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

Sat Oct 4 12:35:11 PDT 2014

Here, I also second Ali's comment.
The Middle East is always underrepresented not only for the BoT.
Thanks,
Nadira Alaraj

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Ali AlMeshal <ali.almeshal at bis.org.bh>
wrote:

> Thanks Narelle,
>    For highlighting existing BoT representation which clearly shows which
> area need to be looked and addressed being it geographically , industry or
> skills. I would add to your statement bellow "More from Africa, Central
> America" I would say " Some from Middle East" being Zero representation.
> Regards
> On 3 Oct 2014 08:30, "Narelle Clark" <narelle at isoc-au.org.au> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>> The Internet is for Everyone!
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> Narelle Clark
>> Immediate Past President and Board Member
>> Internet Society of Australia
>> ph: 0412 297 043
>> int ph: +61 412 297 043
>> narelle at isoc-au.org.au <president at isoc-au.org.au>
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>> The Internet is for Everyone!
>>
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