[Chapter-delegates] ISOC open letter

[sivasubramanian muthusamy]

On Thu, May 20, 2021, 22:04 Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via Chapter-delegates
<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Andrew,
>
> On 20/05/2021 16:22, Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:53:43AM +0200, Richard Hill via
> Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> Well, this is a matter of interpreting and applying the Internet Way of
> Networking. And in any case, I think that it would be of interest to the
> Chapters to be made aware of what the staff is doing before it is actually
> done.
>
>
> There are two possible interpretations to this, and I'm wondering which
> you mean.  The first is that you think Chapters might want to know these
> details in advance so that they can have input to the course of action.
> The second is that Chapters might want to know detailed plans of action
> because they're curious, but do not expect to have any influence on the
> action.
>
>
> Sorry to say, but unfortunately you are missing the essential point that
> Chapters are often the most active *front* in a country's discussions with
> stakeholders including governments:
> The third "interpretation" which you are sadly missing is that a Chapter
> Rep might receive a call from a Ministry, or, worse still, a member of the
> Press, asked about something that ISOC HQ has just published... and having
> to respond "sorry I was not aware of that" - which discredits the whole
> Internet Society Organisation as one whose right hand does not know what
> the left hand does. It's common courtesy to give people on the ground a
> heads up.
>

+1

Surely ISOC can do better, or is it reaching new bureaucratic heights?
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Olivier
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