Recent content by Graeme

Rob and I will both need to run again next year. My intention is to do that. More to do. More to learn.

I think we're in diminishing returns for this sub-topic of this thread, but: I don't think it undermines the point of expertise, but I think it does highlight that most of good governance is common sense. Expertise is deeply valued when it's necessary, and a diversity of expertise is required...

@jamesaepp I think the governance you're talking about is covered by: a) Financial expertise - where people with expertise are able to assess the assumptions made within proposals b) Subject matter expertise - where people like myself and Rob V. are capable of assessing DNS industry related...

As an aside, I'll be at the Canadians Connected event this afternoon here in Toronto. Please come find me and say hello. Short middle aged white dude with curly hair. Don't be shy.

First up on my list of things in this thread I wanted to comment on is this comment from James. First, James I appreciated your clarity and precision on the AGM call. I thought you did that well. I'm going to pick on this comment a bit, because I've heard similar sentiments before and it's...

I'm not running this year as I am two years into my three year term, but I am on the CIRA board and have been lurking here for a couple of years. There's a couple ideas in this thread that I'll try and comment on.

Thanks @MapleDots , and good effort @FM. I'm not a regular DN reader, but happy to be @summoned if there are issues here you think deserve attention.

I ran last year on the member slate, like Frank is currently. It's.... hard. There is very little opportunity for meaningful engagement with voters / CIRA. members. I think very few people engage with the election forum that CIRA offers, and most people don't have the time or inclination to...

Hi All, I ran last year on the member slate, but this year was selected as part of the NomCom slate. This means I'm not competing for votes with @FM . My candidate statement is here. TL;DR: I spent a decade at Tucows, and have been in the domain registration industry for just over 12 years...

Hi All, The CIRA board election starts today at 12:30pm. If you're a CIRA member you'll get an email around that time with the details on how to vote. You can read my candidate statement here: Graeme Bunton | CIRA And a short post I wrote about it here: bunton.ca I'd love the support of...

The confusion was merely that Lurker was asking about CIRA membership, and Alex responded with board requirements, and those are different things.

I think Alex is confusing Lurker's question about CIRA membership, and running as a member for the CIRA board. Anyone who owns a .ca domain name can become a member of CIRA. Being a member allows you to vote at the annual general meeting and for board elections, and there are no experience...

Thanks @MapleDots, @Esdiel. I'll get an about me / why I should have your support post up in the next day or two. Happy for questions in the mean time though.

Thanks kindly, DN Admin.

Thanks for the invite Frank. I'll start a new thread if people want to ask me questions. TL;DR: I'm on the member slate for the CIRA board, and am the only person running with substantial domain industry experience. My statement is here: Graeme Bunton | CIRA