[arin-ppml] Advisory Council Meeting Results - March 2011

[Benson Schliesser]

On Mar 24, 2011, at 9:53 PM, Chris Grundemann wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 18:26, Benson Schliesser <bensons at queuefull.net> wrote:
> 
>> I'm interested in this term "community" which seems to be so highly valued on PPML.  Does "community" refer to participants in PPML?  Attendees at ARIN meetings?  Address holders?  The larger community of address stakeholders (vendors, operators, users) in the ARIN region?  Or the entire population of the region?
> 
> All of the above plus some. Participation in ARIN is not limited to
> members, ISPs, vendors, or even to folks who reside within the region.
> 
>> My perspective is that a small community at ARIN makes policy that affects the larger population of stakeholders, and frequently conflates the two.
> 
> All stakeholders are welcome to join these discussions and make
> policy. Non-participation does not remove you from the community.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consent_of_the_governed

Cheers,
-Benson