[Chapter-delegates] Chapters Advisory Council

[Winthrop Yu]

   +1 Evan!

WYn



On 10/29/2014 3:43 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Hello Salam,
>
>
>     For those of us (like me) who are not familiar with ISOC jargon such as “CAC
>     is a vital and necessary milestone in the cultural evolution of the Internet
>     Society”
>
>
> ​I did not attempt to confuse anyone. I was stating that as my personal opinion.
> That was *my* jargon. :-)
>
> There are many here who have been involved in ISOC chapters​ far longer than I
> have been. But it was my observation to date that Chapters, until recently did
> not have adequate representation as one of the three pillars of ISOC (IETF,
> Organizational members, Chapters). They lacked a coherent voice through which to
> advise ISOC on issues as they relate to the needs of Chapters, both regarding
> internal development and contribution to global efforts on policy advocacy and
> education.
>
> The election of Board members by Chapters was one important step. The bylaw
> changes that encouraged formation of a Chapter Advisory Council (to operate in
> parallel with the Organizational Member Advisory Council which already exists)
> were another.
>
> I have heard many ideas in my conversations with other Chapter leaders and
> members, ideas of how to better make use of the Chapter infrastructure to
> contribute to this truly unique facet of ISOC. Some are internal; (capacity
> building, leadership development, day-to-day operations, daily management) and
> some are external (outreach, events, public policy, fundraising, etc.) While I
> do not want to presume what others might want from it, there are a number of
> benefits of having a Council as, amongst other things, a bidirectional liaison
> between Chapters and the Board. (This is not the same as Board members who are
> elected by Chapters; once on the Board they are no longer directly accountable
> to the voters (until their next election).
>
> I hope these answer your questions, at least partially. Many more will be
> answered when the next draft is released.
>
> ​- Evan​
>
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