<div dir="ltr">I couldn't agree more, Gunela! <div><br></div><div>Mark D. Urban</div><div>Vice-Chair, ISOC Disabilities and Special Needs Chapter</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Gunela Astbrink <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:g.astbrink@gsa.com.au" target="_blank">g.astbrink@gsa.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It is good to see that NomCom are encouraging nominations from under-represented areas such as from Africa, the Middle East and Central and South America; younger candidates, women and those with the lived experience of disability.<br>
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As long as nominees also have the required qualities and experience, this diversity should enrich the direction of ISOC going forward.<br>
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Gunela Astbrink<br>
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Narelle Clark said the following on 22/10/14 12:29 :<br>
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*2015 Call for Nominations for the Internet Society Board of Trustees*<br>
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The Internet Society's (ISOC) Nominations Committee is accepting<br>
applications from candidates interested in serving on the ISOC Board of<br>
Trustees.* In this year’s election cycle one Trustee will be elected by<br>
ISOC Organizational Members, one by ISOC Chapters. Two Trustees will<br>
also be selected by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The<br>
Trustee positions are 3-year terms that start mid-year 2015 and expire<br>
mid-year 2018.<br>
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The Internet Society (ISOC) is a global not-for-profit organization<br>
founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards,<br>
education and policy. With offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva,<br>
Switzerland, as well as regional bureaus located throughout the world,<br>
it is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of<br>
the Internet for the benefit of people globally. ISOC is also the<br>
organizational home of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and<br>
other Internet-related bodies who together play a critical role in<br>
ensuring that the Internet develops in a stable and open manner. ISOC<br>
has more than 140 organizational members, over 100 chapters and more<br>
than 65,000 individual members that play a role in driving the mission<br>
and work of the organization. ISOC currently has an operational budget<br>
of USD 38 million.<br>
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The ISOC Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance of the<br>
organization, and its authority is derived from the organization’s<br>
by-laws and policies<br>
<<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/governance-and-policies/amended-and-restated-laws-internet-society" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.<u></u>org/who-we-are/governance-and-<u></u>policies/amended-and-restated-<u></u>laws-internet-society</a>>.<br>
The composition of the Board includes 12 Trustees, 4 of whom are elected<br>
by ISOC Organizational Members, 4 of whom are elected by Chapters, and 4<br>
selected by the IETF following the process documented in RFC 3677.*<br>
Procedures for the selection of Trustees are available here<br>
<<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/policies-and-procedures/selection" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.<u></u>org/who-we-are/board-trustees/<u></u>policies-and-procedures/<u></u>selection</a>>.<br>
The ISOC CEO and President serves ex-officio as a non-voting member of<br>
the Board.<br>
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*Time Commitment***<br>
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Trustees are expected to commit the time necessary to perform regular<br>
Board and committee business. Trustees are also expected to allocate<br>
time to attend and prepare for meetings.<br>
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*Board Meetings*: three physical meetings per year that are 2 days in<br>
length plus travel time. These meetings are typically co-located with<br>
one IETF meeting, one ICANN meeting, and one ISOC event each year.<br>
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*Strategic Planning Retreat*: generally one per year over 2 days plus<br>
travel time.<br>
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*Conference calls*: generally three to four 2-hour teleconferences per year.<br>
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*Committees:*participation in at least one committee.<br>
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*Email correspondence*: while most Trustee work is conducted during<br>
board and committee meetings and calls, there will be occasions when<br>
emerging strategic and governance issues require participation of board<br>
members via email discussions, polls and surveys.<br>
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*Eligibility Statement***<br>
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Candidates for ISOC Trustee will have demonstrable involvement in the<br>
Internet with deep understanding in at least two of the following areas:<br>
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* Internet standards<br>
* Internet operation<br>
* Public policy for Internet and telecommunications<br>
* Internet development<br>
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Ideal candidates will also have a good understanding of broader<br>
technology, policy, business and/or economic issues relevant to the Society.<br>
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The following qualifications are also highly desirable:<br>
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* Previous board or leadership experience, especially for<br>
not-for-profit entities<br>
* Skills in organizational management and leadership<br>
* Financial oversight and fund raising<br>
* The ability to identify relevant ISOC projects and attendant<br>
community engagement models<br>
* Vision for the role of the Internet Society<br>
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The ISOC Board of Trustees aims to be as broadly representative of the<br>
many cultures and communities around the world that it can. While all<br>
qualified candidates are welcome, we strongly encourage members from<br>
currently under-represented areas to nominate candidates. In this light,<br>
nominations of candidates from Africa, the Middle East and Central and<br>
South America; younger candidates, women and those with the lived<br>
experience of disability are encouraged.<br>
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For additional information, see the FAQs about Internet Society Board<br>
service<br>
<<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/faqs-about-internet-society-board-service" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.<u></u>org/faqs-about-internet-<u></u>society-board-service</a>>.<br>
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*Timeline and Nomination Form***<br>
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Nominations should be sent to the Nominations Committee using the<br>
following forms. Self-nominations and third party nominations are<br>
welcome. Please be sure to include a Statement of Interest and a Resumé<br>
or one-page narrative biography. Please indicate whether you consider<br>
the nominee a candidate to be elected by the Organizational Members, the<br>
Chapters, or both. Nominations will close on *December 20, 2014.*<br>
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Form for self-nominating candidates<br>
<<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/form/bot-nominations/self" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.<u></u>org/form/bot-nominations/self</a>><br>
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Form to nominate a third party<br>
<<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/form/bot-nominations/third" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.<u></u>org/form/bot-nominations/third</a><u></u>><br>
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* Ref: Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Internet Society, July 2013<br>
<<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/governance-and-policies/amended-and-restated-laws-internet-society" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.<u></u>org/who-we-are/governance-and-<u></u>policies/amended-and-restated-<u></u>laws-internet-society</a>><br>
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Narelle Clark<br>
Chair, Internet Society NOMCOM<br>
Member, Board of Trustees Internet Society<br>
Immediate Past President and Board Member<br>
Internet Society of Australia<br>
ph: 0412 297 043<br>
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