[arin-discuss] ARIN Travel

[Stotyn, Mel]

Jon Radel wrote:
>
> G.Hiscott wrote:
>   
>> The way they are doing it now is not appreciated by me or my 
>> organization and I think I can speak for the other small operations 
>> out there.
>>
>>   
>>     
> Not all of them.
>
>   
Speaking from the perspective of another small organization, I'll second
that. 

I support ARIN having a physical presence to perform IPv6 outreach,
especially where it concerns technologies like VOIP or anything else
that could end up being the 'next big thing' that eats the rest of IPv4.

Sincerely, Kirk Ismay
System Administrator
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I'm not sure why G. Hiscott would think that he "can speak for the other
small operations out [here]". I don't see his name listed in either the
Board of Trustees or the Advisory Council for ARIN. They are the people
who actually speak for my small organization because I participated in
the elections and use the access points provided to me.

My small organization (with me concurring) didn't think that we could
afford the direct cost and the time for me to travel to Albuquerque, but
I spent some hours on the web feed. Thanks for that technological
outreach, but I also think that face-to-face outreach has a significant
qualitative difference in the consultative goals of the ARIN membership.

It seems likely that ARIN might speak more effectively for the companies
that participate more, and that those companies might have different
interests than my small operator company. Since we may choose to travel
to, and physically participate in, different conferences than the
somewhat arcane policy meetings; we welcome any chance to combine a
face-to-face meeting with a wizard (or even apprentice) of the arcana at
some other conference that seems more important to our business; however
much we also depend on IP resources.

Mel Stotyn 
Senior Operations Specialist 
ENMAX Envision Inc. 
mailto:mstotyn at enmax.com 
Phone: 403 514-3443

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