[PDB Gov] Call for candidates for Board of Directors of PeeringDB & Member mtg reminder

Wed Apr 1 19:23:23 UTC 2026

This is a call for candidates for the Board of Directors of PeeringDB.

 - The second half of April, there will be an election for the Board of
   Directors. Like the last election, SimplyVoting.com will be used,
   along with Single-Transferable-Vote (STV). The STV results table will
   be part of the election results.

 - Candidacies along with max 300 word statements should be submitted to
   secretary at peeringdb.com prior to April 15th. Anyone can run for
   election to the Board.

The organization documents (Articles, Bylaws, etc), Board meeting minutes,
and finances, are up at:

  https://gov.peeringdb.com/

There are 5 seats on the Board of Directors, 2 of which are up for
election this year. A Director term is 2 years.

Election dates are UTC. Candidates must submit their name and a maximum
300 word statement, as determined by the POSIX "LANG=en_US.UTF-8 wc -w"
command, by April 14th 23:59:59 UTC 2025.

A voter's guide containing the current list of candidates and statements,
sorted alphabetically by last name, will be kept updated at:

 https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/misc/2026-04-14_election.html

Candidates may revise their statements until the April 15th UTC cut-off.

Please submit your candidacy or questions/concerns to
secretary at peeringdb.com. Please know that for the month of April, email to
secretary at peeringdb.com goes to myself and election observer Steve Feldman.

Discussion/questions/concerns also welcome on pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com.

Shawna Bong
PeeringDB Secretary/Treasurer

PS: The April Member Meeting agenda is below and a calendar ICS file for
it is attached.
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** Notice of the Annual Meeting of PeeringDB - Tuesday, April 21st,
2026 at 1600-1700 UTC

** The meeting will be held online as follows:

       https://meet.goto.com/351790277

     [dial-in numbers below]

** The meeting will be recorded.

** Bylaws and important docs are posted at  https://gov.peeringdb.com/

** Please contact  stewards at peeringdb.com if you have additional
agenda suggestions.

*Agenda:*

 - Call To Order - Aaron Hughes

 - Welcome & Thanks - Aaron Hughes

 - Approval of minutes from previous meeting - Aaron Hughes

https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2025-04-10_PeeringDB_Member_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

 - Financial Update & Call For Sponsors - Shawna Bong

 - Admin Committee Update - Chriztoffer Hansen

 - Operations Committee Update - Aaron Hughes

 - Outreach Committee Update - Ben Ryall

 - Product Committee Update - Jack Carrozzo

 - Items brought up by the members / Technical and Policy Questions &
Answers

 - Encourage Voting in Board Election - Aaron Hughes

 - Adjourn

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PeeringDB Annual Member Meeting 2026
Apr 21, 2026, 16:00 (UTC)

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/351790277

You can also dial in using your phone.
Access Code:351-790-277

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