[Chapter-delegates] Please volunteer for the ISoc Elections Committee 2015

[Narelle Clark]

Hi Siva
I'd like to encourage everyone to be involved in some way! Even just taking
an interest in the process assists, but especially by nominating
candidates, or being willing to serve on one of the committees, if not the
board itself.

If I may answer the question implicit in your comment, there is a clear set
of criteria that the Nominations Committee (nomcom) uses to assess
candidates, and none of them are how likely someone is to be elected.

When the call for nominations for board positions goes up,
candidates/nominators are asked to provide statements covering both the
nominee's experience, fit with the criteria, and their vision for the
society and the Internet. What is submitted is extremely important.This is
used to shortlist candidates and then that shortlist is interviewed by the
nomcom.

The nomcom then compiles a final slate (usually only 2-4 per available
seat) of candidates based on that process for consideration by the
membership. This year there is only one Chapters seat available.

The quality of candidates is usually very high. Some years there are a lot
of candidates, and REALLY good candidates don't make it onto the slate
because of EXCEPTIONALLY good candidates.

Honestly, I am really impressed by the people that put their hands up. Some
are more well known than others, but that isn't the basis for final
selection.

I'd just like to encourage anyone that feels they have missed out that they
should reconsider applying, as it might just be that the competition was
really fierce that year.

I was nominated twice before I was elected.

best regards


Narelle


On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:21 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Gihan Das
>
> Perhaps we could move to a system of announcing the names of all those who
> have expressed an interest, unlike in previous elections where the
> Nomination Committee or the Chair of the Nominations Committee excluded
> names by their own judgement on who is likely to be elected and who is not
> so well known.
>
> Sivasubramanian M
>
> Sivasubramanian M <https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Gihan Dias <gihan at uom.lk> wrote:
>
>>  All,
>> We are getting ready for the 2015 Internet Society elections and as the
>> chairman of this year's elections committee, I am looking for two
>> volunteers (one each from chapters and organizational members) to join the
>> committee and help run next year's election, together with two other
>> trustees and the CEO.
>>
>> The main job of the committee is to conduct the elections for the
>> trustees appointed by the organizational members and chapters. However, it
>> does *not* identify candidates, which is the responsibility of the
>> nominating committee. Please see our charter
>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/elections-committee-charter> for more
>> details.
>>
>> An elections committee member should be a member of Internet Society and
>> should *not* be a candidate for election or appointment as a trustee in
>> 2015. We will conduct our work by e-mail and WebEx, and do not envisage
>> any face-to-face meetings. The election should conclude in April 2015,
>> after which we would conduct a review of our activities and any recommend
>> any changes for future elections.
>>
>> If you are interested in joining this committee, please let me know by
>> replying to this message by Thursday, 11th Sept with a short CV and a
>> brief description of your Isoc-related activities. I then expect to select
>> two people based on their expertise and ISoc experience.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Gihan
>> Chairman, ISoc Elections Committee 2015
>>
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Narelle Clark
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Internet Society of Australia
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