[Chapter-delegates] 2016 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections

[Narelle Clark]

Thanks Chester for the thumbs up!

Alejandro - if we get a bit quieter, it's for the following reasons:
-> general workload of the role (can we get some 28hr days here please?)
-> wanting to hear other people's views before forming then expressing one's own
-> not wanting to push people in a particular direction before
everyone has spoken
-> taking the opportunity to engage differently through other forums

I've certainly missed the rough and tumble of debate on policy on the
chapters list over the last few years, but I have been able to hear a
much wider selection of views during my time as a trustee.

I did try to do a few blogs and reports, and they are there on the
record. It is challenging to keep them interesting and relevant,
though! Especially when other reporting is done quickly and more
efficiently.

If course, you (Alejandro) know that as you were a trustee once, also!
And a great mentor to me in my first year.


best regards


Narelle


On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 5:33 PM, Chester Soong <chester at soong.net> wrote:
> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
> +1 @Gihan
>
> On 3/22/2016 1:59 PM, Gihan Dias wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-03-21 ප.ව. 11:41, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> it's great to see a message from a Chapter-elected Board of Trustees,
>>> as we are about to elect the next one to go and hide away for three
>>> years (I do miss the time when you took part in discussions.)
>>
>> Alejandro,
>>
>> I'm sorry to hear that you perceive that ISoc Trustees, once elected,
>> hide away for three years.
>>
>> Not only Hans Peter, but all the other trustees have been contributing
>> regularly to various ISoc forums, and meeting chapter members at various
>> places. For example, Desiree met with ISoc Sri Lanka members when she
>> came to Sri Lanka on a private visit last month.
>>
>> In addition, trustees work with the CEO and ISoc staff to ensure that
>> chapters (and other ISoc stakeholders) get value from ISoc. We were
>> successful in finally getting the Chapters Advisory Committee
>> operational this year, as well as several other new initiatives, which
>> are in the 2016 Action Plan
>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/internet-society-2016-action-plan>.
>>
>> As a former Trustee, you know that we are all volunteers who take on
>> this task in addition to our normal job, and try to put as much time as
>> possible on board work as well as our own chapter work.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gihan
>> ISoc Trustee
>>
>>
>>
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Narelle Clark
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Internet Society of Australia
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