[Chapter-delegates] Chapter Advisory Council - creation of an Interim Steering Committee

[Charles Oloo]

+1 John

Nicely put.

Charles


On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:50 PM, John More <morej1 at mac.com> wrote:

> Agreed.  Determining the role and scope lf the Council within the
> structure of the Internet Society (obviously also including a discussion
> and understanding of the role of the Chapters) is a pre-condition to
> designing the structure of the Council.
>
> John
>
> On Oct 15, 2013, at 5:28 AM, Christian de Larrinaga <cdel at firsthand.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes... Important to note that.
> >
> > The term is "Advisory" not political nor hierarchical, nor
> > representational nor any of the myriad ratholes such an activity can be
> > pushed down.
> >
> > Can this be structured as a "meeting" of chapters to develop and discuss
> > priorities and advise the ISOC board and possibly chapters as a whole?
> >
> > I wonder. Experience shows a strong preconception in this generation to
> > develop structure, elections, board, officers, business cards, status,
> > entitlement, then representational assumptions ....
> >
> >
> >
> > Christian
> >
> > Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:
> >> Chris,
> >>
> >> glad to know you are interested as well.
> >>
> >> You may have missed this from a message of mine on October 1:
> >>
> >> "The *one* true innovation in the landscape is the possibility in the
> >> Bylaws to create a Chapter Advisory Council.
> >>
> >> Previous attempts have failed and I am among those who have had serious
> >> doubts about the concept. We should test it now. We know afresh much of
> >> what the Council should be able to do and what is out of its scope.
> >> Let's get on to it. I'm in if I can be considered useful."
> >>
> >> I think that before any of us puts his/her names up for roles we need to
> >> start doing some actual work. What in the present landscape can a
> >> Chapter Advisory Council do that improves the situation, what could
> >> actually go wrong with it?
> >>
> >> IMO a Chapter Advisory Council can bridge many gaps and make sure there
> >> is a persistent and consistent voice from the chapters. It must not try
> >> to take over from the chapters, however, nor become one more
> >> self-propelled power center or attempt to become one. IMO that is what
> >> killed a well-known previous regional model.
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >>
> >> Alejandro Pisanty
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> *Desde:* chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> >> [chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] en nombre de CW Mail
> >> [mail at christopherwilkinson.eu]
> >> *Enviado el:* domingo, 13 de octubre de 2013 15:53
> >> *Hasta:* ISOC Chapter Delegates
> >> *Asunto:* [Chapter-delegates] Chapter Advisory Council - creation of an
> >> Interim Steering Committee
> >>
> >>
> >> Good Evening:
> >>
> >> /> The ISOC Board of Trustees … acknowledged the right of Chapters to
> >> form an advisory group/
> >>
> >> Further to the Note to Chapters that we have all received from Walda
> >> Roseman, I suggest that it is now down to the Chapters ourselves to
> >> initiate the organisation of at the Chapters Advisory Council.
> >>
> >> To this effect, I would be prepared to take on the röle of Convenor of
> >> an Interim Steering Committee for the creation of the Chapters Advisory
> >> Council. If that would be acceptable, I would be glad to see expressions
> >> of interest to participate in the Steering Group posted to the Chapters
> >> Delegates List. In the first instance, the Steering Group should
> >> comprise at least one recognised member from each of the principal
> >> geographical regions. The initial objective might be to work towards a
> >> first plenary meeting of the Council in mid-2014, for instance in
> London.
> >>
> >> With best regards to you all,
> >>
> >> Christopher Wilkinson
> >>
> >> PS:For those of you who do not know me, I initiated the discussion about
> >> Chapter membership of ISOC in 2010 (and have had a stake in that since
> >> then).
> >> I am reasonably multilingual EN/FR/ES; and at 72 I have no interest in a
> >> longer-term commitment.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 01 Oct 2013, at 21:21, Walda Roseman <roseman at isoc.org
> >> <mailto:roseman at isoc.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>
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