<div dir="ltr">Dear ARIN Members,<div><br></div><div>I’m asking for your support in the current ARIN Board of Trustees election. There are many reasons for this.<br><br>As a founding member of the Governance Working Group that through research, collaboration and consultation, I contributed to transitions such as:<br><ol><li>Board term limits for greater resilience,</li><li>Increasing the board size to improve fiduciary scrutiny,</li><li>Reforming the Nomination Committee and its processes,</li><li>Creating a Risk and Cybersecurity Committee for the safety of the organization; and</li><li>Making Governance a priority with a dedicated Committee</li></ol>During my current term, I have chaired or co-chaired all these Committees.<br><br>Because of this ARIN now has:<br><ol><li>Clearly defined nomination criteria and impartial third-party evaluations</li><li>Unprecedented risk and cyber security visibility</li><li>SOC compliance</li><li>A Chief Information Security Officer</li><li>Formal board training</li><li>The first iterations of succession planning and more</li></ol>These transitions are only the beginning.<br><br>ARIN’s good governance is a beacon for the RIR system, and it must continue to adapt.<br><br>Careers that began with the Internet, like mine, are starting to end. Reforms that I championed will gradually change the composition of the Board.<br><br>In the decade to come there will be uncertainties unlike those of today:<br><ol><li>What is a world dominated by IPv6?</li><li>How do we guarantee RIR system stability?</li><li>How can we accommodate new perspectives and leadership?</li><li>Should ARIN seek new areas of relevance and service?</li><li>What is the best planning horizon for this new world?</li></ol>Sound Trustees collaborate for answers like I do.<br><br>Our community inherently knows that the new Risk and Cybersecurity committee works with ARIN’s capable staff to cover our technical debt, RPKI, RDAP, DNSSEC, compliance and more.<br><br>But, good governance also requires a community that understands what the Board does in more qualitative ways. For example, the Board’s visibility is growing in the Caribbean and beyond.<br><br>As we approach the crossroads, we must prepare. The changes are going to be new, and ARIN’s stability must be maintained. The transitions must be smooth.<br><br>Your vote will help to assure this.<br><br>The membership believed I could bring transformation. Your support will help this transformation succeed.<br><br>Peter Harrison<br>ARIN Trustee<br>CTO, Co-Founder, Colovore LLC<br><br><a href="https://arin-elections.net/elections/board-of-trustees/harrison-peter/">My Election Bio</a><br>
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