[ARIN-consult] How does this improve Diversity? Community Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board of Trustees

[Jason Schiller]

Marla,

I posted something similar to the other thread...

I agree just adding seats does not help.

There needs to be some sort of "Addition of required qualifications
to some of the positions" as you say.

The discussion between David and Paul, suggest adding seats is
part of one of many steps taken to increase diversity.

I think you suggest we should discuss that topic first.

Then if additional seats are required to implement such a solution,
or if adding seats makes it easier to implement such a solution we
can consider adding the seats.

Maybe this is a cart before the horse thing?

Or maybe we are trying to find out if solutions that also require
additional seats are a non-starter?


Marla, would you consider addressing diversity issues with some sort
of addition of required qualifications to some of the positions if it also
increased the number of seats?


In other words do you oppose additional seats as in itself does not
address diversity directly enough, but support consideration of
proposals that add required qualifications to some of the positions
even if the number of seats might be increased?

___Jason


On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Azinger, Marla <Marla.Azinger at ftr.com>
wrote:

> Hi John
>
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> Given your response,  increasing the number of seats on the BOT will not
> resolve the lack of diversity issue as the quantity would have zero effect
> as explained below.
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> ARIN would have to implement requirements for those 3 new positions, or
> make requirements for 2 of the existing ones and not increase how many
> members there are.
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> I do not support increasing the number of BOT members unless more people
> to carry the work load is required.  However that is an entirely different
> problem should it exist.
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> Summary: Increase of quantity will not resolve the perceived problem put
> forward.  Addition of required qualifications to some of the positions is
> the only way to resolve the perceived problem.
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> Thank you
>
> Marla
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>
>
> *From:* John Curran [mailto:jcurran at arin.net]
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 3:52 PM
> *To:* Azinger, Marla <Marla.Azinger at FTR.com>
> *Cc:* arin-consult at arin.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ARIN-consult] How does this improve Diversity? Community
> Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board of Trustees
>
>
>
> On 11 May 2017, at 5:37 PM, Azinger, Marla <Marla.Azinger at FTR.com> wrote:
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> Hello
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> Maybe the email sent out is missing details.  Which leads me to ask, how
> exactly does increasing the number lead to an increase in opportunities for
> diversity in the background of Board members?
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>
> Ratios of ethnicity, sex, employment ect that are involved in this
> industry is pretty stagnant.  If you are looking to add diversity in any of
> those areas, I would think that means you must create a rule that governs
> those extra seats to have specific requirments.  Otherwise the word
> “opportunity” really can just turn into more seats of the same thing.
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> In summary, are their qualifiers to fill those new seats?  Otherwise this
> is just an exercise of futility.
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>
> Marla -
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>
>    As a point of information, over the last several years, the Board of
> Trustees has included
>
>    guidance to Nomination Committee in its charter that encourages
> diversity of background
>
>    among the candidates put onto the election slates.
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>    The Board has not gone any further (e.g. establishing rules that govern
> the backgrounds
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>    of specific seats) instead leaving it to the membership to elect the
> candidates with the
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>    backgrounds it deems most appropriate.
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> FYI,
>
> /John
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>
>
> John Curran
>
> President and CEO
>
> ARIN
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