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      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. 

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    <span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
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      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. 
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    <span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
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      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: 

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      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>
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2. All nominees are subject to the Nomination and Appointment
      Conflict of Interest List at:</span><br>
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      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
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      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:
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    <a href="https://www.arin.net/app/election/"><span
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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>
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    <a href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/nronc_requirements.html"><span
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      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
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