[Advisors] CIRA elections -- my picks

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:39:45 -0400

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Hello everyone.  If you are a member of CIRA (Canadian Internet 
Registration Authority) you can now cast your vote for the board of 
directors.  There will be 5 new directors chosen this year.  The voting 
period is from *Sept. 19-Sept 26 (next Wednesday)*.  I have been 
participating in the online debates and met a number of the candidates 
at this week's CIRA AGM.  There are my picks for director:

Member's slate:

*Kevin McArthur* -- has really worked hard all year around for the last 
few years to keep watch on CIRA.  Very knowledgeable both technically 
and policy-wise.  Has a very activist agenda and will be a good check on 
the corporatist agenda

*Michael Geist* -- well known and respected, public policy oriented with 
lots of influence outside of the Board.  I particularly like his 
promotion of a new governance model which would separate the registry 
function from an independent, public policy arm supported by some of the 
revenues generated by the registry.

Nomination Committee slate:

*Bill Sandiford* (founding member and president of CNOC -- Canadian 
Network Operators Consortium -- very respected in the ISP community)

*William Gibson* (former CEO of MEC -- lots of board experience,  comes 
across as very energetic and really solution focused.  Although he is a 
relative newcomer to the domain name business, he has done the homework 
and can talk the talk.  He is also on my list because he was a full 
participant in the election forum -- unlike most of the other nomination 
committee candidates -- so, despite the fact that I completely disagree 
with his stand on election reform, at least I know about it, so I will 
give him a vote.

*Carole Mackaay* -- only woman on the nomination committee list, and I 
am reluctant to vote for an all-male slate.  Carole is a Quebec-based 
lawyer, has lots experience in governance, worked for Molson and ViaRail 
and is on the board of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. 
Unfortunately, she really doesn't know much about the domain name 
business or Internet policy.  But governance issues do overlap.  I think 
CIRA really dropped the ball here in not having more women on this part 
of the slate and I will make that point with them when this is all over.

These are my thoughts.  Please vote.  CIRA is a Canadian public 
resource, a non-profit company that belongs to you and me.  Let's make 
our voices heard.

Marita

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