<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">There are identifiable communities in the North American Region that would benefit from a community network initiative. &nbsp;So it mKES SENSE TO ME.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">John More</div><div class="">ISOC-DC</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 31, 2017, at 4:24 AM, Glenn McKnight &lt;<a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" class="">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi&nbsp;<br class="">If you recall at the last &nbsp;ARIN meeting we saw many of our &nbsp;NARALO members comment on the &nbsp; ARIN Community Networks policy&nbsp;<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">See policy document&nbsp;</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/ARIN_prop_232_orig.html" class="">https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/ARIN_prop_232_orig.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I spoke with ARIN staff about their programs on community networks &nbsp;today and they too are struggling with fee structure for AFRNIC Membership from community networks. &nbsp; Note they fund &nbsp;FIRE &nbsp;which has funded community networks in Uganda and in South Africa.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Perhaps &nbsp;we need to ask our community to request financial support for ARIN for community networks as well. &nbsp;<br class="">Comments?<br class=""><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Glenn McKnight<br class=""><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br class="">skype&nbsp; gmcknight<br class="">twitter gmcknight</div><div class="">289-830 6259<br class="">.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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