[Chapter-delegates] IGF Ambassadorship Open

[David Vyorst]

Flagrant ageism!


David Vyorst
Co-Founder, Relay Station Digital Strategies

www.relaystationmedia.com
202.841.2400
@dvyo

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The call for IGF Ambassadors has opened for  IGF Mexico.
>
> Note the limitations
> Selection criteria
>
> IGF Ambassadorships are for young Internet Society members who have a
> strong interest in the issues and themes of the IGF. Ambassadorship awards
> are available for first-time and returning ambassadors. Selection for the
> Ambassadorships is competitive. All applicants must be:
>
>    - *between the ages of 20 and 40*
>    - a member of the Internet Society
>    - able to present a strong motivation for attending the IGF meeting
>    - able to demonstrate interest and expertise in issues on the IGF
>    agenda
>    - able to demonstrate experience in leading Internet governance
>    discussions at the international level and in multi-cultural environments
>    - capable of appropriately represent the Internet Society and its
>    views and policies as an Ambassador during the IGF
>    - capable of  continuing to work with the Internet Society locally
>    after the IGF.
>
> I am curious  how  the  *Internet is for  Everyone, *but why does  ISOC
>  continues to limit the ambassadors to under 40 years old.   Interesting
> since  ARIN  Fellowship or  ICANN has removed this obvious discrimination
> against dedicated volunteers
>
> I wonder how many previous candidates actually worked with the local
> chapters after the IGF.
>
> Recently at  ICANN  we reviewed all the fellows based upon their
>  self-identified sectors and countries and the bias has been for  World
> Least Developed economies- this has meant that  US  territories in the
> South Pacific,  first Nations,  poor and rural  Americans  were not
> eligible.  We have stated for  years that this is unfair to  Canadian and
> US  first nations/indigenous ( can be treated as independent tribal
> governments) .  ICANN is now  reexamining their criteria with a noteworthy
> change to allow first nations people to participate.
>
> Does anyone else feel  that  ISOC's  ambassador program suffers from
> ageism?
>
> Glenn
>
> Glenn
>
> Glenn McKnight
> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
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> twitter gmcknight
> .
>
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