[arin-announce] ARIN 46 Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the ARIN 46 Public Policy and Members Meeting, which will be held entirely online this October. ARIN is holding this Public Policy and Members Meeting so that attendees may gather virtually to discuss draft Internet number resource policies and learn more about ARIN services and operations. Register today by visiting: https://www.arin.net/ARIN46 The ARIN 46 Public Policy and Members Meeting will be spread out over two sets of dates: 14-15 October and 23 October. Note that you only have to register once to attend any and all meeting dates! On 14-15 October, we will be conducting policy discussions and providing ARIN operational reports during the meeting sessions. Attendees will have the opportunity to join topic-based breakout sessions on a range of topics for informal conversation and networking. These breakout sessions will take place immediately following the conclusion of the meeting on 14 October. On 23 October, we will reconvene for the Members Meeting, which is open to all interested individuals. In addition to updates from the Board and Advisory Council, this session will focus on the 2020 ARIN Elections. Attendees will hear from the candidates as they answer community-sourced questions in our moderated candidate forums. Don’t forget to save the date for the ARIN 46 Newcomer Orientation and Policy Preview! All registrants will be invited to participate in an optional Newcomer Orientation and Policy Preview on 7 October. We welcome all first-time ARIN meeting attendees to come learn about ARIN and find out how to make the most of your meeting experience. Just like our last virtual meeting, ARIN 46 will be held via Zoom. We will provide the same remote participation options for ARIN 46 that we usually do for our in-person Public Policy and Members Meetings, utilizing features inside the Zoom webinar platform. The meeting will also be webcast with a live transcript for unregistered viewing. Registration is free, and all remote registrants will be listed as registered participants on the meeting website and in the archive of the meeting on the ARIN website. You must register for the meeting in order to submit comments and questions and vote in straw polls. The ARIN 46 chat in the Zoom webinar will be monitored to ensure that all participants adhere to the ARIN Participants Expected Standards of Behavior: https://www.arin.net/about/corporate/standards/ Register today at: https://www.arin.net/ARIN46 A link to access the virtual meeting will be emailed to all registered attendees in the days leading up to 14 October. For more details about remote participation and everything you’ll need to know to get ready for ARIN 46, visit: https://www.arin.net/ARIN46_remote If you have any questions, please email us at meeti...@arin.net. Regards, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ___ ARIN-Announce You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Announce Mailing List (ARIN-announce@arin.net). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-announce Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues.
[arin-announce] ARIN Announces Initial Slate of Candidates for the 2020 ARIN Elections; Petition Period Open
Elections for two seats on the ARIN Board of Trustees and five seats on the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) will be held online 23 October through 30 October 2020. The 2020 Nomination Committee has put forth the following candidates who have agreed to run for the terms that will begin on 1 January 2021: Board of Trustees: * Dan Alexander, Comcast * Nancy Carter, CANARIE * Tina Morris, Amazon Advisory Council: * Andrew Dul, 8 Continents Networks LLC * Gary Giesen, CentriLogic Inc. * Anita Nikolich, University of Illinois * Gus Reese, Cogent Communications Inc * Leif Sawyer, GCI Communications Corp. * Christian Tacit, Tacit Law * Matthew Wilder, TELUS A compilation of candidate biographies and questionnaire responses is available at: https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/candidate_bios.pdf You are encouraged to submit Statements of Support for the candidates at: https://www.bigpulse.com/p60984/ Please note that all candidate Statements of Support are automatically held for moderation and will be posted, upon approval, within one business day. Call for Petitions The Call for Petitions is also now open. Any individual, regardless of membership status, may be placed on the ballot for election to the ARIN Board of Trustees or Advisory Council if they successfully complete the ARIN petition process. (ARIN Bylaws, Article VIII, Section 2.b.) Expressions of intent to petition are due by 16 September 2020. For a candidate to be placed on the ballot, a petition must obtain the support of at least 126 eligible Voting Contacts from General Members in Good Standing (2% of eligible voters as of 21 May 2020 when nominations opened) between 18 September through 2 October. For details about the petition process, please visit: https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/processes/#petition-process ARIN will announce a final Slate of Candidates for the ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council no later than 4 October. On behalf of ARIN and the ARIN community, congratulations and good luck to this year’s candidates. ARIN acknowledges and appreciates the time and commitment that elected candidates are willing to make towards ensuring the viability and growth of ARIN, the community, and the Internet. ARIN also recognizes and wishes to thank its member organizations, specifically Voting Contacts, whose ongoing involvement and ballots are crucial for electing ARIN leadership who will help shape the future of ARIN and the Internet! ARIN would also like to thank members of this year’s Nomination Committee who worked hard to produce a solid slate of candidates for this year’s elections. For questions related to the election process, please email memb...@arin.net. Regards, John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ___ ARIN-Announce You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Announce Mailing List (ARIN-announce@arin.net). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-announce Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues.
