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

[David J. Hughes]

James has a fantastic chance of getting onto the APNIC EC this time  
around if we all get behind him.  There's a significant amount of geo- 
political horse trading required to even have a look in. James has  
done the hard yards over many years, formed the relationships, and is  
in with a good shot.

The main thing that I learned from last time was that votes are not  
worth much - but proxy votes are worth gold !!   With the "unusual"  
way the process deals with votes (i.e. everybody can cast all their  
votes multiple times) having people vote for you is not what you  
need.  To have any chance of getting Australian representation on the  
EC we all need to provide James with our proxy votes.  He can then  
"horse trade" as required with the delegates from the main voting  
blocks and dramatically increase the value of each vote we cast for him.

When the time comes I'll try to help James as much as he helped me  
last time.  I'm happy to help organise proxy paperwork etc as that is  
what James needs to get elected.  I'm sure we'll discuss this closer  
to the event but I think this is the best chance we've had in a long,  
long time to have some Australian representation on the APNIC EC.


David
...

On 30/07/2008, at 9:56 PM, Skeeve Stevens wrote:

>
> 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 :-(
> .Skeeve
>
>
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