[arin-announce] Call for Petitions: ARIN Board and Advisory Council

[ARIN]

With the announcement of the initial slate of candidates, ARIN opens a 
call for nominations to the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council 
through a petition process. In accordance with Article VIII, Section 
2.b. 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 or Advisory Council by successfully completing the 
ARIN petition process.

Petition requests must be received by Tuesday 13 September 2011. To be 
considered a candidate, each petitioner must obtain the support of at 
least 77 designated member representatives from General Members in good 
standing. Petition support must be received by Tuesday, 27 September 
2011. You can read more about the petition process for the Board of 
Trustees at:

https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/board.html#botpetition

and for the Advisory Council at:

https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/ac.html#petp

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

https://www.arin.net/app/election/

ARIN will announce the final slate of candidates for the Board of 
Trustees and Advisory Council on Friday, 30 September. ARIN General 
Members in good standing will be asked to vote for two (2) candidates in 
the Board election and five (5) in the Advisory Council election, held 
online 12-22 October.

Warm regards,

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)