[General-members] NRO NC Voting for Meeting Attendees Now Open

[ARIN]

Attendees of NANOG 86 and/or ARIN 50 who registered for the meetings before the deadline of 13 October are now eligible to begin voting in the 2022 Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) Election to seat one representative from the ARIN region. This election is open only to those attendees who are not also a Voting Contact for an eligible ARIN General Member; voting opens for those individuals later this week.  

Eligible meeting attendee voters will be receiving an email with a link to cast a ballot in the NRO NC election starting at 3PM ET. Instructions and a link to your ballot will be in the email you receive and a step-by-step guide is also available on http://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/instructions/#submitting-votes-as-a-meeting-attendee-for-nro-number-council-elections. 

The candidates are:

• Kate Gerry, NetActuate, Inc.
• Nick Nugent, Amazon Web Services, Inc.

If you are registered for the NANOG and/or ARIN meetings and you didn’t receive an email, please confirm that you registered before the eligibility deadline of 13 October 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT or that you are not also a Voting Contact for an eligible ARIN General Member. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at elections at arin.net.

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About the NRO Number Council

The NRO NC advises the NRO Executive Council on global Internet number resource policy proposals. Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the NRO in October 2003, the NRO NC also performs the role of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC).  

Each of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) appoints three members to the ASO AC. Two members are elected and one member is appointed by the RIR’s Executive Board. The seat that is open for election in 2022 is currently held by Martin Hannigan.

Additional Information:

• NRO Number Council: https://www.nro.net/about/address-supporting-organization/the-nro-number-council/  
• ASO AC: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ 

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Candidate Information

To view NRO NC candidate biographies and questionnaire responses, please refer to ARIN’s 2022 Voter Guide (starting at page 55): http://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/candidate_bios.pdf#page=55 

Statements of Support for NRO NC candidates be made and viewed at: https://arin-elections.net/#nro-number-council-candidates

During the ARIN 50 Election Forum on 20 October 2022, candidates will have an opportunity to address the community. The recordings of these speeches will be available within the candidate biographies as part of the Statement of Support pages.

Participation in the election process is crucial, requires only minutes of your time, and is an important responsibility to help ensure the continued operation and growth of the Internet. Please take a few minutes now to cast your ballot before the polls close at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, 28 October.

For questions about voting, or if you encounter an issue with the election system, please email elections at arin.net. Thank you for participating in this important election!

Regards,

Jason Byrne
Senior Customer Success Analyst
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)