[Chapter-delegates] Message from Internet Society Audit Committee Chair

[vinton cerf]

ISOC does not dictate policy - it might advocate. This statement does not
compute for me:

"This conflict of interest, if any, is dwarfed by the conflict of interest
in the BoT which from time to time includes representatives from Business
Organizations whose financial contributions to the IETF or to ISOC or to
ISOC initiatives is in the order of millions of dollars, and whose
businesses stand to make significant financial gains or losses from the
directions that the ISOC public policy takes."



On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 11:12 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy via
Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

>
> ( I don't fully understand the immediate context or trigger for this issue
> of a perceived conflict of interest in the BoT. Nevertheless sharing some
> observations, addressed to Andrew)
>
> Dear Andrew,
>
> There is a focus on conflict of interest arising when a serving Chapter
> President offers to serve the ISOC BoT, on the rationale that the Chapter
> (not the individual who has the role of the serving President) has received
> 2 or 3000 a year for funding which is used for projects which in effect
> further the positive interests of the Internet Society.  This conflict of
> interest, if any, is dwarfed by the conflict of interest in the BoT which
> from time to time includes representatives from Business Organizations
> whose financial contributions to the IETF or to ISOC or to ISOC initiatives
> is in the order of millions of dollars, and whose businesses stand to make
> significant financial gains or losses from the directions that the ISOC
> public policy takes.
>
> As for the Chapter Officers conflict of interest, if there is a provision
> that allows a serving Chapter President to serve the BoT with conventions
> of recusing from Chapter funding decisions it would suffice. If ISOC is
> more insistent of perfection, the elected member, after confirmation of
> election, or before he or she opts to serve the BoT, could be presented
> with an option to pass on his or her role as Chapter President.
>
> Sivasubramanian M
>
>
>
>
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