[Chapter-delegates] On corporate by-laws (was Re: On Board Diversity)

[Tom Fredrik Blenning]

Den 09.10.2021 01:47, skrev Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates:
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> On Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 05:55:02PM -0400, Veni Markovski via 
> Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>
>> Here's one possible solution: Include such a requirement in the ISOC
>> by-laws and let the three groups figure out how to comply?
> 
> This is an interesting suggestion, but it has a problematic failure case 
> so if people are going to continue developing the idea I thought I would 
> point out something that will need to be handled.  If there is a 
> requirement in the bylaws then, by definition, the Internet Society must 
> satisfy that requirement or change the bylaws.  It is never acceptable 
> to have a requirement in the bylaws that goes unsatisfied.

I agree with you that we should honour our bylaws, but I disagree with 
you that we need to establish sanctions up front. You assume here that 
the groups will not try their best to be in compliance. I think it is 
better to assume that the groups will want to honour the bylaws. If it 
turns out not to be the case, we may need to amend the bylaws again, but 
we can cross that bridge when we come to it.

I would also like to point back to Vints comment, that it is not a big 
problem if we fail in one year, but failing to diversify over time is 
the big issue.

-Tom Fredrik