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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In order to actually achieve the diversity (“Internet service providers of all sizes and types (transit, access, etc.), Internet online and content industries, data center and cloud operators, educational and government networks, commercial firms, and civil society”) desired by the proposal, would it be appropriate to more formally identify those areas of the ecosystem where representation is desired and then have people run for seats representing those areas of the ecosystem? For example:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 1: Small ISPs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 2: Large ISPs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 3: Data centers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 4: CDNs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 5: Educational & gov’t networks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 6: Commerical<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 7: Civil Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 8: At large #1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 9: At large #2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seat 10: ARIN CEO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Frank<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> ARIN-consult <arin-consult-bounces@arin.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Comfort<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 06, 2018 4:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rob Evans <Rob.Evans@jisc.ac.uk><br><b>Cc:</b> <arin-consult@arin.net> <arin-consult@arin.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Expanding the Size of the ARIN Board of Trustees<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Not necessarily. If the body of knowledge of the existing 7-member board is grossly deficient given today's internet ecosystem, then perhaps three additional seats would not be an adequate increase. If the current board found that there were areas of expertise consistently requiring outside consultation then it should be fairly easy to identify at least a few areas of expertise that would be an asset to board's decision making. For example: technical expertise, legal expertise, expertise in governmental matters, etc. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 2:46 PM, Rob Evans <<a href="mailto:Rob.Evans@jisc.ac.uk" target="_blank">Rob.Evans@jisc.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><br>> Have you identified the specific areas of knowledge that are not present on the existing 7-member board?<br><br>This is a “known unknowns” question, right?<br><br>Cheers,<br>Rob<br><br>Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86. Jisc’s registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800.<br><br>Jisc Services Limited is a wholly owned Jisc subsidiary and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under company number 2881024, VAT number GB 197 0632 86. The registered office is: One Castle Park, Tower Hill, Bristol BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>