[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election for 2007 - Call for Nominations

[David McAuley]

Dear Chapter Delegates:

Bill St.Arnaud, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, has asked that I
deliver this message on his behalf.

Best regards,
David McAuley
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2007 Internet Society (ISOC) Elections - Call for Nominations

This is a call for nominations for election to the Board of Trustees of
the Internet Society (ISOC). The Board of Trustees is ultimately
responsible for all aspects of the Internet Society, as outlined in the
ISOC by-laws which can be found at:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/bylaws.shtml

In 2007, two Trustees will be elected by the ISOC Organizational Members
and one by the ISOC Chapters.

In addition, one Trustee (the Standards Trustee) will be selected by the
Internet Architecture Board.

The new ISOC Trustees will be seated at the ISOC Board meeting in San
Juan, Puerto Rico, July 1, 2007 and will serve three year terms, ending
when new ISOC Board members are seated in 2010.

The procedures for the selection of Trustees of the Internet Society can
be found at: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/select.shtml

A profile of the current Board of Trustees can be found at:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/board.shtml

The following Trustees' current terms will end in August 2007:

1.    Erik Huizer - Standards Trustee - Term 2002-2007
2.    Desiree Miloshevic - elected by Org Members - Term 2004-2007
3.     Stephen Squires was named to fill a vacancy created when a Board
Member elected by Org Members resigned from the Board soon after the
election - Term 2004-2007
4.    Patrick Vande Walle - elected by Chapters - Term 2004-2007

The ISOC Nominations Committee expects to choose a slate of at least
four well-qualified candidates to be voted on by the Organizational
Members and at least two well-qualified candidates to be voted on by
Chapter representatives.

Candidates for ISOC Trustee should have demonstrable involvement in the
Internet, particularly in the areas of standards, public policy or
education. Ideally, candidates should have understanding of technology,
policy, business and economics.

The following qualifications are also highly desirable:

   - Organizational leadership experience, including Board experience
   - General business skills
   - Ability to raise funds for not-for-profit organizations
   - Non-for-profit experience
   - The ability to identify relevant ISOC projects and obtain funds or
other resources to accomplish them
   - Vision for the role of the Internet Society

ISOC is interested in broadly-based representation on the Board of
Trustees and seeks to identify candidates from industry, education,
non-profit or government. The selection criteria will include regional
location, current activities, relevant experience and professional
background.

Nominations should be sent to the Nominations Committee using the web
form
at: https://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/nomcom/2007/nominate.php
or by sending e-mail to Nominations2007 at isoc.org. Please use the
following subject line for e-mail messages containing nominations:

   ISOC Board Nomination: name of nominee

Anyone may submit a name to the Nominations Committee. Nominations
should be submitted no later than January 10, 2007 in order to ensure
due consideration of the nomination by the committee. Self-nominations,
agreed nominations and suggestions are all welcome.

Each nomination should be submitted separately, and should include:

   - the name of the nominated individual
   - contact information for the nominee (including, at minimum, an
e-mail address and country of residence)
   - a brief explanation of why you believe that the nominee should be
considered for an ISOC Board position.

Please indicate whether you consider the nominee a candidate to be
elected by the Organizational Members, the Chapters or both. Although
Trustees are selected by different constituencies, all Trustees serve
the Internet Society; they do not serve as delegates from the
constituency which elected or selected them.

Nominees will be contacted by the Nominations Committee and asked to
provide further information about their qualifications and about their
ability and willingness to serve on the ISOC Board of Trustees.

The slate of nominated candidates will be announced on February 7, 2007.
At that time, a petition period will begin and additional candidates for
election to the Board of Trustees may be nominated by the Organizational
Members and Chapters by petition.

The Election Committee will start the balloting for Organizational
Members and Chapters on or before March 23, 2007 and the final Election
Day is scheduled for April 30, 2007.

The 2007 Nominations Committee is composed as follows:

Chair:

Bill St. Arnaud (CANARIE, Canada)

Members:

1. Michael R. Nelson (IBM, US)
2. Ole Jacobsen (Cisco Systems, US)
3. Daniel Stern - (U-Connect, Uganda)
4. Jonne Soininen - (NOKIA, Finland)
5. Wladyslaw Majewski - (ISOC Chapter, Poland)
6. Kimberly Claffy - (SDSC, US)
7. Kilnam Chon - (KISTI, Korea)
8. Alex Gakuru - (ISOC chapter-in-formation, Kenya)

The timetable of the ISOC 2007 Elections is as follows:
Call for Nominations 1-December-06
Nomination Period Closes at 23:59 hours (UTC) on10-January-07 
Candidates Announced, Petition Period Opens 07-February-07 
Petition Period Closed at 23:59 hours (UTC) on 09-March-07 
Ballot completed 23-March-07 
Ballots Posted (e-mail) 30-March-07 
Election Date 30-April-07 
Certification of Election 10-May-07 
Challenge Period Closes at 23:59 hours (UTC) on 30-May-07 
Response to Challenges 19-June-07 
New Trustees Seated 01-July-07

Sincerely,

Bill St. Arnaud, Chair
ISOC 2007 Nominations Committee