[Chapter-delegates] On Board Diversity

[Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

Hi John,

I have also served on an RIR's NoMCoM to see that diversity is not an
issue, as a matter of fact, it makes it very representative and one can ask
the person representing the region to what they are doing about a
particular issue or need that is peculiar to their region.

When you say the internet is for all, it means equity of service for all
regions Africa, Asia Pacific, Europeans, and Americans e.t.c, However, it
also means each region with its own peculiarity the underserved region such
as Africa.

Therefore, the ISOC stands for every internet user. Take for example, if I
have an issue peculiar to my region, how do I make a case for it on the
board except if I have a common interest with the person presenting the
case I'm making. Therefore, making a case for regional representation for
diversity isn't much of an ask if it doesn't exist.

The Internet Society supports and promotes the development of the Internet
as global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people's lives,
and a force for good in society. Our work aligns with our goals for the
Internet to be open, globally-connect.

I believe this is what we should be guided by.

Thank you

Caleb Ogundele

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 12:57 PM John Levine <isocmember at johnlevine.com>
wrote:

> It appears that Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Chapter-delegates <
> muyiwacaleb at gmail.com> said:
> >
> >May I also add the need to start considering regional diversity just like
> >we have for the ICANN board
>
> Having been on the ICANN nomcom, I can say that ICANN's rigid geographic
> diversity rules have
> perverse consequences.  It means that the nomcom is often forced to ignore
> well qualified
> candidiates solely because they happen to live in the wrong place.
>
> As Ted pointed out, ISOC's board selection process gives each of the
> three groups full control over who they choose as board members. If
> you want to require geographic diversity, how do you plan to do that,
> and what would you hav done about the 2020 election in which the chapters
> voted for a petition candidate who by most measures made the board
> less diverse than any of the nomcom's candidates would have?
>
> R's,
> John
>


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