<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#000000">ISOC does not dictate policy - it might advocate. This statement does not compute for me:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#000000">"This conflict of interest, if any, is dwarfed by the conflict of interest in the BoT which from time to time includes representatives from Business Organizations whose financial contributions to the IETF or to ISOC or to ISOC initiatives is in the order of millions of dollars, and whose businesses stand to make significant financial gains or losses from the directions that the ISOC public policy takes."<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 11:12 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>( I don't fully understand the immediate context or trigger for this issue of a perceived conflict of interest in the BoT. Nevertheless sharing some observations, addressed to Andrew)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Dear Andrew,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">There is a focus on conflict of interest arising when a serving Chapter President offers to serve the ISOC BoT, on the rationale that the Chapter (not the individual who has the role of the serving President) has received 2 or 3000 a year for funding which is used for projects which in effect further the positive interests of the Internet Society. This conflict of interest, if any, is dwarfed by the conflict of interest in the BoT which from time to time includes representatives from Business Organizations whose financial contributions to the IETF or to ISOC or to ISOC initiatives is in the order of millions of dollars, and whose businesses stand to make significant financial gains or losses from the directions that the ISOC public policy takes.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>As for the Chapter Officers conflict of interest, if there is a provision that allows a serving Chapter President to serve the BoT with conventions of recusing from Chapter funding decisions it would suffice. If ISOC is more insistent of perfection, the elected member, after confirmation of election, or before he or she opts to serve the BoT, could be presented with an option to pass on his or her role as Chapter President. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sivasubramanian M</div><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div></div>
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