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Dear Ted,<br>
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thank you for your responses to the Chapter Delegates Mailing List.<br>
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Please find our comments/responses in-line:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/03/2024 03:06, Ted Hardie via
Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">First, let me thank everyone who has reached out to engage with the board. I can’t give full answers to all of the questions from the recent email threads yet, but the board has discussed some of them and I wanted to reflect those now.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ISOC UK chapter asked about the establishment of a separate board for the ISOC Foundation. Currently, the governance of the foundation is separate from the governance of the ISOC board and it has independent committees, reports, and strategy development. The same individuals are, however, on both boards. There has been periodic discussion of whether that should change; given the recent change in the scope of the Foundation’s work as a supporting organization, the board does not intend to make this change now. It is, instead, considering whether to add outside advisors to the Foundation’s Strategic Advisory Committee; this would require a change to the charter (the current charter is available here: </span><a
href="https://www.isocfoundation.org/board-of-trustees/committees/strategic-advisory-committee/"
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The board believes that this step might help provide beneficial outside perspectives without requiring the outside advisors to be deeply involved in the work of the Foundation as a supporting organization. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-0b50ecbf-7fff-c166-4080-d9e1a56da2ec"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Thank you for discussing this. It is very helpful. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">You mention a “</span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#6aa84f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">recent change in the scope of the Foundation’s work as a supporting organization”.</span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Could you please explain this? Was this announced?</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Regarding the governance proposals you shared, I fail to understand how these are likely to improve the five pillars of Governance which are Accountability, Fairness, Transparency, Oversight and Independence. The Foundation should have these five pillars at its core and right now the structure fails to show that. The use of “outside advisors” is very surprising because by their very position of being “outside” and “advisors” there is nothing in what they are saying that could hold any weight when the “advice” they provide runs counter to the wishes of the people they advise. Funnelling all advisors through the Executive Director concentrates influence and authority in that single role, creating a potential vulnerability or point of excessive control, thus there is no kind of transparency, oversight or independence with this set-up. The only point that might be fulfilled by having outside advisors might be “fairness” but that’s only one of the five pillars. It is imperative that the Trustees recognize the potential risks they expose themselves to by adhering to a governance framework that exhibits such structural deficiencies for an organisation dedicated to project financing. Has a risk analysis, a bottom-line entry level governance litmus test, even been considered with the current set-up?</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We look forward to seeing future plans of the Board in relation to the Internet Society Foundation.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ISOC UK also asked a question about CEO renewal. The board recognizes that strong leadership is critical to advancing Internet Society’s mission and it has had CEO Succession plans in place since Kathy Brown's tenure as CEO. The CEO Succession Planning Committee is the group currently charged to consider CEO renewal, and it has worked since its inception to ensure that a strong leadership continuity plan is in place to enable ISOC to continue its work in now and in the future. The committee continuously maintains a CEO profile, identifies and develops ISOC’s talent base, and updates and prioritizes key skills and capabilities essential for leadership in our industry and in furthering our mission. The CEO committee recently gave a report to the board, and the board continues to consider it. We will provide further updates on that in due course. I will add, however, that the composition of the committee (and all of the committees) is based on a balance of factors, including the committee workloads of individual members. As a quick look at the overlapping requirements and exclusions for the different Internet Society shows, assignment to committees can be difficult. All recommendations from the committee are reviewed and approved by the full board, however, and this will continue to be the case.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.44;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
id="docs-internal-guid-dddf6509-7fff-8ede-9625-00e7ffd31427"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Unfortunately you did not appear to answer the question in relation to the CEO renewal. By Andrew’s own admission, his term will end this summer, at which point an offer will be made to renew or a search for a replacement should start as soon as possible. Such searches don’t happen quickly. With four months to go until August 2024, there is very little time, unless an interim CEO will be appointed. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.44;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I am surprised that, in response to the question, the Board has not committed to the points we have made in question 1.4. Neither have you provided a response to question 1.3.2. Lastly, there does not appear to be a process in place yet on the Board in regards to the decision on the CEO - questions 1.6 and 1.7. With only a few months to go, surely it would be good practice to be ready?</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ISOC UK chapter asked about the five year plan for ISOC. You may recall that there were a series of consultations on this topic last year, and I am happy to report that the 5 year strategy was approved at the most recent board meeting. Staff are developing the materials for the distribution of the 5 year strategy now, and I anticipate that those will be available within a few weeks.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-3dd57e29-7fff-f89a-7107-3e68ba5ea365"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">There are several points we would like to make about this:</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Firstly, the consultations, it would have been helpful to have these consultations opened up as fora, for the community members to be able to discuss their proposals openly rather than having sessions where only the Board received feedback. Perhaps I missed this, but some of the decisions that were made by the Board appear to be more and more secretive. Previously consultations were much more open.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Why is the five year plan not in a form that is ready for consumption by the community? I find it unusual that the Board approves something that has not been made available to the community first and thus does not know what the Board has approved - it appears that Board members are not even allowed to speak about the plan. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I recently learned the Board of Trustees will share the 2030 Strategy with Organisational Members on May 7th in 'A Conversation with the Internet Society's Board of Trustees.' However, there's been no announcement to share the strategy with Chapters yet. Despite recent interactions with the Board and Executives, wouldn't it be wise to align Chapters with the Board's actions?</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I am really concerned about the secrecy that is embedding itself in Internet Society processes. The culture was, from the very beginning, one of open collaboration and processes - reflecting the culture of the Internet. Everything was shared, unless there was a specific reason to keep it confidential.. Unfortunately I can’t help feeling that the Internet Society has slid year on year, to run its processes with a different default: unless something needs to be shared (in which case it will be formatted for sharing), information is going to remain confidential. This appears to be a culture change. Is this the feeling of Board members too? Now there appear to be more closed Board meetings than open meetings. We accept there is need for confidentiality for a period over some issues such as personal and time sensitive data but are concerned over increasing obscurity in processes, decision making, evidence and community engagement</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">This is putting a great strain on the Chapter-selected Board members. Are they able to reach out to the Chapter community? Can they speak to Chapters openly? It seems that because so much is happening in confidence within the Board and because the overall mood at that level is that of fear, Board members are scared to say anything for fear of betraying something confidential that’s being discussed by the Board. Is this the kind of environment we want for an organisation that preaches open collaboration? Shouldn’t the Internet Society actively practise what it preaches in its governance processes?</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ISOC New York chapter asked if the board were willing to dedicate a specific amount of time at each meeting to listening to the chapters. The board believes that open forums or community consultations should include all parts of the community and that these are generally more useful when they focus on a specific mission-related topic. The board intends to hold an open forum as part of the 5 year strategy release, and it is open to suggestions from the community on other mission-related topics for future open forums.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ISOC UK chapter asked about the I* coordination efforts. As Andrew noted, there are ongoing staff interactions among the different organizations, and the CEO-level interactions are limited to moments when there is a specific challenge. The board is not aware of any previous occasion in which the boards of these organizations have jointly developed a strategy or action plan, and we do not see a challenge rising to that level of joint action at this time.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"
id="docs-internal-guid-9991aec6-7fff-3ade-83cc-87d157910868"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">It is unfortunate that the Internet Society does not appear to have records of the I* interactions which showed a unified front in the face of the critics/threats of the time.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">I can point you to a few examples:</span></p>
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style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Letter to IEG Chair regarding 3rd draft of ITU SGS report for WTPF</span><span
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</span><a
href="https://www.nro.net/letter-to-ieg-chair-regarding-3rd-draft-of-itu-sgs-report-for-5th-wtpf/"
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style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr"
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress</span><span
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</span><a
href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/release-internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalization-progress-14-3-2014-en"
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/release-internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalization-progress-14-3-2014-en</span></a></p></li>
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style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
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role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Joint Statement from ISOC/ICANN Meeting</span><span
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</span><a
href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/joint-statement-from-isoc--icann-meeting-20-12-2014-en"
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/joint-statement-from-isoc--icann-meeting-20-12-2014-en</span></a></p></li>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">If you are looking for “challenges” for the respective organisations to come into action, whilst the usual “suspect” the ITU is focussing on its own work thanks to the excellent work of its Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin (and her colleagues), there are plenty of other fundamental topics which require a united front at the highest level and right now I do not see that leadership taking place:</span></p>
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style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Netmundial +10 - in the original Netmundial the I* organisations collaborated together to shape the preparations to make it a success. What is ISOC doing at present to help shape Netmundial +10 be a success?</span></p></li>
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style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">WSIS+20: a fundamental process which requires the help and support of all I* organisations. I understand that each organisation, by itself, has varying levels of support for WSIS+20 but it feels like the organisations are more passengers than drivers in the process… and what happens if the WSIS+20 ship hits an iceberg and sinks?</span></p></li>
<li dir="ltr"
style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The UN Global Digital Compact: you may like it or you may oppose it. My understanding is that many I* organisations are treating this process with suspicion. Is there any kind of coordination in relation to the potential repercussions of such a process happening at the UN?</span></p></li>
<li dir="ltr"
style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"
aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"
role="presentation"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Internet We Want: The High Level IGF Leadership Panel at the IGF composed by Global eminent members ( </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-leadership-panel-members"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-leadership-panel-members</span></a><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> ) ran a consultation on a position paper they published about “The Internet We Want” - an excellent set of values and characteristics that need to be defended for the Internet to continue its mission to connect everyone together. The I* organisations, including the Internet Society (which by the way had published its “Internet Invariants” ( </span><a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/policybriefs/internetinvariants/"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.internetsociety.org/policybriefs/internetinvariants/</span></a><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> ) appeared to be completely absent from this - and definitely completely uncoordinated. </span></p></li>
</ul>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Sadly, the last one was a missed opportunity. I hope the I* will not miss other opportunities. I am concerned that everyone is now resting with a sense of status quo. There is no such thing as a status quo. The world is evolving very fast and if the I* organisations sit in a status quo then one day the whole system on which the Internet is built will disappear.</span></p>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CA+9kkMCog8ECwLOpyAd9b1QH3q9CU76pVpP6u7cZ2iT4PYZHQQ@mail.gmail.com">
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ISOC UK chapter asked about the financial reporting from the Internet Society. The board believes ISOC is reporting its financials in line with regulatory requirements and accepted practice. The board also notes that the Internet Society made significant changes to ensure that resources could be shared across projects, to reduce duplication of effort. Instituting cross-charging or other time-tracking efforts to produce detailed project-based reporting seems, at least at this point in time, like it might lose some of those gains.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-right: 30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;"
id="docs-internal-guid-7bb25294-7fff-1004-5f45-1b2420fa9413"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Whilst the UK Chapter commends the Internet Society Board of Trustees for its thrifty use of resources, we are surprised to learn that including more details in the published accounts would result in an increase in costs.</span></p>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CA+9kkMCog8ECwLOpyAd9b1QH3q9CU76pVpP6u7cZ2iT4PYZHQQ@mail.gmail.com">
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As the board continues its discussion, I or another member of the board will continue to provide updates. Thanks again for your engagement and for your dedication to the vision and mission of the Society.</span></p>
best regards,</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Ted Hardie</div>
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Thank you Ted. We look forward to the Board's attention in the
matters we are raising.<br>
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Kindest regards,<br>
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD<br>
Chair - Internet Society UK England Chapter<br>
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