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CIRA Board Election Underway - Vote Now

By Michael Geist

The annual CIRA election is underway with five seats at stake.  Under the current rules, three of the positions go to candidates nominated by Nominating Committee; two positions are for member nominated candidates.  This past year I wrote several times about the adoption of a CIRA WHOIS policy and the open division on the board. Several board members involved in that decision making process chose not to run for re-election.  An important exception is Ross Rader, who has great experience in Internet policy matters and voted against the backdoor exceptions, expressing concern about the lack of transparency in the decision making process.  I strongly urge CIRA members to vote for Ross.  Other candidates worthy of support include Nomination Committee candidate Tom Williams (of the terrific Give Meaning), as well as member nominated candidates Barry Shell and Ben Lucier.  Voting ends on September 25th.  If you are a CIRA member and concerned with the future of the dot-ca domain, vote now.

Full post as published by Michael Geist on September 23, 2008 (boomark / email).