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<div>On Jul 12, 2017, at 9:00 AM, William Herrin <<a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us">bill@herrin.us</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">John,</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">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.
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<div class="gmail_extra">Bill -</div>
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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>
<div class="gmail_extra">contained in their charter -</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra"><<a href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/committeecharters.html#nomcom">https://www.arin.net/about_us/committeecharters.html#nomcom</a>></div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">"<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">d. ARIN Board Guidance to the 2017 NomCom</span></div>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Given that the Board has been listening to the community on</p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">this issue (and there are quite a range of views), it is not certain</p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">that a more precise definition is possible.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Thanks!</p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">/John</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">John Curran</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">ARIN</p>
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