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

[Cj Aronson]

Like I said in a very early post.  Other things need to be done like making
sure there is a diverse nomcom.  When the nomcom is as diverse as the
board, that's an issue.  We also need to deal with the fact that incombents
mostly run for re-election and they are always chosen as candidates.  Since
the number of candidates is limited, this also limits diversity choices and
favors re-election of incumbents.   I also think that the nomcom needs to
be given direction on candidates and diversity.  Maybe that has already
happened?  It is certainly not transparent if it has.

I am in favor of increasing the board size but not without some of these
other changes.

------Cathy


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On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 6:34 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
>
>
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