[Chapter-delegates] Proposed charter of the Chapter Advisory Council

[Nadira Alaraj]

+1 to Eric & Gabriel with regards the autonomy of selecting the Chapter
delegate.
The internal delegate selection criteria within the chapter is beyond the
CAC Charter but could be the duty to the first CAC officers to advice after
the consultation of the CAC members on a nomination criteria.

Best regards,
Nadira



On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Gabriel Ramokotjo <
gabrielramokotjo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> +1
>
> I agree with Eric, succession planning is key within the chapters and
> having new/upcoming members from  the chapters selected, will exposed them
> to a more broader work that is done by ISOC globally.
>
> Regards
>
> G.M Ramokotjo
> On Dec 13, 2014 3:03 PM, "Eric Burger" <eburger at standardstrack.com> wrote:
>
>> Evan -
>> I would suggest you include language or a FAQ that expresses this
>> sentiment:
>>
>> On Dec 13, 2014, at 1:30 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Given the nature of the work and the complexity of Internet Governance,
>> we believed that a good *combination of newcomers and experienced
>> leaders *would be the most effective composition for the officers (and
>> indeed the Steering Committee as well).
>>
>>
>> By reading the draft charter, I had no idea this was the goal. The reason
>> I would not want a strict rule is because I totally agree with this:
>>
>> To do this we need to trust the Chapter delegates themselves to determine
>> how best to do this each year from among the available candidates.
>>
>>
>> I would not want to dictate to any particular chapter how to select its
>> delegate, but I do like the theory behind this:
>>
>> Because of this, we deliberately chose  to require all leaders to be
>> re-elected every year, to ensure maximum accountability and to enable
>> opportunity for newcomers.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> My concern is that chapters will most likely be inclined to send their
>> best and most experienced member to be their delegate to the council. My
>> question is, how do we get across to chapters that is not necessarily in
>> their best interest? You might say that we all are aware of this from being
>> on this list. But, what about five years from now when we have forgotten
>> and there is a new cadre to chapter leaders?
>>
>> One option would be to say that a chapter may not select any officer to
>> be a delegate. The presumption here is the chapter would be selecting its
>> best and most seasoned members for leadership, leaving open the delegate
>> slot for an up-and-comming individual. Moreover, that new person may be
>> able to benefit the most from networking and exposure to what the Internet
>> Society Chapter Support team has to offer. Conversely, if a chapter has an
>> individual who is “president for life,” this would give someone else the
>> opportunity to be involved with the greater Internet Society community.
>>
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*Nadira Alaraj*
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