<p dir="ltr">+1 SC Leung and Bob.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thank you<br>
--<br>
Warm Regards,<br>
Talha Habib</p>
<p dir="ltr">* Sent from Galaxy Note</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 14, 2013 6:44 AM, "<a href="mailto:sc.leung@isoc.hk">sc.leung@isoc.hk</a>" <<a href="mailto:sc.leung@isoc.hk">sc.leung@isoc.hk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear Bob and all,<br>
<br>
A good remark by Alejandro -- "silence is not consent".<br>
<br>
We like to see good practice shared among chapters, but at the same time<br>
we like to practice governance from bottom up, as we promote for<br>
Internet Governance.<br>
<br>
It is essential that chapters have good discussion on the code in the<br>
process of its making, and also *AFTER* the code comes up. While we put<br>
a lot of trust on the BoT, we also like to see regulation or code<br>
thoroughly discussed, understood before putting into practice.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
SC Leung<br>
Chair<br>
ISOC Hong Kong<br>
<br>
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於 14/11/2013 8:51, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch 提到:<br>
> Bob,<br>
><br>
> speaking only for myself: don't interpret silence as consent. Please convey this message to the Board of Trustees, whose mailing list is in copy but understandably will bouncet this posting.<br>
><br>
> Yours,<br>
><br>
> Alejandro Pisanty<br>
><br>
><br>
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> ________________________________________<br>
> Desde: <a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a> [<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>] en nombre de Bob Hinden [<a href="mailto:bob.hinden@gmail.com">bob.hinden@gmail.com</a>]<br>
> Enviado el: lunes, 11 de noviembre de 2013 17:17<br>
> Hasta: ISOC Chapter Delegates<br>
> CC: ISOC Board of Trustees<br>
> Asunto: [Chapter-delegates] An Open Letter to all ISOC Chapter Members<br>
><br>
> I am writing this email as the Chair of the Internet Society Board of<br>
> Trustees on behalf of the Board. The Board listens closely to the<br>
> views of Chapters and believe that Chapters bring a tremendous value<br>
> to the Internet Society. We see Chapters as very important to<br>
> implementing ISOC’s mission around the world. They give the Internet<br>
> Society a voice on the ground in a way that ISOC staff cannot. The<br>
> feedback all of ISOC gets from Chapters is an important part of<br>
> developing the Internet Society's strategy and policy positions. We<br>
> are very pleased to see new Chapters being formed and are, of course,<br>
> saddened when a Chapter closes.<br>
><br>
> As you know there are efforts underway to establish Chapter performance<br>
> standards, finding new ways of providing assistance to Chapters, and<br>
> establishing a Chapter Advisory Council. I think it is helpful to<br>
> summarize the role of Chapters in the Internet Society.<br>
><br>
> The Board has recently approved changes to the Internet Society's by<br>
> laws that formally recognize Chapters, equalizes the number of Board<br>
> members elected by all communities (including increasing the number<br>
> elected by Chapters to four), and authorizes Chapters to establish an<br>
> Advisory Council. This was the result of a two year process to consult<br>
> and listen to the views of Chapters. At the request of Chapters, we<br>
> suspended several staff efforts until the update to the by-laws was<br>
> completed. Now that the by-laws have been approved, these efforts to<br>
> increase the Chapters’ engagement in ISOC's strategic activities are<br>
> underway. This is a work in progress and we ask your patience in these<br>
> activities. The problems that are being addressed have a long history<br>
> and can't be solved immediately. You will see changes rolled out in<br>
> the upcoming months.<br>
><br>
> The Board has given the ISOC President and staff clear and strong<br>
> guidance to insure that there is strong engagement with the Chapters.<br>
> ISOC staff is fully committed to this work and has the Board’s full<br>
> support.<br>
><br>
> I have two other points I would like to make. First, the governance of<br>
> the Internet Society has been settled since the Internet Society was<br>
> formed in 1992. The charter, legal, and operational structure of the<br>
> Internet Society establish it as a cause-based, mission driven<br>
> organization. It is governed by a Board of Trustees. Board of<br>
> Trustees members are responsible for ensuring the overall success of<br>
> the Internet Society. As such, they are not on the Board to represent<br>
> only the community that elected them; they are to represent the whole<br>
> Internet Society. Chapters, Org members, and the IETF are all<br>
> encouraged to engage with ISOC as strong contributors to positions and<br>
> strategic programs and directions. The decisions taken by the Board<br>
> and staff will be ultimately formulated based on ISOC’s mission and<br>
> governance structure.<br>
><br>
> Second, we are all passionate about ISOC, its mission, and the<br>
> Internet. The Board and I value this passion. However, I think it is<br>
> unfortunate that some of the passion expressed on the Chapters email<br>
> list has gone over the line into personal attacks on staff, Chapter<br>
> members, and Board members. This behavior is unprofessional and does<br>
> not create the open, respectful, and constructive environment that<br>
> should exist. It will cause some people to withdraw from the<br>
> discussion and does not create the collaborative open environment we<br>
> need. Everyone who posts to the chapter list is expected to follow the<br>
> ISOC elist Code of Conduct; See:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/elist-code-conduct" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/elist-code-conduct</a><br>
><br>
> The Board is committed to an ongoing dialog with the Chapters on the<br>
> issues that face the Internet. We think the Chapters are an essential<br>
> element of the Internet Society and are critical to meeting the<br>
> challenges we are seeing every day on the Internet. I am sure we all<br>
> agree that we want the Internet to be the open platform for worldwide<br>
> communication among everyone in the world. We all need to work<br>
> together toward that goal.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Bob Hinden,<br>
> Chair, Internet Society Board of Trustees<br>
><br>
><br>
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