I welcome and encourage NZNOG members to become members of InternetNZ and participate in the elections. I ask only that you think carefully about the role of Council, what the candidates stand for and what is in the best interests of the Internet, New Zealand and the future of InternetNZ. This election is about a better, more efficient, more effective InternetNZ. I have always advocated for and voted in favour of supporting NZNOG and I am committed to continuing to provide at least the level of support to the technical community (including NZNOG) that InternetNZ provides today if I am elected President. There will always be a seat for representatives of NZNOG and the technical community at the InternetNZ table, at least as long as I have any influence over it. What I am asking people to support is making the membership and governance of the Society more inclusive. The .nz ccTLD delegation is for New Zealand. The New Zealanders who use the Internet (whether commercial or non-commercial) and create and deliver content and services over it deserve to be as engaged with the management and use of that resource as the people who support and build out the network. InternetNZ Council oversees a $2 million per annum advocacy operation, the setting of policy for .nz and the operation of the registry and DNS. It is a significant operational and commercial entity. The Council needs a mix and a balance of skills to do its job well. I've met very technical people with great governance skills (some are involved with InternetNZ now and for sure there are a few on this list). However, it's no more help to have a preponderance of geeks on a board than it is to have a team of accountants configuring a network. If you want to fix our infrastructure or website, please (please!) pitch for the job. If you want to be responsible for vision, strategy and objectives, representing members, monitoring the performance of management and holding management to account for their performance then, by all means, stand for Council. Things haven't been right with governance and leadership at InternetNZ. This election is a chance to achieve some balance. I've been a member of Council for seven years and I'm well founded in the ideals that are fundamental to the Internet. While I am advocating change, I am not about throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I have enormous respect for the values and vision that InternetNZ represents and the essence of that will remain if I have a say about it. I am happy to <beer>discuss</beer> specifics with anyone who has an interest. Regards, Michael -----Original Message----- From: nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Dean Pemberton Sent: Thursday, 9 July 2009 10:43 a.m. To: 'NZNOG List' Subject: Re: [nznog] InternetNZ elections - no free beer involved I would like to add that InternetNZ has always been an enthusiastic supporter and sponsor of NZNOG.

From being a major sponsor of the conferences, providing secretariat services for the new Trust, to providing legal advice from time to time. InternetNZ also ensures that it gains input from the NZNOG community when it undertakes relevant projects (Section 92a comes to mind)

This situation isn't assured however. A change of leadership within InternetNZ could mean that they have less involvement with NZNOG, which could have serious consequences for this community. I encourage you all to consider becoming InternetNZ members and voting in the upcoming election. I will be. Regards, Dean Andy Linton wrote:

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.

----- 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

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