[Chapter-delegates] My petition for inclusion on the Chapters election slate for the ISOC Board of Trustees

Veni Markovski veni at veni.com
Fri Feb 14 13:28:27 PST 2020 

+1, Steve.
I'd also add, that George is active in the DC chapter, and is an ongoing
support for the Bulgarian chapter, as well. He served 10 years on the
Bulgarian President's IT advisory committee (2002-2012), and as director
of the Global Internet Policy Initiative, he helped my country to
achieve one of the most Internet-friendly legislation on the planet. I
also served with him on the ISOC Board in the yearly 2000s, and found
him among the most progressive members, understanding very well the
value of the chapters for ISOC.
I can also say I had a petition campaign in 2004, and managed to get
elected for a second term thanks to the chapters!

I'd just kindly remind the people, the chapter leaders, who support
George petition to do it not (only) on this list, but to send an email
as per his description - to
petition.candidate1 at elists.isoc.org
<mailto:petition.candidate1 at elists.isoc.org>

Note what the original email says,
"Only emails from ISOC Chapter voting delegates (usually the Chapter
chair or president) will be valid for my petition, and these emails must:

    1.  come directly from the Voting Delegate via his or her email
address of record with ISOC;
    2.  include the name of the petition supporter’s Chapter, and;
    3.  include the name of the person whose petition is being supported
(i.e. my name)."




On 2/14/20 11:51, Steve Crocker via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> I strongly support George's petition.  I have known and worked with
> George for quite a few years.  We overlapped on the ISOC board during
> 2003-2004, and we were both heavily involved in ICANN, including many
> years together on the ICANN board.  George is a thoughtful,
> independent and caring person.  He is deeply knowledgeable about the
> community, the organizations and the issues.  He stays above the
> political games and doesn't take sides.  When faced with
> controversial issues, he analyzes and thinks through the component
> pieces and then comes to ell reasoned conclusions.  He communicates
> well and is passionate, but he always holds his temper in check.  He
> is a well trained mathematician, computer scientist and economist, and
> he functions well at the board level of any organization.
>
> Steve Crocker
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 9:25 PM George Sadowsky via Chapter-delegates
> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
>
>     Dear Colleagues,
>
>     I am writing to you as a member of the Council of the ISOC-DC
>     chapter and as a petitioner for the current ISOC Board election. 
>
>     *_Background_*
>
>     I have filed a petition to be included on the election ballot for
>     the ISOC Board of Trustees.  My petition is listed on the ISOC
>     Petitions page:
>
>      
>       https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2020/petitions/
>
>
>     My name on the Petitions page links to this page with the
>     information I provided and my petition mailbox address:
>
>        
>     https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2020/petitions/George-Sadowsky/
>
>     My petition signatures mailbox address is:
>
>         petition.candidate1 at elists.isoc.org
>     <mailto:petition.candidate1 at elists.isoc.org>
>
>     I have filed for the Chapters Election.   I need to receive at
>     least nine (9) signature emails from ISOC Chapter voting delegates
>     by the deadline, Friday, 28 February 2020 at 15:00 UTC, so that my
>     name will be added to the candidate slate for the Chapters
>     election. Only emails from ISOC Chapter voting delegates (usually
>     the Chapter chair or president) will be valid for my petition, and
>     these emails must:
>
>         1.  come directly from the Voting Delegate via his or her
>     email address of record with ISOC;
>         2.  include the name of the petition supporter’s Chapter, and;
>         3.  include the name of the person whose petition is being
>     supported (i.e. my name).
>
>     If I receive the required number of signatures from ISOC Chapter
>     voting delegates in support of my petition by the deadline, we
>     will notify you and add your name to the slate of candidates for
>     the Chapters election.
>
>     *_My request to you_*
>
>     I write to ask you to read my statement on the site above and
>     then, through your Chapter voting representative, support my
>     petition to be on the ballot.  This support, if successful, only
>     puts my name on the ballot; the actual voting for the Trustee
>     position comes later.
>
>     In my view, ISOC is in a crisis, largely self-inflicted by the
>     manner in which it has moved to sell PIR to Ethos Capital.  This
>     crisis could turn out to be existential.   Regardless of the
>     outcome of the process leading to the sale or its retraction, ISOC
>     will have lost significant trust of the membership and standing in
>     the not-for-profit community.  I believe that current crisis
>     exists in part because  the organization has lost some degree of
>     fundamental contact and rapport with its membership.  I am running
>     for a seat on the Board in order to change that as best I can.
>
>     ISOC will need help in picking up the pieces and re-establishing
>     itself as best possible as a trusted member of the Internet
>     ecosystem.  It has been an important resource for the Internet
>     ecosystem since its conception, and it is doing valuable work in
>     several areas.  My goal is to help it to preserve its legacy and
>     to continue its work as best it can.  I think that it would be a
>     tragedy if the current crisis rendered it isolated and/or
>     ineffective, and I believe that I have the history, experience and
>     ability to help avoid that outcome.
>
>     I'm available to respond to questions that you might have
>     regarding my statement or other views I have.  There's more detail
>     about me at georgesadowsky.org <http://georgesadowsky.org>.   I
>     will be grateful for your support.
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     George Sadowsky     
>
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>     George Sadowsky                                    Residence tel:
>     +1.301.968.4325
>     8300 Burdette Road, Apt B-472                          Mobile:
>     +1.202.415.1933
>     Bethesda MD  20817-2831  USA                                  
>      Skype: sadowsky      
>     george.sadowsky at gmail.com <mailto:george.sadowsky at gmail.com>      
>              http://www.georgesadowsky.org/ 
>
>
>
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