[Chapter-delegates] What should ISOC's future goals be? How can we work toward achieving them as ISOC Chapters?

[Andrew Sullivan]

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 08:12:54AM -0400, Veni Markovski via Chapter-delegates wrote:

>approach. Chapters are not (and IMHO should not be) in the position to 
>dictate the staff what work to implement, but  neither should be the 
>organizational members.

If there is any evidence that organization members are dictating to the staff what work to do, I would like to see it.  I will state very strongly that I do not believe we attend to the organization members more than to chapters, and that chapters' views affect my own priorities in an important way.

>Board of Trustees: chapters can't have the same say in ISOC matters, 
>because they don't contribute to the budget.

I have never heard that argument advanced in my presence, and if I did I would object using similar arguments to those you advanced.

>Today, there are 10 Trustees, who are based in the US (including the 
>CEO),

For whatever it's worth, as of 1 October I will be based in Canada.

Best regards,

A

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