[Chapter-delegates] Official request by ISOC Puerto Chapter (ISOC-PR) to the Chapter Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC-SC)

[Dave Burstein]

Eduardo

Long overdue. Thank you for working on this.

On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 10:24 AM Eduardo Diaz via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear ISOC ChAC-SC members:
>
> The ISOC-PR Board of Directors passed the following resolution (see
> original attached) during its regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday,
> February 18, 2022:
>
> " Serve this to notify that in a meeting held on Tuesday, January 18,
> 2022, at 6:00 p.m., the [ISOC Puerto Rico] Board of Directors approved to
> request the ChAC Steering Committee the initiation of a recommendation to
> advice ISOC to provide live interpretation in different languages both
> written and spoken in their working committees. This way, we can be more
> inclusive and transparent in the processes. Currently, the primary working
> language is English. For example, there are many Chapters whose language is
> Spanish, and their representation is limited in these committees.
>
> We ask engineer Eduardo Díaz, empowered by this Board of Directors, to
> submit to the ChAC Steering Committee the necessary recommendation and
> proposal as requested on behalf of the Puerto Rico Chapter. The advice is
> for the benefit of the best interests that support the vision of an
> Internet for all."
>
>
> There are two motivations behind this request:
>
>
>    1.
>
>    ChAC Charter section 5.5 indicates: "The composition of the Steering
>    Committee shall respect the principles of geographical diversity and language
>    diversity." Our opinion is that language diversity in the ChAC-SC does
>    not exist since all its proceedings must be in English ONLY.
>
>
>
>    1.
>
>    ISOC Bylaws indicates in its Article VIII – Section 4 Official
>    Language: "English shall be the official language of the Society" This
>    makes sense for the corporation itself as the working language for the
>    organization. However, it should not be required for working groups,
>    committees, and other components that include global chapter volunteers
>    where English is not their primary language. Moreover, one language it is
>    contradictory to ISOC's Vision of the Internet for everyone.
>
>
>
> Please confirm receipt of this communique.
>
>
> Eng. Eduardo Díaz
>
> ISOC-PR ChAC Representative
>
> cc: ISOC-PR Board of Directors, ChAC Delegates' List
>
>
>
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