2010 NANOG Steering Committee Candidates

All Steering Committee nominations should be sent to

Terms Expiring : Terms Not Expiring: Patrick Gilmore, Akamai Technologies Joe Provo, ITA* Robert Seastrom, ClueTrust Steve Feldman, CBS Interactive Sylvie LaPerrière, Google Duane Wessels, VeriSign Andy Rosenzweig, Merit appointee

* Has served two consecutive terms so, as per the charter, person cannot be considered for re-election until October 2011.

Nominations for the 3 Open 2010 SC Positions are: Patrick W. Gilmore, Akamai Technologies Statement of interest: As a member of the NANOG SC, I helped found NewNOG. I feel I have a responsibility to the community to see the process through. And, to be honest, I want to see it through. My platform is reasonably simple: If you agree with the direction the SC is taking today, you should vote for me. If not, you should not, and I will be happy to let others decide. Biography: Patrick W. Gilmore is principal architect at Akamai Technologies, where he has worked for over ten years. He currently oversees the Network Architecture department. Prior to Akamai, he worked at Onyx Network, Concentric Networks, and Priori Networks. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the London Internet Exchange, a member of the Board of Directors of the Seattle Internet Exchange, and an Administrator of the PeeringDB. John Osmon, Consultant Statement of interest: NANOG is a unique forum. The technical and social aspects are invaluable to anyone involved with the operational aspects of networks of any size. In my career, a number of important stepping stones existed simply because of what I've learned via NANOG presentations and/or via people I've met though NANOG. I felt honored when informed I'd been nominated for the Steering Committee of the organization. In the past, I've helped NANOG by sponsoring a meeting. I'm now in a position to devote time to helping via the Steering Committee, and would welcome the opportunity to do so. Biography: John Osmon has been working in edge/distribution networks since 1994 in academic and commercial settings. In the past decade, he's worked within several ISPs in New Mexico either directly, or via consulting contracts. He was technical/networking lead for an ISP and hosted PBX/VOIP provider that served the Rocky Mountain region in the late 2000s. John is currently a consultant, and helping guide a local ISP and data center. Robert Seastrom, Afilias Statement of interest: When I first ran for election to the Steering Committee I had no idea of the changes in store for NANOG. I want to finish the work we've started, continue the evolution, and keep on striving to make NANOG serve the needs of the Community. That's why I'm standing for election to a second term on the NANOG Steering Committee. I am on the Board of Directors of two other not-for-profit organizations (not in the Internet sector), one of them as a corporate officer. I have a proven track record (including a two year term on the MLC (now called the Communications Committee), half of that as chair) of building consensus, leading by example, and demonstrating forbearance when dealing with contentious issues. If elected I'll continue to work on transparency and openness at all levels as we take NANOG to self-sufficiency. In my day job I work as part of the team that keeps Afilias' anycast nameserver cloud running smoothly. My professional background includes over twenty years of system administration, network design, roll-out, and operations (including pioneering networks in Japan and the Republic of Georgia), building data centers and content distribution networks, and service as a corporate officer and cofounder of both Internet-related and non-Internet-related non-profit corporations. I am presently serving my third term on the ARIN Advisory Council. Biography: Robert Seastrom is part of the team that keeps Afilias' anycast nameserver cloud running smoothly. His professional background includes over twenty years of system administration, network design, roll-out, and operations (including pioneering networks in Japan and the Republic of Georgia), building data centers and content distribution networks, and service as a corporate officer and cofounder of both Internet-related and non-Internet-related non-profit corporations. He is presently serving his third term on the ARIN Advisory Council. Michael K. Smith, AdHost Statement of interest: Thank you for the opportunity to continue serving the NANOG community. As a Steering Committee Member, I will focus on: Making sure NANOG continues its emphasis on rich, vendor-agnostic content. The continued financial success of NANOG meetings. The smooth transition of NANOG to NewNOG. Ensuring that the transition in no way hurts the vibrancy of the pre-transition NANOG meetings. Biography: Michael Smith has been the Chair of the Communications Committee for the past year and an ex-officio member of the Steering Committee. He is also a key participant in the transition of NANOG to NewNOG, being involved directly in creating the financial and business model for the new organization while actively engaging in his role as CC Chair. He is currently the CTO of Adhost Internet, LLC and has held senior networking positions in other organizations for the past 18 years. He has experience in Operations, Engineering and Business Development in regional and national networking organizations. He has been attending NANOG meetings since 1998. Richard Steenbergen, nLayer Communications Statement of interest: I've been an active member of the NANOG community for 11 years, and for the past 4 years I've served on the NANOG Program Committee, helping put together the technical agenda for the meetings. Now that I'm term limited out of the PC, I have nothing better to do than to run for the Steering Committee. If you vote for me, please see my wife for some complimentary M&M's with a little picture of a RAS head on them. Limited time offer, first come first serve, while supplies last, etc. My platform is simple: Promote policies which will keep the mailing list discussion on-topic, readable, and relevant. Help NewNOG move forward with a technically robust and financially sound infrastructure following the transition. Keep the PC stocked with experienced networking professionals who will put together good agendas. Continue to make NANOG a vibrant forum for all network operators. Biography: Richard Steenbergen is the co-founder of nLayer Communications, a respectably sized and profitable North American based IP backbone, where he currently serves as the Chief Technical Officer. Richard brings years of experience in practical techniques for network operators, and is a frequent contributor in many community forums. Previously, Richard served as a Senior Network Engineer at several large NSPs, and was the Senior Software Engineer responsible for developing optimized routing technologies at netVmg, Inc. Richard is also an active developer for tools and software used by the network operator community. Some notable projects include PeeringDB, a portal used by many networks to help coordinate their peering activities, and IRRPT, a software package used by ISPs to maintain IRR-based prefix filters.