<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 9:14 AM, John Curran <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jcurran@arin.net" target="_blank">jcurran@arin.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><div dir="ltr">
<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">"<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></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>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><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><div dir="ltr">
<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<br></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></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>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><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Bill Herrin</div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">William Herrin ................ <a href="mailto:herrin@dirtside.com" target="_blank">herrin@dirtside.com</a> <a href="mailto:bill@herrin.us" target="_blank">bill@herrin.us</a><br>Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <<a href="http://www.dirtside.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dirtside.com/</a>></div>
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