<div dir="ltr">Marla,<div><br></div><div>I posted something similar to the other thread... </div><div><br></div><div>I agree just adding seats does not help. </div><div><br></div><div>There needs to be some sort of "Addition of required qualifications </div><div>to some of the positions" as you say.</div><div><br></div><div>The discussion between David and Paul, suggest adding seats is</div><div>part of one of many steps taken to increase diversity.<br><br></div><div>I think you suggest we should discuss that topic first.</div><div><br></div><div>Then if additional seats are required to implement such a solution, </div><div>or if adding seats makes it easier to implement such a solution we </div><div>can consider adding the seats.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe this is a cart before the horse thing? </div><div><br></div><div>Or maybe we are trying to find out if solutions that also require </div><div>additional seats are a non-starter?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Marla, would you consider addressing diversity issues with some sort</div><div>of addition of required qualifications to some of the positions if it also </div><div>increased the number of seats?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In other words do you oppose additional seats as in itself does not </div><div>address diversity directly enough, but support consideration of </div><div>proposals that add required qualifications to some of the positions</div><div>even if the number of seats might be increased?</div><div><br></div><div>___Jason</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Azinger, Marla <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Marla.Azinger@ftr.com" target="_blank">Marla.Azinger@ftr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ARIN-consult] How does this improve Diversity? Community Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board of Trustees<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 11 May 2017, at 5:37 PM, Azinger, Marla <<a href="mailto:Marla.Azinger@FTR.com" target="_blank">Marla.Azinger@FTR.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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