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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">David,<br>
      <br>
      You have enumerated an idea that I have been considering writing
      about the past couple of days after reading through some of the
      comments on this consultation.  That is if the board believes that
      they need some sort of skill or representation that should be
      expressed through having the board notate to the nomcom the
      skills/representation needed and then candidates with those
      skills/representation would be placed onto the ballot with
      candidates of similar skills/representation.<br>
      <br>
      Practically this might look like (assuming no change in board
      size)<br>
      <br>
      Board Seat #1 (board requests candidate with financial skills) -
      Candidate A, Candidate B<br>
      Board Seat #2 (board requests candidate with representation for
      large provider/cdn space) - Candidate C, Candidate D<br>
      <br>
      The membership would then select either Candidate A or B for seat
      #1 and similarly for seat #2.<br>
      <br>
      This does not provide for breadth or depth of skill/representation
      for which the board is not aware it needs, but does provide the
      membership an opportunity to express their preference for a
      candidate within a subset of candidates which meets a need or
      desire.  This does give more responsibility to the nomcom, so
      other changes to the nomcom maybe needed to facilitate this
      responsibility.  <br>
      <br>
      I too am not strictly opposed to growing the board size, but am
      inclined to not support just a growth in the size of the board
      without other changes to how board members are elected.<br>
      <br>
      Andrew<br>
      <br>
      On 4/10/2018 1:04 PM, vinton cerf wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">David, that's a very interesting way to try to
        reach many of our goals for Board make up and perhaps gives
        useful guidance to the nominating committee.
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        <div>vint</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 2:13 PM, David
          Farmer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farmer@umn.edu"
              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">farmer@umn.edu</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div dir="ltr"><span
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                am not opposed to the idea of expanding the board, a
                change from six to nine elected board members with the
                CEO as an e<span
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                  officio member seems reasonable to me</span>. However,
                I cannot support the current proposal as written.  The
                primary flaw I see in the current proposal is that it
                simply expands the board without modifying how the board
                is selected. I believe the issue at hand is as much
                about how the board is selected as much as it is about
                the size of the board.</span>
              <div
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              <div
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Currently,
                a combined slate of candidates is proposed by the
                nominating committee for the two board positions up for
                election each year, and the two candidates with the most
                votes from the <span
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">combined </span>slate<span
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                selected. This sometimes degrades into a popularity
                contest.  Name recognition plays as big a role as the
                qualifications of a candidate in determining who
                prevails, potentially leaving the board without
                necessary expertise even though the slate may have
                included candidates with the necessary <span
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">expertise.</span> 
                Just adding another position selected by this same
                process,<span> selecting the three<span
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                    with the most votes from the combined slate, </span></span>I
                fear will only have a nominal effect on the
                composition of the board, and simply result in a larger
                board with many of the same issues.</div>
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                <div>In addition to expanding the board, I suggest each
                  of the three board positions up for election have a
                  separate slate of<span
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> two
                    or more candidates each year, instead of the current
                    process with it's combined slate. This allows the
                    nominating committee, with advice from the board, to
                    select candidates with the expertise needed by the
                    board to compete for a single position and ensure a <span
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">candidate</span> with
                    the necessary expertise<span
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                      prevail in the election. I don't think<span
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                        for each position should be enshrined in the
                        bylaws, as the needs of the board will change
                        and evolve over time, but many of the issues
                        discussed recently should be considered; sector
                        representation, organization types, etc...</span></span></span></div>
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              Thanks.<br>
              <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 10:00
                  AM, ARIN <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                    are only receiving this final version.)<br>
                    <br>
                    In May 2017, the ARIN Board of Trustees proposed
                    expansion of the size of the Board of Trustees in
                    order to increase opportunities for diversity in the
                    background of Board members, including geographical
                    and gender representation. This proposal was the
                    topic of an energetic community consultation with
                    mixed outcome indicating both support and concerns
                    with such a change. The ARIN Board considered the
                    outcome of the consultation, but ultimately the
                    measure did not achieve the four-fifths approval
                    threshold necessary for changing ARIN's Bylaws.<br>
                    <br>
                    In February of this year, the ARIN Board discussed
                    an additional issue related to the present size of
                    the Board: specifically, the challenge that a
                    smaller Board poses when engaging in strategic
                    discussions, for example in regard to long-term
                    direction or relationships with other Internet
                    organizations. While many of these topics are
                    discussed with the community prior to decision (e.g.
                    formation of the NRO, support for the IANA
                    Stewardship Transition), it is often up to the ARIN
                    Board of Trustees to decide whether to explore these
                    initiatives when they are at an early stage. There
                    is a very wide diversity of the Internet ecosystem
                    that can be affected by ARIN's strategic direction
                    and this includes 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. While the
                    Trustees elected by the community often have a bro<br>
                     ad knowledge of the Internet ecosystem, seven
                    Trustees is a relatively small group to evaluate
                    impacts across the entire Internet ecosystem.<br>
                    <br>
                    As a result of this discussion, the ARIN Board
                    agreed to initiate a new community consultation to
                    expand the number of elected Board members from six
                    to nine, in order to allow for wider representation
                    of the Internet community during Board discussions.<br>
                    Board proposal:<br>
                    <br>
                    ARIN should add three more elected voting seats to
                    the Board of Trustees, raising the current six (two
                    elected per year) to nine (three elected per year).
                    New Board seats are to be added to the Board in a
                    phased manner - one per year in the 2018 thru 2020
                    elections as noted below<br>
                    *       October 2018: 3 Board members will be
                    elected for 2019; 8 Trustee board (9 if the
                    appointed seat is used)<br>
                    *       October 2019: 3 Board members will be
                    elected for 2020; 9 Trustee board (10 if the
                    appointed seat is used)<br>
                    *       October 2020: 3 Board members will be
                    elected for 2021; 10 Trustee board (11 if the
                    appointed seat is used)<br>
                    <br>
                    The link to the proposed Bylaws amendment necessary
                    to effect such a change can be viewed at: <a
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                    We are seeking community feedback on this proposed
                    change to the size of the ARIN Board of Trustees.
                    This consultation will remain open for at least 30
                    days.<br>
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