I posted recently about standing and voting in the InternetNZ elections.
You may find the attached helpful in helping you decide about what to do.
I'm attaching mail from Michael Wallmannsberger and I perceive this to
be an attempt to skew the membership of InternetNZ at the last moment in
his favour.
I'm offering you the chance to join and redress the balance. Once you're
a member I encourage you to read the statements of *all* the candidates
and "choose wisely grasshopper".
You need to do this today - the deadline is very close.
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snip << Michael Wallmannsberger mailto:michael(a)wallmannsberger.com> *Date: *7 July 2009 5:50:23 PM
*Subject: **Help: The Internet*
Hi!
I need your help with an important mission. I am standing in a contested
election for the presidency of InternetNZ. Anyone who joins InternetNZ
on or before 15 July is eligible to vote in the upcoming elections.
Please help me to help the Internet, by:
1. Joining InternetNZ online at
http://www.internetnz.co.nz/membership/apply (membership costs $21) on
or before 15 July
2. Voting Michael Wallmannsberger for President, Laurence Millar for
Vice President and Judy Speight, Michael Foley, Antony Royal and Pat
O'Connell for Council in the upcoming elections (open from 16 to 28
July). Instructions will be sent once you have joined and voting has
commenced. My election statement
<http://internetnz.net.nz/about/council/2008-2009/2009-election/michae
l-wallmannsberger-bio-election-statement> sets out what I hope to
achieve by standing. More information about other candidates is here
http://internetnz.net.nz/about/council/2008-2009/2009-election.
3. Passing this message on to friends who might also be interested in
joining InternetNZ.
Once a member, you will have a right to participate in decisions about
how the Internet is governed and have a say about important issues
affecting the Internet.
*Why is this important?* * * If InternetNZ failed to do its job of
managing New Zealand's country-code (.nz) properly, the infrastructure,
policy and processes affecting domain names ending in .nz could perform
poorly or fail, affecting most New Zealand businesses and Internet users.
InternetNZ receives dividend revenue from the .nz domain name registry,
which enables it to fund neutral and professional advocacy, advice and
policy development. If InternetNZ does a good job of this, New Zealand
will grow richer, socially and economically, through the value unlocked
by the Internet. As a nation, we need to take advantage of this
opportunity to foster innovation, growth and opportunity. * *
*What is InternetNZ?*
InternetNZ http://internetnz.net.nz/ (Internet New Zealand
Incorporated) is a member based not-for-profit society and registered
charity. The Society advocates for the interests of Internet users and
the public good. InternetNZ promotes the Internet and provides
independent advice to Government and the public about issues that affect
the Internet.
InternetNZ is delegated responsibility for .nz by ICANN, the
not-for-profit corporation responsible for global Internet address
allocation. The Society operates two subsidiary companies. Domain Name
Commission Limited (DNCL) is responsible for overseeing the .nz domain
name registration and management system while .nz Registry Services
(NZRS) maintains the register of .nz domain names and provides the
domain name system servers for .nz.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch (021 441 318) if you want to know
more about InternetNZ and why I think this is a critical election for
the future of the New Zealand Internet.
Regards,
Michael
