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<div>if Bob Hinden actually made this remark </div>
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<div>He did not.</div>
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<div>the Board stonewalling against chapters for the last four years, undermining even the efforts of staff to interact more effectively.</div>
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<div>While I can understand your frustration, this does not reflect reality IMHO. </div>
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<div>What has happened the last 4 years? ISOC’s Board undertook a <u>major</u> bylaws revision (after lengthy consultation with chapters!) that gave chapters an increase in the # of board seats, giving an equal # to those of IETF/IAB and Orgs. We helped the
chapters create the Chapter Advisory Committee to be the way to build consensus, organize, share best practices, etc. We hired a new CEO, developed a new strategic plan that emphasized helping create more valuable chapters, and we encouraged & supported her
efforts to reorganize to make this happen. That included hiring Raul, and building new regional bureaus. </div>
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<div>But Rome wasn’t built in a day and these things take time. I believe significant steps have been taken and
<i>a foundation built</i>. Now is time to build on that foundation.</div>
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<div>Jason</div>
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