From info at arin.net Tue Sep 6 15:03:01 2022 From: info at arin.net (ARIN) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:03:01 -0400 Subject: [General-members] Introducing the 2022 Slate of Candidates for ARIN Elections Message-ID: <35AB51D9-CAE6-42AD-B7A8-C7251CEC6653@arin.net> ? Candidates for ARIN Elections ARIN Elections will be held online from Thursday, 20 October 2022, through 7:00 PM EDT on Friday, 28 October 2022. These elections will fill three open seats on the Board of Trustees and five open seats on the Advisory Council (AC). The 2022 Nomination Committee has put forward the following candidates with classification for the terms that begin on 1 January 2023: Board of Trustees Candidates: Naseem Bawa, Self-Employed (Qualified) Ron da Silva, Network Technologies Global (Qualifications not Demonstrated) Muhammad Adeel Javaid, SAEM Consulting (Qualifications not Demonstrated) Hank Kilmer, Cogent Communications, Inc. (Well Qualified) Bill Sandiford, Self-Employed (Well Qualified) Robert Seastrom, Capital One / ClueTrust (Qualified) William Sylvester, Addrex, Inc. (Qualified) Advisory Council Candidates: Jawaid Bazyar, Vero Broadband (Qualified) Jeremy Bernick, National Science Foundation?s Center for Quantum Networks (Qualifications not Demonstrated) Douglas Camin, Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (Qualified) Gerry George, SLICTA - Saint Lucia (Well Qualified) Brian Jones, Virginia Tech (Well Qualified) Kendrick Knowles, Knowles Consulting Group (Qualified) Gus Reese, Cogent Communications Inc. (Qualified) Alison Wood, State of Oregon (Well Qualified) A compilation of candidate biographies and questionnaire responses is available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/candidate_bios.pdf Per the updated election processes for 2022 (see our blog post from earlier in the year), there are important changes affecting the Slate of Candidates. Each candidate for the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council, listed above, has a classification next to their name. The candidates were assessed by the Nomination Committee (NomCom) based on the attributes outlined in the guidance letters from the Board and Advisory Council and according to the rubrics established in the NomCom Charter. Every nominee is put forward on the slate unless the NomCom assesses a nominee as ?Unable to Qualify.? No nominees were assessed as unable to qualify this year. Eight nominations were received for the Advisory Council and seven were received for the Board; all are present on the Slate of Candidates. You are encouraged to submit and view Statements of Support for the candidates at: https://www.arin-elections.net/ . Please note that all Statements of Support are automatically held for moderation and will be posted, upon approval, within one business day. All submissions are subject to the Statements of Support Acceptable Use Policy . All candidates for the Board and AC will be offered the ability to subscribe to the General Members Mailing List to answer questions from the voting community. If your organization is a General Member at ARIN and plans to vote this year, we encourage you to join the mailing list as well to keep informed of ARIN Election activity. Candidates will also be offered the opportunity to travel to ARIN 50 to meet attendees and address the meeting in a short speech. Petitions As only nominees who were not advanced to the Slate of Candidates may submit a petition, this roster is both the Initial and Final Slate. We hope you will join us in offering congratulations and wishing good luck to this year?s candidates. ARIN acknowledges and appreciates the time and commitment that these candidates are willing to make toward ensuring the vitality and growth of ARIN, the community, and the Internet. ARIN also extends thanks and appreciation to the members of the NomCom and their hard work in adapting to a new process and undertaking evaluations of all of our candidates. Related Documents Bylaws Article VIII: Elections and Appointments Charter for the 2022 Nomination Committee (NomCom) ARIN Election Processes 2022 Complete Election Process Calendar Board Guidance to the 2022 Nomination Committee Advisory Council Guidance to the 2022 Nomination Committee For questions related to the election process, please email elections at arin.net. Regards, John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at arin.net Tue Sep 6 15:35:32 2022 From: info at arin.net (ARIN) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:35:32 -0400 Subject: [General-members] NRO Number Council Candidates Announced for the ARIN Region Message-ID: <396D0C7B-DCD8-4CED-A153-376495B44B78@arin.net> ? The following individuals have confirmed their intent to seek a three-year term on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) beginning 1 January 2023: Kate Gerry, NetActuate, Inc. Nick Nugent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. To view candidate biographies and questionnaire responses, please visit: https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/candidate_bios.pdf You are encouraged to submit and view Statements of Support for the candidates at: https://www.arin-elections.net/ . Please note that all Statements of Support are automatically held for moderation and will be posted, upon approval, within one business day. All submissions are subject to the Statements of Support Acceptable Use Policy . All candidates for the NRO NC will be offered the ability to subscribed to the General Members Mailing List to answer questions from the voting community. If your organization is a General Member at ARIN and plans to vote this year, we encourage you to join the mailing list as well to keep informed of ARIN Election activity. Candidates will also be offered the opportunity to travel to ARIN 50 to meet attendees as well as address the meeting in a short speech. Who can vote in the NRO NC Election? ARIN 50 or NANOG 86 attendees who are not Voting Contacts for eligible ARIN General Members may vote from 3:00 PM EDT on Monday, 17 October 2022 through 7:00 PM EDT on Friday, 28 October 2022, if they register for either of the meetings before 3:00 PM EDT on Thursday, 13 October 2022. All designated Voting Contacts for eligible ARIN General Members (in good standing as of 05 September 2022) may vote online from Thursday, 20 October 2022 through 7:00 PM EDT on Friday, 28 October 2022. On behalf of ARIN and the ARIN community ? congratulations, and good luck to this year?s candidates. ARIN acknowledges and appreciates the time and involvement that these candidates are willing to make toward ensuring the vitality and growth of the community and the Internet. For questions, please contact us at elections at arin.net. Regards, John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at arin.net Thu Sep 29 10:58:28 2022 From: info at arin.net (ARIN) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:58:28 -0400 Subject: [General-members] Submit Your Questions for Candidates in the 2022 ARIN Elections Message-ID: <8BAA32EA-A88B-4944-ACDA-114A4F27CA82@arin.net> ARIN Elections are right around the corner, and we are inviting the community to submit questions for this year?s candidates for the ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council. This is your chance to hear straight from the candidates on the issues that most directly impact you and your organization. Selected questions will be answered on Thursday, 20 October, during the ARIN 50 Election Forum. The Advisory Council Candidate Forum will be held from 3:00 to 3:45 PM PT, and the Board of Trustees Candidate Forum will be held from 3:45 to 4:45 PM PT. Do you have a question you?d like the Board of Trustees or Advisory Council candidates to answer? Submit your question(s) anonymously using our online form. You may submit as many questions as you like: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022_Candidate_Questions Submissions will be accepted through 5:00 PM ET on Thursday, 6 October 2021. Once submissions close, we will compile the questions that meet our Mailing List Acceptable Use Policy and Standards of Conduct and share them with the community in survey form. The community will then be invited to rank them in their order of importance or interest. The Candidate Forum moderator will choose from the ranked questions and ask each candidate to answer the selected questions during the Candidate Forum on 20 October. No questions will be taken live from the audience; all questions will be chosen in advance, so make sure to submit your questions now! The Slate of Candidates was announced on 6 September. Before you submit your questions, we suggest that you visit https://arin-elections.net to familiarize yourself with the candidates, their backgrounds, and their views on any issues already covered in the candidate questionnaires. You may also view and submit Statements of Support on this site. These forums are intended to give you, the voter, a better understanding of where each candidate stands on the issues that matter most to you. We believe this will help all our voters make a more informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballots. If you have any questions about ARIN Elections or the Candidate Forums, please contact us at elections at arin.net. We look forward to receiving your questions! Don?t forget: General Members also have the opportunity to engage directly with candidates on the General Member Mailing List. Regards, John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)