><br></div><div>Please see below a message from AFRINIC's CEO Adiel Akplogan on the New Draft of Bylaws that have just been published at <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AfriNIC/new-afrinic-bylaws-draft-v07">http://www.slideshare.net/AfriNIC/new-afrinic-bylaws-draft-v07</a>. Please read the message below and send your comments by 9 November 2012. We appreciate your support.</div><div><br></div><div>George</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Dear colleagues,<br><br>A few months ago we started the review of our Bylaws with a first draft<br>published in June 2012 for comments. We committed to look into all the<br>comments received and integrate them into a new draft that will be<br>published for a last comment period before the Board ratifies the final<br>text.<br><br>I'm pleased to inform you that the Bylaws Review Working Group has<br>now published a new draft at:<br><br><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AfriNIC/new-afrinic-bylaws-draft-v07">http://www.slideshare.net/AfriNIC/new-afrinic-bylaws-draft-v07</a><br><br>This version will be open for a 15 day comments period. You can<br>send your comments to <a href="mailto:bylaws-comment@afrinic.net">bylaws-comment@afrinic.net</a> until 09 November<br>2012.<br><br>It took a little more time than planned to work on the new text so we have<br>revisited the original timeline published few weeks ago as follows:<br><br>25 October 2012: Publication of new version of the bylaws<br>09 November 2012: Close of Last comment period<br>12-19 November 2012: Review of last comments by review WG<br>20-25 November 2012: Final review and Ratification by the Board<br><br>You can still consult the comments received during the first draft comment<br>period at:<br><br><a href="http://afrinic.net/images/stories/Library/news-pub/by_com.pdf">http://afrinic.net/images/stories/Library/news-pub/by_com.pdf</a><br><br>We look forward to your contributions to this important process for<br>AFRINIC’s structure.<br><br>Thank you.<br>__________________________________________________________________________<br>Adiel A. Akplogan<br>Chief Executive Officer, AFRINIC<br>t: +230 403-5101 | f: +230 466-6758<br>e: <a href="mailto:adiel@afrinic.net">adiel@afrinic.net</a> | <a href="http://wwww.afrinic.net/">wwww.afrinic.net</a><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dr George Nyabuga Tel: +230 403 51 00<br>Head, Communications and PR, AFRINIC Fax: +230 466 67 58</div><div><a href="mailto:george@afrinic.net">george@afrinic.net</a> - <a href="http://www.afrinic.net">www.afrinic.net</a><br> <br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Join us at AFRINIC-17 for our Public Policy Meeting in Khartoum, Sudan, on 24 – 29 November 2012<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></body></html>