Nominating Committee Volunteers Sought: Quick Response Required

[Member Services]

We are seeking three (3) volunteers from the general membership to serve
on the Nominating Committee for the fall 2001 ARIN Board of Trustees
election. If interested, please submit your name, email address and member
organization name to memsvcs at arin.net no later than 5:00 PM EDT on July
13. Three names will be randomly selected from all eligible
submissions.

The business of the NomCom will take place via teleconference calls.
Details regarding the responsibility of the committee are found in the
Bylaws excerpts below.

Thank you for your interest in participating.

Regards,

Susan Hamlin
Director, Member Services


>From ARIN Bylaws:

Section 4.  Nomination and Election of Trustees.

b.  Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee shall be appointed
annually by the Board of Trustees. The Nomination Committee shall consist
of seven (7) persons including: two (2) members of the Board of Trustees,
two (2) members of the Advisory Council, and three (3) volunteer members
from the General Membership who shall be selected by random lot.  Any
member of the Nomination Committee may be removed by a majority vote of
the Board of Trustees.  The Nomination Committee shall be responsible for
identifying, recruiting, and certifying a properly selected slate of
candidates to be placed in nomination before the General Membership for
election.

...

d.  Duties of Nomination Committee.

1.  The Nomination Committee shall select two (2) or more candidates
recruited from the General Membership or recommended by the General
Membership for each such vacancy or vacancies on the Board of Trustees as
are to be filled at the ensuing election.

2.  The Nomination Committee shall require each candidate to submit a
curriculum vitae in form and format to be determined by the Board of
Trustees in order to evaluate their experience and qualifications.

3.  The Nomination Committee shall, following evaluation of candidates'
experience and qualifications, submit its selected list of candidates for
election to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees prior to the fall
meeting of the General Membership of ARIN.

4.  The Nomination Committee may not nominate anyone selected for the
Nomination Committee in any year for a Trustee position in the same year. 
The NomCom is responsible for reviewing the list of nominees
for BOT positions (submitted by the general membership), verifying the
qualifications of these nominees and finally, selecting the slate of
nominations for the elections.