<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>John, </div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">I understand the desire, and possibly the need, to set a minimum level of participation in the governance of ARIN for an organization to maintain general membership status in ARIN. However, voting, including the recording of their presence or an abstention, instead of recoding votes for candidates, is not the only way to participate in ARIN's governance. Sending attendees to public policy and/or member meetings, either in-person or virtually, standing for nomination, or otherwise volunteering for committees, are all at least as participatory in ARIN's governance as voting, if not more in most cases.</div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">Why are these other forms of participation excluded in favor of only voting as a means to demonstrate an organization's participation in ARIN's governance to maintain general membership status?</div><div><br></div><div>I'll note that there are other reasons than participating in ARIN's governance to attend public policy and/or member meetings. However, I see no harm in assuming that is at least partially the intent for the general membership of ARIN.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div></div></div></div><div><div><div dir="ltr">-- <br><div dir="ltr">===============================================<br>David Farmer <a href="mailto:Email%3Afarmer@umn.edu" target="_blank">Email:farmer@umn.edu</a><br>Networking & Telecommunication Services<br>Office of Information Technology<br>University of Minnesota <br>2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815<br>Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952<br>=============================================== </div></div>
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