[Chapter-delegates] Questions for the Board of Trustees

[Richard Hill]

Dear Andrew,

Thank you for this.

I would appreciate a written answer, posted to this list, to the following
questions.

1) Why did the Board agree to a non-disclosure agreement with Ethos Capital
that prevented ISOC from (1) consulting its constituencies (including the
chapters) regarding the principle of selling PIR to a for-profit entity and
(2) consulting its constituencies after the deal was negotiated in private
but before it was closed?

2) What measures will the Board put into place to ensure that all important
decisions are presented to the ISOC constituencies (including the chapters)
for comment before they are taken?

Thanks and best,
Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-
> bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-
> delegates
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 03:40
> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Questions for the Board of Trustees
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> As you know, the Board meets this weekend to consider the Action Plan
> for 2020 and the budget.
> 
> In recognition of the concerns this community has raised about
> consulation with chapters, the Board is going to set aside some time
> during the meeting to consider questions from chapters around the way
> the organization is working.  It will also be possible, of course, to
> ask questions about the current contemplated PIR transaction, but if
> there is information that I have not already shared it is entirely
> unlikely the Board will be in a position to share any of it either.
> This is in addition to any of the ususal interactions the Board has
> with the Chapter AC.
> 
> If you have questions that are appropriate for the Board to answer on
> the topic of how the organization is operating or consulting with the
> community, this would be a good time to get them answered on the
> record.  I will capture any answers and post them back to here, so
> that people do not have to call in to the Board meeting at an
> inconvenient time (though of course we will be streaming the meeting
> as usual.
> 
> To ask your question, just post it in this thread.  Please _do_ post
> it in this thread, however, or I won't see it & it won't get reflected
> in the questions asked this weekend.
> 
> The sooner you can ask your question, the more likely the Board will
> have the information it needs to answer you.
> 
> This is being posted to the chapter-delegates list only, in
> recognition of the important role chapters play in our organization.
> I am aware that not all chapter members are on this list (indeed, most
> are not), but this is the best way I can think to do this on short
> notice and make sure everything is collected in one place, so please
> try to use your chapter mechanisms to talk to your members if you
> think there are issues that might be concerning them and that this is
> a good opportunity to use for that.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> A
> 
> --
> Andrew Sullivan
> President & CEO, Internet Society
> sullivan at isoc.org
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