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<div dir="auto">Hi Christian,<br />
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It is a great proposal, to invite current trustees from IETF, OMAC, IAB to get involved in their local chapter activities. I hope ChAC can bring it to the Board. <br />
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Best Regards,<br />
Luis</div>
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<div class="matchFont">Prof. Luis M Martínez Cervantes, PhD, MSc, BScEE, MIEE Professor and researcher Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City </div>
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<div name="messageReplySection">On 28 Jul 2026 9:16 -0600, Christian de Larrinaga <cdel@firsthand.net>, wrote:<br />
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Firstly congratulations to Brian on his appointment. Also thank you for<br />
your significant contributions on behalf of the community.<br />
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Ideally all trustees should participate in a chapter as Fred did,<br />
irrespective of the constituency they are elected by or "day job"<br />
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Are there any current trustees who don't engage with any chapter? If so<br />
perhaps we can encourage a welcome?<br />
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Christian<br />
PS still miss Fred<br />
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Luis M Martinez via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org> writes:<br />
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<blockquote type="cite">Dear Colleagues,<br />
<br />
As you may be aware, last weekend Dr Brian Haberman was appointed as the new chair of the Board of Trustees,<br />
succeeding Ted Hardie, who was the chair for the last six years. Brian has been a member of the board since 2021, when<br />
the IETF appointed him. The Board of Trustees (BOT) is composed of an equal number of members elected by chapters<br />
and appointed by the IETF and OMAC. Although most ISOC members (a larger majority of chapter members) are<br />
unaware of the relevance of the BOT and its chair, it “provides strategic direction, oversight, inspiration, and advice in<br />
support of the Internet Society’s mission and vision”.<br />
<br />
There has never been a BOT chair emerging from chapter-elected members (well, Fred Baker was elected by chapters<br />
but belonged to the IETF as well).<br />
<br />
It is time to reflect on the role of chapter members in the BOT. As only a third of the votes are in the hands of our<br />
elected members, any proposition or initiative that benefits the largest group of ISOC members is easily overruled. The<br />
simplest explanation is that business objectives are not always compatible with social interests. Any ISOC member<br />
observing the public meetings of the BOT can easily see how these initiatives are neither understood nor approved. If<br />
any concession is made, it usually implies a very complex process. In the end, support for chapter-driven initiatives will<br />
always face strong opposition, as it does not fit ISOC's business. But is it not the “business” to make the Internet<br />
available to everyone?<br />
<br />
Yours,<br />
<br />
Luis Martinez<br />
ISOC MX Board member, Former Trustee<br />
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Prof. Luis M Martínez Cervantes, PhD, MSc, BScEE, MIEE Professor and researcher Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico<br />
City<br />
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