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

[Andrea Romaoli Garcia]

Well said Dear Greg.  ..
Andrea


On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, 3:47 AM Greg Shatan via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> George,
>
> I couldn’t have said it better myself. You have ISOC-NY’s full support.
> Email to be sent shortly. Thank you for stepping forward.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 9:25 PM George Sadowsky via Chapter-delegates <
> 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
>>
>> 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.   I will be grateful for your support.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> George Sadowsky
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> George Sadowsky                                    Residence tel:
>> +1.301.968.4325
>> 8300 Burdette Road, Apt B
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>>                          Mobile: +1.202.415.1933
>> Bethesda MD  20817-2831  USA                                    Skype:
>> sadowsky
>> george.sadowsky at gmail.com                http://www.georgesadowsky.org/
>>
>>
>>
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