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On 12 Jul 2017, at 11:05 AM, William Herrin <<a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" class="">bill@herrin.us</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 9:14 AM, John Curran <span dir="ltr" class="">
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<div class="gmail_extra">At this time, the only more detailed expression of Board intent</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">regarding diversity would be in the directions to NomCom, as</div>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" class="">The ARIN Board of Trustees notes that diversity in the composition of the Board and the Advisory Council (including but not limited to gender, industry, and geographic diversity) is encouraged, and
provides this guidance to the 2017 NomCom for its consideration in the development of the candidate slates."</span></div>
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<div class="">Great. Stop there and evaluate the results you get. No tinkering with the board size can be effective until the nominees reflect whatever standard of diversity you choose to seek.</div>
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<div class="">Unfocused goals don't support gratuitous changes to the board structure. If a precise definition of "diversity of background" is not yet possible then you don't yet understand your goal well enough to make potentially destructive changes based
on it. Focus on improving your goal statement first.</div>
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<div>Bill - </div>
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<div> Alas, we have to the listen to the community to obtain that clarity, so </div>
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<div> “Do you believe that there is a definition/goal of diversity that ARIN should target for the Board of Trustees?”</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
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