[arin-announce] Initial Slate of Candidates Announced for ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council

[Member Services]

Elections for two (2) seats on the ARIN Board of Trustees and five (5) 
seats on the ARIN Advisory Council will be held online 13-20 October.

The following candidates have agreed to run for office:

Board of Trustees:
* Scott Bradner, Harvard University
* John Curran, ServerVault
* Jeremy Kinsey, Bella Mia, Inc.
* Chris Russell, Nova Internet Services, Inc.
* Derek Wise, Global Netoptex, Inc.


Advisory Council:
* Leo Bicknell, Harrah’s Entertainment
* Owen DeLong, C2 Company
* Aaron Dudek, Sprint
* Andrew Dul, Connexion by Boeing
* Mark Kosters, VeriSign
* Michael Lambert, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
* Lea Roberts, Stanford University
* Robert Seastrom, Seastrom Consulting
* Heather Skanks, Verizon Business
* Stacy Taylor, Time Warner Telecom

Many of the candidates will address the membership at the 13 October 
Members Meeting in St. Louis. Brief biographies and a form to voice 
support for candidates can be found online at ARIN Election Headquarters:

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

Designated member representatives (DMRs) from ARIN’s General Members in 
good standing (http://www.arin.net/membership/index.html#gmigs) will be 
asked to vote for two (2) candidates in the Board election and five (5) 
candidates in the Advisory Council election. ARIN Member Services 
requires a name and personalized e-mail address be on record for the 
DMR; role accounts are not acceptable. Voter eligibility must be 
established at least 14 calendar days prior to the fourth quarter ARIN 
Members Meeting. Organizations who are not in good standing or do not 
have a valid DMR on file as of 29 September 2006 will not be eligible to 
vote. Please e-mail Member Services at info at arin.net to ensure you have 
a properly registered DMR. Contact billing at arin.net if you have any 
questions about your organization’s billing status.

Congratulations and good luck to all of the candidates. ARIN appreciates 
your willingness to take an active role in guiding the organization.

Warm regards,

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