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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Hello All,</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I wrote something in the Sphere OCS,
parts of which is reproduced below.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">What I said on the constitution of the
Board was a little sharp for a public list. What I tried to convey is
NOT the idea that Civil Society is superior. I have earlier
stated somewhere else in a different context that
"mutli-stakeholderism" does not work when one of the stake
holder groups tries to assert that it is 'holier' than others. <br><br>At
ISOC I have seen a considerable degree of mutual respect between
those who represent Government, those who are from CS, and those who
are from business. ISOC has organizational members and the chapter
members and with this combined constitution is effectively able to
interact with Government . This is what makes ISOC neutral. To
reinforce this position of being above divisions, it is necessary to
bring about a balance, and it is with this purpose that I raised the
point related to the number of Chapter seats in the
Board.<br><br>Organizations came into the ISOC fold when it was
observed that organizations did not have a due representation. But
the representation has taken shape to be more than proportionate, so
it is the Chapters' turn to point out that the Chapters are not well
represented within ISOC.<br><br><i>There was a leadership game that I
took part years ago at a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp. The
team leader divided us into small groups of three, dropped pieces of
three jigsaw puzzles - all three jumbled up - at the center of the
table and asked the group to assemble it. None of the participants
are to be irritated nor exhibit stress in the process. The other rule
was that none of the participants should "take" a required
component for his puzzle from another, but would look for and "give"
what others required In the end the group produced three solved
puzzles.<br><br>In general, an individual is not anti-business, a
business is not anti-consumer and a Government is not
anti-population. Problems arise only when the concerns of one is not
well understood by other. What if Civil Society offers to help
businesses expand with suggestions of opportunities based on an
internet-friendly, social enterprise model ? What if businesses help
the individuals with products and offerings that are easier and grow
up in the process like a Google or Skype? What if the business
corporation and the individual come together to help the government
resolve its Security concerns in a manner that the civil liberty
values are not compromised ? </i>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>This can happen with greater respect
among shareholders and it is something that ISOC could easily achieve
with the little imbalances set right.<br><br></i>Thank
you<br>Sivasubramanian Muthusamy</p>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:40 AM, <span dir="ltr"><Narelle.Clark@csiro.au></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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I hate to say this, but I seem to remember that we go through this question year after year.<br>
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Right now, I can't recall why there is the number of people from each of the different constituencies - perhaps someone could enlighten us on this, or pull the best post on the topic from the archives?<br>
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The make up of any board is dictated by the constitution of the organisation itself. Constitutions take time to change, and need to have a solid justfication.<br>
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I'm not arguing it shouldn't be different, rather that the process has been discussed previously, and our dissatisfaction with it been expressed previously.<br>
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All I can say, and this is something I can commit to, is that as one of the nominees, I will ensure I look into it, ensure it is discussed at the Board and report back in a timely fashion, if elected.<br>
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Regards<br>
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<br>
Narelle<br>
<br>
Vice President ISOC-AU<br>
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________________________________<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>] On Behalf Of Sivasubramanian Muthusamy<br>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2009 3:41 PM<br>
To: Franck Martin<br>
Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates<br>
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Update on 2009 ISOC Board of Trustees Elections<br>
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<br>
HelloT<br>
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Just as there is a process to petition for delayed nomination with six signatures, is there a way to petition the Nominating Committee with sixty signatures for a more balanced Chapter representation in the Board? Chapters need at least as many seats in the Board as Organizational Members for a greater balance in deliberations.<br>
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Thanks.<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Sivasubramanian Muthusamy<br>CEO, Turiya<br>President<br>ISOC India Chennai<br><br><a href="http://isocmadras.blogspot.com">http://isocmadras.blogspot.com</a><br>
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