[arin-announce] Call for Petitions: ARIN Board of Trustees

With the announcement of the initial slate of candidates, ARIN opens a 
call for nominations to the Board of Trustees through a petition 
process. In accordance with Article VI, Section 4.d. of the ARIN Bylaws, 
any individual, regardless of membership status, may petition to be 
placed on the ballot for election to the Board of Trustees by 
successfully completing the ARIN petition process.

Petition requests must be received by Thursday, 14 September, 2006. To 
be considered a candidate, each petitioner must obtain the support of at 
least 108 designated member representatives from General Members in good 
standing. Petition support must be received by Thursday, 28 September 
2006. You can read more about the petition process at:

http://www.arin.net/elections/electionguidelines.html#botpetition	

If you are interested in submitting a petition to run for the ARIN Board 
of Trustees, please complete the petition form available through ARIN 
Election Headquarters at:

http://app.arin.net/election/

ARIN will announce the final slate of candidates for the Board of 
Trustees on Tuesday, 3 October. ARIN General Members in good standing 
will be asked to vote for two (2) candidates in the Board election, held 
online 13-20 October.

Warm regards,

Raymond A. Plzak
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers