[arin-ppml] AC candidates

[Steven Ryerse]

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> On Oct 26, 2023, at 2:23 PM, Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML <arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:
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>> On Oct 26, 2023, at 10:11, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:01 AM Owen DeLong via ARIN-PPML
>>> <arin-ppml at arin.net> wrote:
>>> I don’t see working for an address broker as an inherent COI for an AC member
>> 
>> Respectfully, this means you misunderstand the nature of Conflict of
>> Interest. A conflict of interest is not inherently disqualifying. An
>> impacted individual can, in fact, serve with distinction. But the
>> conflict of interest must be managed. And for that to happen, it must
>> first be -acknowledged- and understood.
>> 
>> Suppose, for example, I were to be elected to the board. I am a legacy
>> resource holder, personally, and I have outspoken and presumptively
>> self-serving views about how ARIN should interact with legacy
>> registrants like myself. That's a conflict of interest. Were I a board
>> member, it would be appropriate for me to recuse myself from votes to
>> materially change ARIN's interaction with legacy registrants.
> 
> Sure, but what does an address broker who is transferring addresses
> in accordance with ARIN policies and acting as a legitimate facilitator
> do that is an inherent COI?
> 
> Yes, there are possible policies that could come up that could materially
> benefit such an organization. There are also policies that come up that
> could materially benefit cloud providers, large ISPs, small ISPs, or just
> about any other subgroup of ARIN members you’d like to identify.
> 
> I don’t see brokers as being inherently different from any other group of
> ARIN constituents.
> 
> Owen
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