Re: [apnic-talk] APNIC Director General: what is the catch?
Hi,
>So, the position is still empty?
Of course. We weren't expecting to hire anyone until the end of June or so.
>This is not the first time I saw
>that announcement. Therefore, what is the catch?
No catch. The first announcement can be considered "pre-release beta". We
did get a few takers, but it was always the intent that APNIC would engage
an executive search firm. The announcement I sent out yesterday is the
official announcment made by the company (KPMG Peat Marwick) we hired to
perform the executive search.
> It seems, whether
>we like it or not, that APNIC is Randy and Randy is APNIC.
No. APNIC used to be me, long, long ago. Now, APNIC is actually the
membership, the EC, and the Secretariat. If I were run over by a sumo
wrestler on the way home tonight, APNIC would continue to operate,
addresses/AS numbers would continue to be allocated, and life would
continue on pretty much the same as always (well, for everyone but me and
(perhaps) the sumo wrestler).
>There are not many fellows that understand both the technical part
>and the policy/politic part of the issue.
The primary responsibilities of the director general are to _manage_ APNIC
and _facilitate_ the development of policies/procedures under which APNIC
operates.
Being able to read/respond to email, understanding what CIDR means (and its
implications), knowing what an IP address is (and how it is different from
a domain name), etc. are what are required for the technical parts. There
is no requirement that the individual be able to reconfigure a BGP peering
session, understand the architecture and deployment plans of a 1,000,000
host network, field strip a faulty PC, etc. APNIC has grown beyond the
need for the DG to perform such services -- that's what the staff
(hostmasters, system administrators, etc.) of the Secretariat are for.
Much more critical are skills in managing people, administering a small
business, and and ability to encourage (diplomatically and without bias)
200+ organizations to participate and reach a consensus in the development
of policies and procedures that will affect the way they do business.
Again, I _STRONGLY_ encourage anyone (and I mean ANYONE) who feels they can
contribute to the ongoing develpment of the Internet in the AP region and
who are interested in actively doing so at a _global_ level from within a
multi-cultural organization (APNIC Secretariat's staff now consists of 2
people from Japan (although one will not be moving to AU), 1 from England,
1 from Australia, 1 from India, and 1 from Hong Kong. The EC consists of 1
person each from Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, and Australia) to apply
to be the new APNIC Director General. Let KPMG and the EC determine if you
are qualified.
Regards,
-drc
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