Open Call for Nominations: ARIN Board and Advisory Council

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ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council Nominations Sought

An open call is issued for ARIN members to nominate candidates for two (2)
seats on the Board of Trustees and five (5) seats on the Advisory Council
that become open when current terms expire on December 31, 2002.  All new
terms are for three years and begin January 1, 2003.  The Board seats
opening are those currently held by David Conrad and the seat recently
vacated by Scott Marcus. The five seats opening on the Advisory Council
are currently held by Bill Darte, Mark Kosters, Alec Peterson, Lea
Roberts, and John Sweeting.  Individuals may be re-elected to both the
Board and Council.

Nominations must be received by 23:59 EDT September 30, 2002 in order to
be eligible. Use the ARIN 2002 Nomination Election Form on the ARIN
website (http://www.arin.net/elections/index.html) or submit the required
information below to ac-nominations at arin.net or bot-nominations at arin.net,
respectively:


        Name of nominee
        Organization
        E-mail address
        Phone number
        Name of person making the nomination.
        Organization of person making the nomination.
        E-mail address of person making the nomination

All nominees will be contacted via e-mail to verify that they accept their
nomination and to request biographical information. If they cannot be
reached, the nomination will not be accepted.

BOARD OF TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS

ARIN's Board of Trustees is responsible for the business affairs,
financial health, and property of ARIN. Board nominees should be able to
demonstrate experience in performing fiduciary duties at the corporate
level and making high-level budgetary, contractual, or other
corporate/executive decisions. Board nominees should be available to
attend several board meetings a year.

There are three ways to become a candidate for a seat on the Board of
Trustees:

        1. Be nominated by an ARIN member. Nominees do not have to be ARIN
           members.
        2. If you are an ARIN member, you may self-nominate.
        3. Nomination by petition as described below.

	Nominations for the Board may be made without the Nomination Committee's
	participation by presenting a petition signed by 5% of the total ARIN
	membership. Current ARIN membership totals 1,840; therefore ninety two
	(92) members will be required to send statements of support to
	elections at arin.net in order for the petitioning candidate to be nominated

Per the ARIN Bylaws, a Nomination Committee has been formed to aid in the
Board of Trustees election process. The seven-member 2002 Nomination
Committee members are:

        Board Representatives: Scott Bradner, Bill Manning
        Advisory Council Representatives: Bill Darte, Barbara Roseman
        General Members Representatives: Daniel Salama,  IFX Corporation;
                Miguel Fernandez, Prima SA; Kris Foster, Telus

The Nomination Committee is responsible for identifying and recruiting
nominees, in addition to certifying a properly selected list of candidates
for the Board of Trustees. The Nomination Committee is required to send at
least two (2) candidates per open seat to the general membership for a
vote.

ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS

The Advisory Council functions as an advisory body to the Board of
Trustees on matters involving IP allocation policies and related issues
that the Board may request, and on those issues that the membership
promotes. Council nominees should be knowledgeable in the technical
aspects of network resources and will be expected to attend several
meetings each year.

There are three ways to become a candidate for a seat on the Advisory
Council:

        1. Be nominated by an ARIN member. Nominees do not have to be ARIN
           members.
        2. If you are an ARIN member, you may self-nominate.
        3. Nomination by petition as described below.

        Present a petition signed by 5% of the ARIN membership. Current
	ARIN membership totals 1,840; therefore ninety two (92) members
	will be required to send statements of support to
	elections at arin.net in order for the petitioning candidate to be
	nominated.

All nominations made and accepted according to the ARIN Bylaws and the
time schedule set forth below will be forwarded to the general membership
for a vote.

TIMELINE FOR BOT AND AC ELECTIONS

July 29, 2002:  Call for BOT and AC nominations announced via e-mail to
                arin-announce at arin.net and posted on the ARIN website.

September 30, 2002, 23:59 EDT:  Call for nominations closes.

October 10, 2002:  Nominees for the Advisory Council and the Board of
                   Trustees will be announced on ARIN's web site along
		   with their biographical information. The final list of nominees
		   will also be sent by e-mail to each ARIN member
		   representative.

November 1, 2002:  At the members meeting to be held in Eugene,
                   Oregon, the BOT and AC nominees will be given the
		   opportunity to briefly present their qualifications
		   to the general membership.

November 4, 2002:  Elections open at 9:00 am EST via online balloting
                   on the ARIN website.

November 11, 2002: Elections close at 9:00 am EST.

November 15, 2002: ARIN President announces election results.


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Please send any questions concerning this election process to
memsvcs at arin.net.

Regards,

ARIN Member Services