[Chapter-delegates] [Fwd: Re: [isdf] Just another disenfranchisement]

[Gene Gaines]

YOU BRING UP A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.

PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO TAKE A HARD LOOK
AT THE WHOLE ISSUE OF FAIRNESS AND EQUITABLE
TREATMENT IN ISOC.

THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.

I will reiterate the position I stated some time ago.

I will not pay $75 to be a member of ISOC so long as
there is no equitable consideration given the cost of
membership in other countries.

I will be pleased if the Indonesian ISOC chapter would
permit me to be a member, and would be pleased to send
them a check for $75 for that privilege.

But so long as a voting membership costs US$ 75 for a
person from Indonesia, or Nigeria, or Gabon, or any
country, then I judge ISOC to be an exclusionary and
racist organization, and I will not "go along".

Failing to protest such inequity is tantamount to
supporting it.

Gene Gaines
gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com

On Thursday, September 29, 2005, 6:39:01 PM, Franck wrote:

> Please confirm the news below.

> I think we were clear that non-paying members will not be second class
> citizens to ISOC. I hope it is only a mistake.

> Cheers


> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Stefan Probst wrote:

>> Howdy,
>>
>> just saw that ISOC is implementing yet another step of getting rid of any
>> influence from developing countries: 3 BoT seats for paying members.

>>
>> http://www.isoc.org/members/
>> <quote>
>> The Sustaining Member Level [SP: US $75.00 annual charge] will, in
>> addition, be able to participate in election for ISOC Board of Trustee
>> members as follows: once there are 500 such members together with 500
>> individuals joining under or Organizational Membership plan, this group of
>> membership will elect one ISOC Trustee each such year (for up to three such
>> Trustees overall).
>> </quote>
>>
>> My English is probably too poor to understand this sentence with the "500
>> individuals joining under or Organizational Membership plan",





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