*Hello NANOGers!
This message is to encourage you, as a participant of this community, to
become NANOG members and to consider standing for a leadership position at
our upcoming October elections.
The call for Board members nominations will be from August 20 to October 1
and for committee members from Sept 17 to October 23. We wanted to provide
you now with the election process preview. It’s posted at
http://www.nanog.org/governance/elections/2012elections/ and we’ll make
announcements at every step.
Why should you become a NANOG member?
One Member = One Voter = One Eligible Candidate
Candidate and Voter eligibility are opened to every ‘member in good
standing’. You may never have attended a conference but as an active
reader and poster on our mailing lists, you contribute to the knowledge of
this community. Becoming a NANOG member gives you the right to stand for a
position and to vote in October. You can join at
http://www.nanog.org/membership_main.html.
What is expected of Committee Candidates? How many vacant positions?
In Vancouver, we announced that the current leadership was documenting the
roles, responsibilities and expectations placed on each position. We trust
you will find the following useful. Candidates will be appointed Committee
members by the newly elected Board next October.
* 8 vacancies: Program Committee Member
http://www.nanog.org/governance/PC_Responsibilities.pdf
* 2 vacancies: Communications Committee Member
http://www.nanog.org/governance/CC_Responsibilities.pdf
* 2 vacancies: Development Committee Member
http://www.nanog.org/governance/DC_Responsibilities.pdf
<https://www.nanog.org/governance/elections/2012elections/2012_Declaration_o…>
What is expected of a Board Candidate? How many vacant positions?
Read the Board Member Responsibilities and NANOG by-laws for a complete
understanding of the expectations placed on Board Members.
Board Member http://www.nanog.org/governance/BOD_Responsibilities.pdf
NANOG By-laws
http://www.nanog.org/governance/documents/By-Laws_20110104.pdf
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-electionuntil October 2013 (one year leave). Daniel is completing
the term vacated
in June 2012 and he can stand for re-election. Michael is completing the
term vacated in August 2011 and he can stand for re-election.
How do you Nominate?
You can self-nominate. You care about NANOG’s 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(a)nanog.org.
You can nominate others.
1. Send their contact information to elections(a)nanog.org
2. If they accept the nomination, they will be asked to become a NANOG
member in good standing
3. They will have to submit their Declaration of Candidacy to
elections(a)nanog.org.
As NANOG continues to evolve, our Board and our Committees will continue to
play an increasingly important role in our success. We thank you in
advance for becoming NANOG members and taking an active part in our
governance.
Best regards,
Sylvie, on behalf of the NANOG Board of Directors *
--
Sylvie LaPerriere
NANOG Board Chair - www.nanog.org
NANOG Colleagues,
NANOG 55 Attendees,
We hope you are having a great Summer.
We are already hard at work preparing for NANOG 56/ARIN XXX in Dallas.
Take a moment now to register for the conference and book your hotel room
at http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog56/nanog56_registration.html
We had 525 registrants in Vancouver last June and I want to share the
surveys highlights. The survey participation rate was 14%. We are thankful
for your answers as knowing your preferences increases the likelihood of
planning future 'awesome' events for you.
Highlights:
* Your top 3 reasons to attend NANOG are 1) network with colleague 2) the
agenda (program) quality and content 3) tutorials. Closely followed by 4)
socials, 5) keynotes and 6) location.
* You rated the quality of our speakers, the quality of the technical
information presented and the technical relevance of topics as either
'excellent' or 'very good'.
* You are generally not commenting about the NANOG conference on social
media platforms during the event.
* 78% of attendees were able to successfully associate to the wireless
network on their first attempt
* You thought the Westin was great for its location, its setting and its
amenities (nice to know for future picks!)
* You come to NANOG to meet new people, socially interact with colleagues
and learn.
* You generally are not a subscriber to our mailing lists: nanog@,
nanog-announce@, nanog-futures@
First-Time attendees enjoyed their NANOG experience and are hopeful that
they will be able to return to future meetings. Some are even planning to
bring along colleagues.
Comments for speakers were really appreciated. We shared with those
presenting, thereby helping speakers with future presentations and
communicating attendees' expectations with respect to presentation content
and its delivery.
The Food & Beverage (F&B) comments were great. You are generally very
pleased with the quality and the variety. We note that your level of
satisfaction increases if you are continuously caffeinated or hydrated
during the day and if offered plenty of beer/wine/spirits/sodas during the
evenings. We took good note of your suggestions and look for them at NANOG
56. Special thanks for embracing (ie not complaining) our 'green options'
: favouring large dispensers over individual plastic bottles or cans saves
us lots of money and reduces our environmental footprint.
For the curious-minded, detailed results are posted at
http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog55/surveys.html.
Consider joining the mailing lists at http://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/
Thanks again to all who attended, presented, and sponsored our return trip
to Canada with NANOG 55.
It was a great experience and we will not wait another 5 years to return to
Canada.
We look forward to seeing everyone again at NANOG 56/ARIN XXX!
Sincerely,
Sylvie
--
Sylvie LaPerriere
NANOG Board Chair - www.nanog.org
