[Chapter-delegates] Call for Input into Board skills criteria
Louis Houle
louis.houle at oricom.ca
Fri Oct 10 13:31:36 PDT 2014
I know, and I agree.
You have to be able to take a look behind the curtain somehow. This is
why it might be useful to add a short video to what I wrote, but still,
IMHO a F2F with some well prepared questions will give a more complete
assesment, including non-verbal and body language.
Louis Houle
President
ISOC Quebec
Le 2014-10-08 20:29, Glenn McKnight a écrit :
> HI Louis
> I think your description is a good synopsis for the board
> advertisement But as you and I know its the track record of
> someone on a board working as committee chairs, working with
> conviction and purpose and lastly your ability to drive an
> organization into innovation that will make the candidate stand
> out. Someone that looks good on paper might be a total flake in
> reality and a serious disruptive element. Difference of opinion
> is valid and healthy but unproductive grand standing is not.
> My comments are difficult to put into context except some emotional
> intelligence approach to recuitment.
>
> G
>
>
>
> Glenn McKnight
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> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Louis Houle <louis.houle at oricom.ca
> <mailto:louis.houle at oricom.ca>> wrote:
>
> Hi eveyone,
>
> Just on the fly (maybe what's following has already been mentioned):
>
> The Board skills criteria could include integrity, objectivity and
> sound judgment, people who can support decision-making within
> groups, can work effectively in English, have an understanding of
> the multistakeholder modeland of the Internet Society's mission
> and operation,are committed to its success, experienced in world
> affairs (can be non-profit), contribute to cultural and geographic
> expertise, and can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, in
> the global public trust.
>
>
>
> Louis Houle
> President
> ISOC Quebec
>
> Le 2014-10-04 19:30, Narelle Clark a écrit :
>>
>>
>> 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?
>> best regards
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Narelle Clark
>> Immediate Past President and Board Member
>> Internet Society of Australia
>>
>> narelle at isoc-au.org.au
>> <mailto:president at isoc-au.org.au>
>> www.isoc-au.org.au <http://www.isoc-au.org.au>
>> The Internet is for Everyone!
>>
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>> Narelle Clark
>> Immediate Past President and Board Member
>> Internet Society of Australia
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