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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/27/21 12:06, Andrew Sullivan via
Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:20210927160656.dppao5lzsbs2pcb2@outlook.office365.com">Hi,
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On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 08:12:54AM -0400, Veni Markovski via
Chapter-delegates wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">approach. Chapters are not (and IMHO
should not be) in the position to dictate the staff what work to
implement, but neither should be the organizational members.
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If there is any evidence that organization members are dictating
to the staff what work to do, I would like to see it. I will
state very strongly that I do not believe we attend to the
organization members more than to chapters, and that chapters'
views affect my own priorities in an important way.
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That's why I said "they shouldn't be. <br>
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cite="mid:20210927160656.dppao5lzsbs2pcb2@outlook.office365.com">
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<blockquote type="cite">Board of Trustees: chapters can't have the
same say in ISOC matters, because they don't contribute to the
budget.
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I have never heard that argument advanced in my presence, and if I
did I would object using similar arguments to those you advanced.
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That's good to hear. <br>
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cite="mid:20210927160656.dppao5lzsbs2pcb2@outlook.office365.com">
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<blockquote type="cite">Today, there are 10 Trustees, who are
based in the US (including the CEO),
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For whatever it's worth, as of 1 October I will be based in
Canada.
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;) <br>
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