[Chapter-delegates] პასუხი: ISOC - CL : Welcome Andrew Sullivan

Mon Jul 2 05:24:52 PDT 2018

On behalf of ISOC GEORGIA Chapter, we would like to express our CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME Andrew Sullivan for being selected as the new President and CEO for the Internet Society.

Irakli Garibashvili
ISOC-Georgia

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ვისგან: Dave Burstein via Internet Society <Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org>
გაგზავნილი: პარასკევი, 29 ივნისი, 2018 22:42
ვის: igar at hotmail.com
თემა: ISOC - CL : Welcome Andrew Sullivan

I know Andrew first from his work as an Internet Technologist at Dyn. He and colleagues were a reliable source for me and many other reporters.... -posted to the "Chapter Leaders Community" community
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I know Andrew first from his work as an Internet Technologist at Dyn. He and colleagues were a reliable source for me and many other reporters. They understood the nature of the international Internet in a depth few could match.

I've had a few exchanges with him on Internet issues. His comments were always well-informed although we didn't always agree.

Beyond the words of welcome, I believe it a good time for all of us to bring ISOC back to our shared goals. First, as Gonzalo notes
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He is committed to the ISOC

vision of an Internet that works for all of us
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I believe ISOC needs to take strong stands where we can make a difference in the cost of access. We are doing good work on Community Networks. I support CN and have even volunteered for two of them. But CN's are highly unlikely to cover more than 2%. We also need policies that will make a difference for the other 98%, as I've written here before.

"All of us" must include the majority of Internet users that are barely represented in ISOC decisionmaking.  Until recently, our home page asked for "like-minded" members. However,

"55%-60% of landline broadband users are in the "Global South," about 500M. The South
is 65%-70% if you include "wireless-only" many of which are 4G LTE at 10 megabits or more." bit.ly/65percent<http://bit.ly/65percent>

> Gonzalo
adds
Sullivan "
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elieves fervently in the struggle to bring an Internet that is open, globally-connected,

trusted and secure to everyone.
" That corresponds to what I know of him as well. ISOC policy needs major changes to come closer to our ideals.

Sullivan comes from the IETF, a group far more open than ISOC. Under Kathy Brown, ISOC has made all decisions in a top down manner, despite our common belief in "multi-stakeholder." Kathy, a generous person I've always respected, never overcame her big company background as a Verizon advocate. I'm hopeful Andrew can lead the change we need.
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With any leadership change, several executives are likely to leave. I think it's important for all of us to consider what the right qualifications are for their replacements. I hope many of us will speak up.

On staff hires, I think we should look for people who have succeeded in organizations - like the IETF - where the divisions, like our chapters, play a leading role. while working with the larger group.

On policy hires, I believe we should look for people who have shown they can build bridges across the North-South divide. The Internet was built largely by the more affluent countries. Today, the less affluent are a majority but the system hasn't adjusted. We believe "The Internet is for Everyone." ISOC will fail if we don't adjust.
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