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[NANOG-announce] Update on NANOG board and committee nomination
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Gibbard)
Tue Sep 18 17:59:40 2012
From: Steve Gibbard <scg@newnog.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:59:02 -0700
To: nanog-announce@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
I would like to remind everyone about some important dates that are coming =
up for the NANOG governance process:
* September 17, 2012: The nomination process for NANOG Program Committee C=
andidates begins.
* October 1, 2012 the nomination process for the NANOG Board of Directors =
closes.
The NANOG Program Committee is a group of sixteen individuals from the NANO=
G community who together are responsible for the solicitation and selection=
of material for NANOG meeting programs.
Per the NANOG bylaws, eligible candidates each will serve a two-year term. =
To be eligible to be appointed as a member of the Program Committee, an in=
dividual must have attended one NANOG conference within the prior calendar =
year (12 months) and be a member in good standing. Candidates should have =
a broad technical knowledge of Internet operations and be familiar with NAN=
OG meetings. Having constructive opinions and ideas about how NANOG meetin=
gs might be improved is of high value. A willingness to recruit presentati=
ons for each meeting is required. =
Please send nominations to nominations@nanog.org. If you are nominating an=
other person, please provide that person's name and email address. If you =
are nominating yourself, please provide a Statement of Intent and a Biograp=
hy, each with a suggested limit of 150 words. For samples, please see the =
2011 candidate lists (http://www.nanog.org/governance/elections/2011electio=
ns/).
The NANOG Board of Directors is a group of six elected members and NANOG's =
Executive Director. The Board of Directors is responsible for and works c=
losely with the Committee Chairs to promote, support, and improve NANOG. Th=
e Board is responsible for the selection of the Program Committee, the Comm=
unications Committee, and the Development Committee. The Board is responsib=
le to the members ensuring that the NANOG organization remains, open, relev=
ant, useful, and financially sound.
Please read the Board Member Responsibilities (http://www.nanog.org/governa=
nce/BOD_Responsibilities.pdf) and NANOG bylaws (https://newnog.org/docs/new=
nog-bylaws-20110104.pdf) for a complete understanding of the expectations p=
laced on Board Members.
To ensure continuity on the Board, three seats out of six become open each
year due to the expiration of 2-year terms. The Board members whose terms
are expiring in October are:
* Patrick Gilmore
* Daniel Golding
* Michael K. Smith
Patrick has served two 2-year terms and cannot be considered for re-electio=
n until October 2013 (one year leave). Daniel is completing the term vacat=
ed in June 2012 and he can stand for re-election. Michael is completing th=
e term vacated in August 2011 and he can stand for re-election.
How do you Nominate?
You can self-nominate. If you care about NANOG=92s governance and want to =
take a turn at volunteering your time and expertise to help make it better:
1. Make sure you are a NANOG member in good standing
2. Submit your Declaration of Candidacy to elections@nanog.org.
You can nominate others.
1. Send their contact information to elections@nanog.org
2. If they accept the nomination, they will be asked to become a NANOG memb=
er in good standing
3. They will have to submit their Declaration of Candidacy to elections@nan=
og.org.
As always, if you have a questions, please email nominations@nanog.org.
Thank you for your support, and your participation in the community.
Thanks,
Steve Gibbard
for the NANOG Board
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