[Chapter-delegates] Call for Input into Board skills criteria

[Charles Oloo]

Dear Narelle

Thanks for shedding more insight on the composition of BoT. I think some
sort of criteria should be used to enable Africa and Central/Latin America to
have representation in the BoT, to have full regional representation.

Regards

Charles Oloo
Chair / President
Internet Society Kenya Chapter


On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:06 AM, Narelle Clark <narelle at isoc-au.org.au>
wrote:

>
> Folks
> soon the call for nominations will go out for the election of trustees for
> the ISOC Board.
>
> As chair of the nomcom, I am therefore asking for input into the selection
> criteria, or at least some guidance for the nomcom in their deliberations.
>
> It is important to remember, too, that the job of the Board of Trustees
> (BoT) is that of gvoernance and overarching strategy, not day-to-day
> management or explicit direction. It has significant fiduciary
> responsibility and legal responsibilities for the appropriate governance of
> the organisation. Thus these skills are the essential basis for the
> skillset required.
>
> Current information about the BoT election process
> <http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/trustee-elections>
> is up at:
> http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/trustee-elections
>
> Thoughts and comments welcome!
>
> Additional Information
> You may recall that earlier last year we adopted a system of equal seat
> allocation to nominations from the three communities, so the number from
> each source (IETF, Org and Chapters) is not matched with the number we are
> electing/nominating this time round. In the future they will be, but this
> year we are still transitioning.
>
> [Once elected, trustees are committed to serve the Society as a whole and
> cannot act merely in the interests of any one group, regardless of who they
> were elected/appointed by.]
>
> Thus, this time around we will be:
> - electing: 1 x Org, 1 x Chapter nominees
> - receiving 2 x IETF appointees (through their selection process)
>
> Stepping down will be:
> - 1 x Chapter member
> - 2 x Org members
> - 1 x IETF nominee
>
> Of those, the individuals are:
> Rudi Vasnick (eligible for re-election)
> Dave Farber (eligible for re-election)
> Eric Burger (term limited thus now ineligible for re-election)
> Keith Davidson (eligible for re-election) Keith has indicated he will not
> be standing.
>
> The Board of Trustees' current makeup is:
>
> By geography
> North America - 5
> Asia-Pac - 4 (Pacific - 2, Asia - 2, M-East-0)
> Europe - 3
> Central/Latin America - 0
> Africa - 0
>
> By gender
> Males : 10 Females : 2
>
> Age:
> There are no representatives under the age of 30
>
> Disability:
> There are no members with declared disability
>
> Languages spoken (this may not be complete):
> English, Flemish, French, German, Serbian
>
> Loosely speaking, the BoT is:
> Academics: 4, Business: 4, Technologists: 3, Consumer: 1
> [frankly are all technologists, but I was thinking day jobs; nearly all of
> the group have either engineering or computer science qualifications]
>
> Assuming no re-elections,the BoT is potentially losing:
> Gender: 4 males
> Region: 1 Pacific; 1 Europe; 2 North America
> Profession: 2 Academics; 2 business people
> Skill strengths: Governance, audit, organisation and business management
>
> Remaining skills on the Board:
> Please refer to the bios of existing trustees
> <http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees> at:
> http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees
>
> Needs:
> Understanding of the responsibilities of a board member
> More women and younger people
> More non-technical, NGO operations/management people
> More from Africa, Central America
> More who bring social impact and outreach to the fore
> Generalist skills rather than single issue focus
>
>
>
> thoughts? comments?
> best regards
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Narelle Clark
> Immediate Past President and Board Member
> Internet Society of Australia
>
> narelle at isoc-au.org.au <president at isoc-au.org.au>
> www.isoc-au.org.au
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