[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board meetings are happening this weekend. Here is how you can listen to them.

[Christian de Larrinaga]

George,

Thank you for publicising these meetings. I wasn't aware of these 
and only just read your note, a week later! 

I couldn't participate last weekend but if Joly or somebody has a 
recording of these sessions I will try to reserve some time to 
look in. I do have some sympathy with the decades of frustrations 
Veni has commented but who knows maybe this time ....

Does anybody understand why ISOC set up a foundation with the same 
board and so on? What the follow up is for PIR following the 
attempted divestment of PIR? How the flows of responsibilities, 
funds and accountability is working across these 
activities/organisations? How chapters as a board constituency are 
being engaged in the structure of those activities? I am afraid I 
don't. But that might be because I am not paying sufficient 
attention in which case I apologise and welcome any links to 
documentation and activities to better inform me! I am becoming 
aware  that  the foundation is distributing funds and chapters are 
one amongst  any who can apply for such. The UK chapter under 
Olivier's leadership has so far one project the IPv6Matrix with a 
phase funding in place. My observation is that so far that is 
working well operationally. But I'm a blank if someone should ask 
me about how the former structural forms are governed and by whom, 
let alone if chapters have any input options into the design, 
modulation and oversight of ISOC and its various bits and pieces, 
other than vote for candidates for three board seats. 


best Christian

On Fri 12 Nov 2021 at 23:01, George Sadowsky via Chapter-delegates 
<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:


> ISOC Chapter liaisons,
>
> In thinking about your partnership with ISOC, you may be 
> interested in
> listening to the open public parts of the 3rd quarter ISOC and 
> ISOC
> Foundation Board of Trustees' meetings.  They are being held 
> this
> weekend, and you are invited to attend any open sessions as 
> observers.
>  The final agendas, times, and guidelines for observers can be 
>  found
> using the links below:
>
> ISOC Board Meeting
> https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/meetings/161/
> ISOC Foundation Board Meeting
> https://www.isocfoundation.org/meeting-agenda/f12-agenda-2/
>
> The meeting tomorrow, Saturday November 13th, starts at 1600 
> UTC, and
> the meeting on Sunday, November 14th starts  at 1400 UTC.
>
> If you have time and can listen, you may find the content of use 
> in your
> thinking about ISOC's activities and issues.
>
> Andrew Sullivan, our CEO, notes that you need not do this 
> synchronously
> with the meetings.  Open to observers sessions are always 
> recorded and
> are posted to YouTube for public viewing as soon as they 
> practically can
> be.  So if you would rather attend to this at a more convenient 
> time (or
> perhaps would rather listen at 1.5x speed!), that will be 
> possible in
> this case as in every other.
>
> Please feel free to distribute this information to members of 
> your
> chapter.
>
> Best regards,
>
> George Sadowsky


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Christian de Larrinaga 
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