[Chapter-delegates] Reporter's request re: CEO resignation

[Winthrop Yu]

   +1 Nadira


On 12/27/2017 11:11 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote:
> ​
> On the Chapters' level, there is an important achievement that happened 
> during Kathy's leadership is the approval of the Chapters Advisory Council. 
> So far ChAC is now part of the ISOC structure and the more chapters get 
> their voices heard and discussed in this body, the more influence the ChAC 
> will have on the governance of ISOC.
> 
> ​Best for 2018,
> Nadira Al-Araj
> ​
> 
> On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Dave Burstein wrote:
> 
> Kathy
> 
> I'll pick up anything you send me verbatim.
> 
> Folks
> 
> For newpolicynews.com <http://newpolicynews.com>, I'm writing up Kathy's
> resignation. I've known her for many years to be very able and a basically
> decent person, so I have all the color I need. I'll make a point of
> describing her role in bringing the IGF back from the dead to become a
> useful place to exchange ideas.
> 
> I'm writing to the list to ask for comments on Brown's achievements in ISOC.
> I'm going to include my opinions on how ISOC should be reaching out to the
> global south and incorporating into ISOC the half of the internet
> effectively not included. (China is one-third of the net today, by most
> measures.)
> 
> To balance my article, I'm looking for specific comments about meaningful
> achievements, particularly about building bridges across the North-South
> divide. I'll probably include
> anything you send verbatim.
> 
> Do praise her freely. I'm very disappointed in ISOC since 2012 and want to
> include other opinions.
> 
> Dave
> Editor, Fast Net News, Wireless One.news, Net Policy News and DSL Prime
> Author with Jennie Bourne  DSL (Wiley) and Web Video: Making It Great,
> Getting It Noticed (Peachpit)
> 
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