[Chapter-delegates] New version of ICANN At-Large Review - ISOC Chapters role and future

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

Dear Satish,

On 05/02/2017 04:42, Satish Babu wrote:
> 1. Given the large number of end-users (several billion) and their
> geographic spread, who gets to eventually become members is unclear.
> The end-result of all individuals being treated as one group may be
> that minority communities and smaller countries are drowned out by the
> more dominant groups. 

You have hit the nail on the head. In the Internet Society context, this
is akin to keeping the Global membership and dissolving the Chapters.
The Chapters bring that essential diversity of views and balances them
geographically. The Chapters bring the essential local element to ISOC's
mission - and that's what At-Large Structures do in ICANN's mission.
Some do it better than others, but that's essentially the worth of
having a local organisational element in the bottom-up ladder. The
Internet Society and its communities understood that a long time ago. It
is unclear whether the lesson's been learnt at ICANN.
Kindest regards,

Olivier