The nomination period for the Internet Association of Australia Board election opens 26 September 2023, closing 16 October 2023, at 5:00pm AWST / 8:00pm AEDT.

Candidate statements for the nominees to the IAA Board are detailed below. Nominations are open until 16 October 2023.

Karl Kloppenborg – Professional Member

Over the last 12 months I’ve been active in policy changes within the APNIC system, most notably instrumenting the recent bylaw changes.
Now that this has passed (with flying colours!) I am looking towards where I might be of value to the community.

I have over 15 years in the internet community of Australia, in various capacities and I believe many would already know what I stand for, for those that don’t, I’ve long been a vocal advocate for the rollout of IPv6 and equally an open and fair internet for all.

Having also been the co-founder and co-admin of B4P (which is Australia’s largest private telco community), I’ve spent time listening to many members voice their opinions on how the IAA functions, how it could change for a positive and believe I can take this advice from members to help make meaningful improvements to the IAA community, as such, I am nominating myself for the IAA board.

I would appreciate the support from the community in this process, I know that many of you have seen the positive impact I’ve already had on APNIC, I’d like to now work in that same mindset to the benefit of the IAA.

Michael Hobl  – Field Solutions Group – Corporate Member

Across the past decade I have taken an active role in participating within the industry through multiple initiatives, which alongside experience at a wide scope of companies of various scale involves telecommunications consulting, the establishment of two WISPs servicing regional and underserviced areas, the establishment and growth of the Beer4Peer Slack community, and active participation within the AusNOG community including presenting at AusNOG 2023.

I think that my experience and insights can provide a very tangible benefit to the growth of IAA through assistance with strategic direction and analytical developments. I strongly feel that I can make meaningful contributions on the development of internal policy, oversight of architectural frameworks and member transparency. I have a breadth of industry relationships, my finger on the pulse, and can see things through the lens of the next generation which would be complementary to the other members who would be participating alongside me on the board.

Some areas I would like to see growth in include member outreach, additional transparency to members and development of further engagement initiatives for non-members, such as the expansion of the IAASysters program and targeted acquisition of prospectives who could provide net benefits to the existing IAA member base.

My insight will prove to be a valuable contribution to the IAA Board, and I hope that you will consider my candidacy.

Join us for this year’s AGM!

Date: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Time: 1:30pm AWST / 4:30pm AEDT
Location:  via Zoom

Voting in the 2023 Board Election will open on 17 October 2023.

Voting information will be emailed to the Member Voting Contacts.

Please ensure your contact details are up-to-date in the IAA Member Portal.