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

[Narelle Clark]

Hi Charles

I'm not trying to pre-empt the deliberations of the nomcom here, but it
will really depend on who comes forward. If all of you capable, experienced
people don't offer to stand, then we would hope that other capable
candidates from other regions still nominate.

I don't think we can make geographic origin a *compulsory* criteria, but I
have certainly added to the call for nominations in the past a line like:

"Candidates from Asia are strongly encouraged to apply"

Obviously in this phase we would word it as Africa, Latin or Central
America.

We would certainly aim to put up the best range of candidates, too.


regards


Narelle

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Charles Oloo <oloo6382 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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