<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">ARIN
is issuing an open call for General Members in good standing to
nominate candidates for two (2) seats on the Board of Trustees,
five (5) seats on the Advisory Council, and one (1) seat on the
Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council that become open
when current terms expire on 31 December 2011.
</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">The
Board of Trustees and Advisory Council election has a Nomination
Committee (NomCom) that is responsible for identifying,
recruiting, and certifying the slate of candidates to be placed in
nomination before the membership for election. This year's NomCom
members are: Board of Trustee members Paul Andersen and Paul
Vixie, Advisory Council members Chris Grundemann and Chris Morrow,
and general member volunteers Dmitry Kohmanyuk, John Kuhn, and
Tina Morris. Paul Vixie is serving as NomCom Chair.
</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">New
Board, Advisory Council, and NRO NC terms begin 1 January 2012
with the opening of <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the
two Board seats held by Timothy Denton and Bill Woodcock and the
five Advisory Council seats held by Dan Alexander, Marc Crandall,
Bill Darte, David Farmer, and John Sweeting. ARIN Board and
Advisory Council incumbents may be re-elected for consecutive
terms. Ron da Silva’s seat for the NRO NC also becomes open this
year.
Please note:
<br>
<br>
1. You must be a Trustee or an ARIN General Member in good
standing to make nominations, however nominees do not need to be
ARIN members. Self-nominations from General Members in Good
Standing are permitted, and a petition process will be available
to nonmembers seeking to nominate themselves. <br>
<br>
2. All nominees are subject to the Nomination and Appointment
Conflict of Interest List at:</span><br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/conflicts.html"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">https://www.arin.net/participate/elections/conflicts.html</span></a><span
style="font-size: 16pt;">
<br>
</span><br>
<span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">3. Nominations must be
received by 17:00 ET on Wednesday, 24 August 2011. In accordance
with ARIN's Bylaws, each Trustee or General Member in good
standing may make up to <a style="mso-comment-reference:
HK_1;mso-comment-date:20110802T1348">three nominations for each
open seat. </a></span><span class="MsoCommentReference"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt"><span
style="mso-special-character:comment"></span></span></span><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"></span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">If you
are interested in nominating yourself or any other individual to
become a member of the Board of Trustees or Advisory Council,
visit ARIN Election Headquarters to fill out the nomination form:
<br>
</span><br>
<a href="https://www.arin.net/app/election/"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">https://www.arin.net/app/election/</span></a><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">
ARIN
will contact all nominees via email and/or telephone to verify
that they are willing and able to fulfill a three-year term. If
ARIN cannot reach the nominee, the nomination will be rejected.
You can view the initial requirements and responsibilities for
Board Members, Advisory Council, and NRO NC members at:</span><br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/bot_requirements.html"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">https://www.arin.net/about_us/bot_requirements.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"> </span>
<br>
<a href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/ac_requirements.html"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">https://www.arin.net/about_us/ac_requirements.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"></span> <br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"> </span>
<br>
<a href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/nronc_requirements.html"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">https://www.arin.net/about_us/nronc_requirements.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"></span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">Visit
Election Headquarters for further information regarding the
election process and timeline.
Now is also a good time for
member organizations to check to make certain that they have a
Designated Member Representative (DMR) eligible to vote in the
upcoming election. Direct any questions to </span><a
href="mailto:info@arin.net"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:
Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">info@arin.net</span></a><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">. </span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">
Regards,
</span> <br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"> </span>
<br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">Communications
and Member Services
</span> <br>
<span style="font-size: 16pt;">American Registry for Internet
Numbers (ARIN)<br>
</span><br>
<span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><br>
</span>
</body>
</html>