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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would like to second Skeeve’s comments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>James is probably one of the more neutral and widely known and
respected people in our industry. The Australian market is not without it’s
eccentricities and with the upcoming challenges which the NBN is going to pose
us as an industry I think the more global governance input we can gain as a
nationally, the better off we are going to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It is a very rare thing for us as the Australian ISP/Telco
industry to actually get together and do something which actually changes the
future of what we do, how about we use AUSNOG and the APNIC EC elections as an opportunity
to show our strength as an industry in our region. Who knows, if we can
do this, maybe we can do something collectively which will positively change
the outcome of the NBN and other issues which will start to fiscally affect us
all in the next year or two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If you’re not attending AUSNOG, please make sure you
submit your proxy ballots, it will only be our own apathy which will ensure our
failure to be represented within the APNIC EC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>David Hooton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Managing Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Platform Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>www.platformnetworks.net<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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ausnog-bounces@ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Skeeve
Stevens<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 30 July 2008 9:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] James is still a nice guy - For APNIC EC - any
comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I wrote this in
my original email which perhaps should have been sent</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>separately.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Re James going
for a position on the Board or EC of APNIC, I can’t think</span><span
lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>many
people more</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>appropriate or respected in this industry with his
experience</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>that I would heartily support.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Given
Bambi’s failed</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>attempt to get on the E.C,</span><span
lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>primarily</span><span
lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>because
of lack of organisations for proxy votes (I too was slack), I think we can put
a much more serious effort in at</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>AUSNOG. So what I
am proposing is that at AUSNOG we have the proxy forms available for any of you
to sign who aren’t a) expressing their vote directly b) want to help the
Australian internet community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I’ve
spoken to the guys at APNIC on a number of occasions</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>who are disappointed</span><span
lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>with
the lack of Australian representation on the</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>E.C, and overall general</span><span
lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>disappoint
in the amount of people involved in policies and so on. I am thinking
that it would be good for our industry to form an</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>APNIC Consultative Group
with perhaps half a dozen people who are willing to meet every now and then and
come up with policy changes/proposals. At the moment, most of the other
member economies use their</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>national NIC for this purpose, but
since AUNIC</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>doesn’t exist anymore, that we could have our
input via another mechanism…. Thoughts?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Just wondering
if anyone is thinking this is a good/bad/etc idea? I didn’t see any
pledges or people who aren’t going to either be at the election next
year, or</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>not bothering to</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>exercise their votes</span><span
lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>–
in which why not help an aussie get on board?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I guess I am
trying to support more .au involvement in APNIC and would like to see some
support for James running for the position or</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>not… but hopefully
not just apathy</span><span lang=EN-AU> </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-family:Wingdings'>L</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>…Skeeve</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>--</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Skeeve Stevens,
RHCE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>skeeve@skeeve.org
/ www.skeeve.org</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cell +61 (0)414
753 383 / skype://skeeve</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>eintellego -
skeeve@eintellego.net - www.eintellego.net </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>--</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I'm a groove
licked love child king of the verse </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Si vis pacem,
para bellum</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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