[ARIN-consult] Reminder: Consultation on Increasing the size of the ARIN Board of Trustees

[William Herrin]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:34 AM, John Curran <jcurran at arin.net> wrote:

>
> On 12 Jul 2017, at 7:23 AM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
>
>
> The notion that expanding the board without any other action would
> meaningfully impact "diversity" is absurd on its face.
>
>
> Bill -
>
> It is a question of probabilities, as increasing the number of elected
> seats from two
> per year to 10 per year (30 total) would almost certainly increase the
> diversity of
> background of Board members by any measure one could devise (although
> there
> would be significant efficiency impacts as a result.)
>
> Does increasing the number of elected seats from two per year to three per
> year
> result in a similar change in the probability of a more diverse set of
> backgrounds
> among Board members?  Probably, but each of us has to assess whether the
> net
> change is meaningful compared to the downsides that result from a larger
> Board.
>


John,

You keep talking about "diversity of background" but have not concretely
defined what that means. Playing loosey goosey with the terminology makes
the whole thing theater.

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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William Herrin ................ herrin at dirtside.com  bill at herrin.us
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