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Today's Topics:
1. Re: ACSP Consultation 2022.2: Consultation on Elections and
the Nomination Process (Ron da Silva)
2. Re: Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board of
Trustees (Ron da Silva)
3. Re: Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board of
Trustees (Bill Woodcock)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:49:16 -0400
From: Ron da Silva <ronald.v.dasi...@gmail.com>
To: arin-consult@arin.net
Subject: Re: [ARIN-consult] ACSP Consultation 2022.2: Consultation on
Elections and the Nomination Process
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> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:37:08 -0500
> From: ARIN <i...@arin.net>
> To: ARIN-consult <arin-consult@arin.net>
> Subject: [ARIN-consult] ACSP Consultation 2022.2: Consultation on
> Elections and the Nomination Process
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> ? The Board Guidance Letter defines "Highly Recommended" and "Recommended"
> attributes. The NomCom would classify each qualified nominee as "Well
> Qualified," "Qualified" or "Qualifications not Demonstrated" based on
> evaluation of these attributes, in a fashion like that used by the American
> Bar Association (ABA) Federal Judiciary process. All qualified nominees would
> be added to the slate as candidates for election. The reasons for
> classifications would be published when the slate is announced.
<snip>
> ? The NomCom would report on the total number of individuals assessed for the
> election cycle.
The consult window is closed, but glad to see steps for better transparency and
accountability being considered.. good work coming from the Board GWG.. maybe
it should be a standing committee on governance?
-ron
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:23:46 -0400
From: Ron da Silva <ronald.v.dasi...@gmail.com>
To: arin-consult@arin.net
Subject: Re: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Increasing the Size of the
ARIN Board of Trustees
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> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:54:29 -0500
> From: ARIN <i...@arin.net>
> To: <arin-consult@arin.net>
> Subject: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Increasing the Size of the ARIN Board
> of Trustees
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> One recommendation from this governance review is to increase the size of the
> Board to strengthen its capacity to provide strategic and fiscal oversight of
> ARIN. Increasing the Board size will:
> 1. Increase the range and depth of overlapping skills and governance
> experience on the Board to augment its capability. Specific areas for
> strengthening include cybersecurity, risk management, finance, legal,
> technology and strategic oversight. This will require more than 6 elected
> seats at the board table to provide this experience.
> 2. Increase diversity of thought on issues impacting the community, limit the
> possibility of board capture, and balance the time commitment required of our
> community volunteers.
> 3. Ensure sufficient board capacity to engage in more focused, efficient
> governance activities, including participation in these additional valuable
> committees (e.g. Governance, Risk & Cybersecurity, and Strategy & Foresight)
> to manage the work and oversight duties of the Board, and to take on work
> that is requested by, and important to, the community as it evolves.
>
> Board Proposal
> ARIN will increase the number of elected voting seats of the Board from six
> to nine. The currently available appointed voting seat would be removed.
> The additional Board seats would be added in a staggered format with one
> additional seat for election in each of the upcoming election cycles starting
> with the 2022 election period.
> ARIN seeks community feedback on this proposed increase to the size of the
> Board. This consultation will remain open for 15 days.
My initial reaction is to not support increasing the size of the board from six
to nine. Nominally, it is seven to ten (including the voting CEO).. an even
number being an obvious issue. Notwithstanding the even number issue, the
argument sounds like the Board wants to be more operationally involved in
issues that are best directed to the CEO for accountability.
Now, arguing needing more Board members to ensure that a diverse set of skills
are adequately represented, might be just an indication that the Board needs
more rounded candidates who carry all/most of those areas of experience.
Perhaps a Board self assessment to identify existing members who lack these
needed skills and either a) developing a path to obtain them as a sitting
Trustee or b) updating the ?desired qualifications letter? provided to the
nomcom as a way to refresh the Board with candidates possessing the desires
experiences and expertise? and yes that would likely mean not reappointing
sitting Board members who are missing those qualifications.
This concern about capture needs more discussion. I?ve heard the assertion
that ?the Canadian? have captured the Board, control the votes in the elections
and have more influence/impact than the rest of the ARIN service area. I?m not
sure I buy into that assertion, but just put it out there because I hear people
claiming it exists. That said, if there is a genuine concern about capture as
a geopolitical concern, then perhaps putting some geographic diversity
requirement to the Board would help address that ? e.g. require 2 members
from the US, 2 from Canada and 2 from the Caribbean? or some variation on
that, along with staggered seats, etc. Would love to hear thoughts on how to
create some mandated geographic diversity, if in fact that is what is meant by
?risk of capture?.
Now, combining those topics together.. perhaps would make some geographic
mandate easier.. e.g. 3 US, 2 Canadian, 2 Caribbean and 1 at-large seat.. or
similar distribution. ??
-ron
PS: IF an increase.. I like Owen?s suggestion staggered approach in a single
election?
PPS: perhaps another option is to create an ?associate Board? role to allow for
on-ramping and developing new Trustees who create a pipeline vs. increasing
Board size ?
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:31:13 +0100
From: Bill Woodcock <wo...@pch.net>
To: arin-consult@arin.net
Subject: Re: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Increasing the Size of the
ARIN Board of Trustees
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> On Mar 14, 2022, at 6:23 PM, Ron da Silva <ronald.v.dasi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now, combining those topics together.. perhaps would make some geographic
> mandate easier.. e.g. 3 US, 2 Canadian, 2 Caribbean and 1 at-large seat.. or
> similar distribution. ??
I?ve got an old preso somewhere that I could dig up from back when I was on the
board and trying to get the first Caribbean on? 3 US, 2 CA, 1 Caribbean
substantially overrepresents both Canada and the Caribbean demographically,
FWIW, so in _theory_ everybody should think that?s fair. In practice, the
Canadian contingent has never wanted to be limited to two. Which is also a
reasonable argument.
-Bill
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