[AusNOG] James is still a nice guy - For APNIC EC - any comments?

[David Hooton]

I would like to second Skeeve's  comments.  

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Kind Regards,

 

David Hooton

Managing Director

Platform Networks

www.platformnetworks.net

 

From: ausnog-bounces at ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at ausnog.net] On Behalf
Of Skeeve Stevens
Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2008 9:57 PM
To: ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] James is still a nice guy - For APNIC EC - any comments?

 

I wrote this in my original email which perhaps should have been sent
separately.

Re James going for a position on the Board or EC of APNIC, I can't think many
people more appropriate or respected in this industry with his experience
that I would heartily support.

Given Bambi's failed attempt to get on the E.C, primarily because of lack of
organisations for proxy votes (I too was slack), I think we can put a much
more serious effort in at 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.

I've spoken to the guys at APNIC on a number of occasions who are
disappointed with the lack of Australian representation on the E.C, and
overall general 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 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 national NIC for this purpose,
but since AUNIC doesn't exist anymore, that we could have our input via
another mechanism.... Thoughts?

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 not bothering to exercise their votes - in which why not help an
aussie get on board?

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 not... but
hopefully not just apathy L

...Skeeve

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