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

Sun Oct 5 18:01:44 PDT 2014

Hi Nadira:

Thank you very much for your interest in this point.
Middle East continue being a high priority for ISOC and we still have the idea of strengthening our presence in that region.

I’m very glad I will have the opportunity to participate in the Middle East regional ISOC Chapters meeting and also in the ARAB IGF at the end of November.

It is true the we haven’t hired yet somebody for the ME regional position. This has been a special year for ISOC due to the changes in the leadership and also because some changes in the structure.
I joined ISOC in August this year, just 2 months ago and I am leading a new group has been formed within ISOC. Global Engagement and Relations.

This issue is now under my responsibly and 2 months have not been enough time for finishing it. We are working now in our 2015 plan and budget and be sure that the objective of having a ME regional position remain valid.

I hope to have the opportunity to share a final timeline for fulfilling the position in our next regional meeting in Beiruth.

Don’t hesitate please in contacting me if you want to discuss anything else related to our objective with regard to Middle East.

Best,

Raúl

El 05/10/2014, a las 08:02, Nadira Alaraj <nadira.araj at gmail.com<mailto:nadira.araj at gmail.com>> escribió:

Dear Eric & all,
Greetings,
ISOC Chapters in the Middle East have been trying hard to create a geographical entity for the region for its common concerns.  Back in October 2013, Walda Roseman wrote:

"...we will be establishing a Middle East Bureau and are recruiting for its first Bureau Director, who will be an Arabic speaker and will be located in the region..."

The call for application was done and since then nothing had visualize.

However, the ArabIGF group are doing great incremental work, but the area still need long way to catch-up with the rest of the world.

My comments is not for this particular BoT but to give more attention to this region particularly in the knowledge base in order to have more qualified people in the region.

If you do just a small scan of the Chapter delegate contribution to the discussions from the Middle East Chapters that by itself give an indication.  I don't want to put the blame on the language barrier, but it could be more into the high level of the intellectual discussions members are not aware of it.

Truly,
Nadira

On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 1:42 AM, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com<mailto:mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>> wrote:
HI
We  need  to make  every effort  to raise these issues to the board
G

On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 6:40 AM, Eric Burger <eburger at standardstrack.com<mailto:eburger at standardstrack.com>> wrote:
Don't forget - we are not omnipotent. We do not know the universe of Middle Eastern, female, different able, young, Internet-knowledgable, and supported to the point the can participate on the board people. If you know someone, PLEASE forward their name to the nomcom.

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On Oct 4, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Narelle Clark <narelle at isoc-au.org.au<mailto:narelle at isoc-au.org.au>> wrote:

I'm happy to include such a statement.

I also prefer to look at slightly different regional aggregation, too.

The Middle East is usually aggregated with 'Asia' as is the Pacific.

So you get the most populous and arguably diverse set of nations lumped in together.

It derives of course from the UN groupings.

So apart from geography and lived experience of disability are there any other skills people want considered?

Narelle

On Oct 5, 2014 6:35 AM, "Nadira Alaraj" <nadira.araj at gmail.com<mailto:nadira.araj at gmail.com>> wrote:
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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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?
[X]
best regards

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