<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear PeeringDB User,<br><br>April is the month in which PeeringDB holds its annual meeting and board<br>election.<br><br>A corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal<br>business entity may be a member of the PeeringDB corporation. Membership<br>is determined by having both an active PeeringDB.com account and an<br>individual representative or role subscription to the PeeringDB Governance<br>mailing list:<br><br> <a href="http://lists.peeringdb.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pdb-gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.peeringdb.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pdb-gov</a><br><br>Information on the pdb-gov mailing list, along with a form for<br>subscription, is at that web page.<br><br>To get a sense of the traffic level (it is low) and review past<br>discussions, the archives are publicly available:<br><br> <a href="http://lists.peeringdb.com/pipermail/pdb-gov/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.peeringdb.com/pipermail/pdb-gov/</a><br><br>If your organization is interested in PeeringDB governance or simply want<br>to vote in the upcoming election, please subscribe to the pdb-gov mailing<br>list as required. The voter registration forms will be sent to pdb-gov in<br>mid-April.<br><br>Details regarding the annual member meeting are also below.<br><br>Questions and concerns welcome.<br><br>Respectfully,<br>Shawna Bong<br>PeeringDB Secretary/Treasurer<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Shawna Bong</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:secretary@peeringdb.com" target="_blank">secretary@peeringdb.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM<br>Subject: Call for candidates for Board of Directors of PeeringDB & Member mtg reminder<br>To: <<a href="mailto:pdb-gov@lists.peeringdb.com" target="_blank">pdb-gov@lists.peeringdb.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_-1296791402746643239m_4110941035806016439m_-3351901559990912072gmail-:12q" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="m_-1296791402746643239m_4110941035806016439m_-3351901559990912072gmail-:12p" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr">This is a call for candidates for the Board of Directors of PeeringDB.<br><br> - The second half of April, there will be an election for the Board of<br> Directors. Like the last election, SimplyVoting.com will be used,<br> along with Single-Transferable-Vote (STV). The STV results table will<br> be part of the election results.<br><br> - Candidacies along with max 300 word statements should be submitted to<br> <a href="mailto:secretary@peeringdb.com" target="_blank">secretary@peeringdb.com</a> prior to April 15th. Anyone can run for<br> election to the Board.<br><br>The organization documents (Articles, Bylaws, etc), Board meeting minutes,<br>and finances, are up at:<br><br> <a href="https://gov.peeringdb.com/" target="_blank">https://gov.peeringdb.com/<br></a><br>There are 5 seats on the Board of Directors, 3 of which are up for<br>election this year. A Director term is 2 years.<br><br>Election dates are UTC. Candidates must submit their name and a maximum<br>300 word statement, as determined by the POSIX "LANG=en_US.UTF-8 wc -w"<br>command, by April 14th 23:59:59 UTC 2025.<br><br>A voter's guide containing the current list of candidates and statements,<br>sorted alphabetically by last name, will be kept updated at:<br><br> <a href="https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/misc/2025-04-14_election.html" target="_blank">https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/misc/2025-04-14_election.html</a><br><br>Candidates may revise their statements until the April 15th UTC cut-off.<br><br>Please submit your candidacy or questions/concerns to<br><a href="mailto:secretary@peeringdb.com" target="_blank">secretary@peeringdb.com</a>. Please know that for the month of April, email to<br><a href="mailto:secretary@peeringdb.com" target="_blank">secretary@peeringdb.com</a> goes to myself and election observers Chris Caputo<br>and Steve Feldman.<br><br>Discussion/questions/concerns also welcome on <a href="mailto:pdb-gov@lists.peeringdb.com" target="_blank">pdb-gov@lists.peeringdb.com</a>.<br><br>Shawna Bong<br>PeeringDB Secretary/Treasurer<br><br>PS: The April Member Meeting agenda is below and a calendar ICS file for<br>it is attached.<br><br>---<br><br> ** Notice of the Annual Meeting of PeeringDB - Thursday, April 10th, 2025 at 1600-1700 UTC<br><br>** The meeting will be held online as follows:<br><br> <a href="https://meet.goto.com/PeeringDB" target="_blank">https://meet.goto.com/PeeringDB</a><br><br> [dial-in numbers below]<br><br>** The meeting will be recorded.<br><br>** Bylaws and important docs are posted at <a href="https://gov.peeringdb.com/" target="_blank">https://gov.peeringdb.com/</a><br><br>** Please contact <a href="mailto:stewards@peeringdb.com" target="_blank">stewards@peeringdb.com</a> if you have additional agenda suggestions.<br><br>Agenda:<br><br> - Call To Order - Christopher Malayter<br><br> - Welcome & Thanks - Christopher Malayter<br><br> - Approval of minutes from previous meeting - Christopher Malayter<br><br> <a href="https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2024-04-18_PeeringDB_Member_Meeting_Minutes.pdf" target="_blank">https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2024-04-18_PeeringDB_Member_Meeting_Minutes.pdf</a><br><br> - Financial Update & Call For Sponsors - Shawna Bong<br><br> - Admin Committee Update - Chriztoffer Hansen<br><br> - Operations Committee Update - Job Snijders<br><br> - Outreach Committee Update - Ben Ryall<br><br> - Product Committee Update - Jack Carrozzo<br><br> - Items brought up by the members / Technical and Policy Questions & Answers<br><br> - Encourage Voting in Board Election - Christopher Malayter<br><br> - Adjourn<br><br>---<br><a href="https://meet.goto.com/PeeringDB" target="_blank">https://meet.goto.com/PeeringDB</a><br><br>You can also dial in using your phone...<br><br>Access Code: 817-761-717<br><br>Australia: +61 2 8355 1038<br>Austria: +43 7 2081 5337<br>Belgium: +32 28 93 7002<br>Brazil: +55 11 4118-4898<br>Bulgaria: +359 2 906 0606<br>Canada: +1 (647) 497-9373<br>Chile: +56 2 3214 9681<br>Colombia: +57 1 600 9954<br>Czech Republic: +420 2 96 21 62 28<br>Denmark: +45 32 72 03 69<br>Finland: +358 923 17 0556<br>France: +33 430 001 243<br>Germany: +49 721 6059 6510<br>Greece: +30 21 0 300 2693<br>Hungary: +36 1 933 3700<br>Ireland: +353 15 360 756<br>Israel: +972 3 376 3071<br>Italy: +39 0 230 57 81 80<br>Luxembourg: +352 34 2080 9220<br>Malaysia: +60 3 7724 4060<br>Mexico: +52 55 4624 4518<br>Netherlands: +31 207 941 375<br>New Zealand: +64 9 913 2226<br>Norway: +47 21 93 37 37<br>Panama: +507 308 4337<br>Peru: +51 1 642 9425<br>Romania: +40 31 780 1159<br>South Africa: +27 11 259 4925<br>Spain: +34 932 75 1230<br>Sweden: +46 853 527 818<br>Switzerland: +41 225 4599 60<br>Turkey: +90 212 900 4812<br>United Kingdom: +44 330 221 0097<br>United States: +1 (312) 757-3117<br><br>Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:<br><a href="https://meet.goto.com/install" target="_blank">https://meet.goto.com/install</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div id="m_-1296791402746643239m_4110941035806016439m_-3351901559990912072gmail-:r5" style="font-size:0.875rem;margin:15px 0px;clear:both;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div></div>
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