[Chapter-delegates] Thank you, Andrew and Gonzalo

[Joao Luis Silva Damas]

Dave,

Let me join you in thanking Andrew, Gonzalo and other staff and board members present for the session.

Even if I do not think the sale of .org does “damage to the Internet” per se (I would like to think the internet is bigger than one gTLD), I think that if this goes through and ISOC finds itself in a position where it no longer has to spend time worrying about where the money is going to come from (as it has during most of its history), then it will be high time to open a deep discussion on what ISOC’s mission and role really are, how it is going to assert its independence from national govs and oligarchical Internet platforms, and what will be the most effective relationship, and format for this relationship, between ISOC and the independent entities that are the Chapters (if any, now that we are opening Pandora’s box). In other words, are we all on the same page about what we are here for?
I sense that the current eruption of voices partly comes from this lack of definition.

Joao

> On 29 Nov 2019, at 15:26, Dave Burstein via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> For taking the time and doing your best to answer the questions. There are many open questions, in particular how to reduce the gap with the chapters on this and so many other things. 
> 
> Given how many questions I've asked, you might be surprised about my comment about what I personally might have done. 
> 
> http://netpolicynews.com/ <http://netpolicynews.com/>  
>      Breaking: $1,135,000,000 to Internet Society if .org Deal Goes Down <http://netpolicynews.com/index.php/89-r/1166-1-300-000-000-to-internet-society-if-org-deal-goes-down>
> Tim Berners-Lee, over 10,000 at https://savedotorg.org/#add-org <https://savedotorg.org/#add-org>, slews of reporters, 3 ISOC Chapters and almost all well-informed independents are strongly opposed to the deal. The Internet Society just revealed it would get 1.13 Billion from very rich US investors for .org. That is enough money that honorable people have decided the damage to the Internet from the deal should be overridden. The deal will die if Pennsylvania or ICANN blocks or even delays.
> 
> If I were on the board, I might have voted for the deal. I've been among the most skeptical, partly because the amount and many other key details were totally secret. I would have demanded much more information and public discussion. 
> 
> I'm strongly advocating ISOC now take extraordinary steps to heal the rift with the chapters and restore the public perception of ISOC. 
> 
> Comments there, here, or by offline email are very welcome.
> 
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