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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thanks Julf, Adebunmi,</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">I subsequently discovered the page on
      the ISoc website describing the process and, after reading it
      through a couple of times, discerned how the bits fit together.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">The oddity is simply that the thing
      referred to as the nomination process is not in fact a nomination
      process. A reasonable person who put forward a potential candidate
      during something called a nomination process might reasonably
      imagine that this would result in the potential candidate
      appearing on the ballot (subject to nominee acceptance, validity,
      and anti-frivolity constraints), when in fact all they've done is
      offer a suggestion for consideration to a committee who is
      selecting a recommended slate and who will discard the rest of the
      names.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">The process by which members can put
      other members forward for election (subject to nominee acceptance,
      validity, and anti-frivolity constraints), what is generally
      understood by the term "nomination", is in fact called a petition
      process. This positions putting forward candidates other than the
      recommended slate as a grievance that the organisation must be
      compelled to address, rather than as being itself the means by
      which candidates are nominated.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">I assume (hope) that there is some
      compelling rationale for the way this process came together
      (certainly having the process of selecting the recommended slate
      open to public input seems like a healthy innovation) but what
      things are called really does matter, and to position such a
      fundamental act of political participation as though it were a
      grievance is a rather unfortunate outcome.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">- Roland</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/2/23 18:20, Adebunmi Akinbo via
      Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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        <div>Hi Roland.</div>
        <div dir="auto">Julf is right on procedure and process. </div>
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        <div dir="auto">However, I believe that you are looking at
          addressing the issues that might have created the challenge we
          are witnessing at this point.</div>
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        <div dir="auto">I recall that we had similar discussions some
          years ago. I had also applied and was interviewed for the
          Board of Trustee. I guess interviews us no longer part of the
          process. </div>
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        <div dir="auto">I strongly assume that the NomCom tries it's
          best but limited to what can be done. I would have expected
          some strong measures from the committee created by the
          Internet Society President to address this issue around 2020.
          I find nothing significant (I might have missed it) in the
          records not a recommendation.</div>
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        <div dir="auto">Chapters hope to have it's members on the Board
          of Trustee to further promote related objectives of the
          Internet Society.</div>
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        <div dir="auto">Again, this are assumptions considering that
          everyone is working towards the same goal...making the
          internet better and stronger.</div>
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        <div dir="auto">I hope this suffice.</div>
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        <div dir="auto">- Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo.</div>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 24, 2023, 8:44
              AM Johan Helsingius via Chapter-delegates <<a
                href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
              wrote:<br>
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              .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The
              petition process is a way for additional candidates to be
              included<br>
              even if they haven't been selected by the Nominations
              Committee.<br>
              <br>
                      Julf (SIY / Finnish Internet Association)<br>
              <br>
              On 24/02/2023 06:06, Roland Turner via Chapter-delegates
              wrote:<br>
              > Can someone point to (or even outline) the rationale
              for the petition <br>
              > process?<br>
              > <br>
              > I had assumed that it was to resolve some procedural
              unfairness that <br>
              > would otherwise exclude candidates who for some
              reason beyond their <br>
              > control had been unable to accept nomination on time,
              but I note that <br>
              > there are several petitions and they don't all appear
              to explain the <br>
              > extenuating circumstances giving rise to the
              petition. Presumably I have <br>
              > misunderstood something.<br>
              > <br>
              > - Roland<br>
              > <br>
              >    President, Internet Society Singapore Chapter<br>
              > <br>
              > <br>
              >
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              > <br>
              > <br>
              > On 24/2/23 04:40, John Tarus via Chapter-delegates
              wrote:<br>
              >> We support Caleb Ogundele for his nomination bid
              and we have signed by <br>
              >> sending the e-mail to <a
                href="mailto:petition.candidate2@elists.isoc.org"
                target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"
                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">petition.candidate2@elists.isoc.org</a><br>
              >><br>
              >> Best Regards,<br>
              >> _______________________________<br>
              >> Dr. John K. Tarus<br>
              >> Department of Information Technology<br>
              >> School of Information Sciences<br>
              >> Moi University<br>
              >> Tel: +254721330170<br>
              >> ____________________________________<br>
              >> President, Internet Society Kenya Chapter<br>
              >> _____________________________________<br>
              >>
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              >> "You don't have to sleep because the night has
              come but because you <br>
              >> have accomplished what you wanted to do"
              (Anonymous).<br>
              >>
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              >><br>
              >><br>
              >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 4:29 PM Peterson, Jon via
              Chapter-delegates <br>
              >> <<a
                href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org"
                target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"
                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>
              wrote:<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Dear Colleagues:<br>
              >><br>
              >>     As Chair of the Internet Society Nominations
              Committee, I am<br>
              >>     providing notification that Mr.Caleb
              Ogundelehas filed a petition<br>
              >>     to add his name to the slate of candidates
              for theChapterselection<br>
              >>     to the Internet Society Board of Trustees.<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Information on petitions can be found at the
              petitions<br>
              >>     page:<a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/"
                rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/</a>
              <<a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/__;!!N14HnBHF!5kkyLY3uyza3L5F2ciLRBIIu5i8T8k1GRF7fgxlpGgw3s-NtpyNdKKtn2vknfivs-LhsoovKy-z-9knJw8mh$"
                rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/__;!!N14HnBHF!5kkyLY3uyza3L5F2ciLRBIIu5i8T8k1GRF7fgxlpGgw3s-NtpyNdKKtn2vknfivs-LhsoovKy-z-9knJw8mh$</a>>.<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Information provided byCaleb Ogundelecan be
              found<br>
              >>     at:<a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/caleb-ogundele/"
                rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/caleb-ogundele/</a>
              <<a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/caleb-ogundele/__;!!N14HnBHF!8BTePwDneXKzaObVJpokL6CINLWPc8sBv35KnATBh6w1vQX2MHpFWDGrZc1VGPnf0u0VV-sW57dCDVnQZBzy$"
                rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/caleb-ogundele/__;!!N14HnBHF!8BTePwDneXKzaObVJpokL6CINLWPc8sBv35KnATBh6w1vQX2MHpFWDGrZc1VGPnf0u0VV-sW57dCDVnQZBzy$</a>>.<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Names of petitioners who receive the required
              number of valid<br>
              >>     signatures, following the process described
              on the petitions page,<br>
              >>     will be added to the election slate.<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Best regards,<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Jon Peterson<br>
              >><br>
              >>     2022-2023 Nominations Committee Chair<br>
              >><br>
              >>     Internet Society<br>
              >><br>
              >>   
               _______________________________________________<br>
              >>     As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you
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              >> As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are
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              > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are
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              As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are
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As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed
to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS):
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