[Chapter-delegates] FINAL REMINDER: Call for Nominations, ISOC Board of Trustees

[John More]

Hank

I fully agree that ISOC should compensate Trustees.  There is no reason not to and every reason to do so to enable a broader group of people to run as Trustees. At a minimum, I would suggest $150,000 a year.

John More

> On Jan 5, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Hank Nussbacher via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> On 04/01/2022 04:58, George Sadowsky via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> 
> Hi George,
> 
> I assume many of you also follow the ICANN at-large list and their "multistakeholderism" discussions this past week.
> 
> In order to be a proper candidate, one that is involved and not just a figurehead, you have to assume at least 50 hr/month of work at being a Trustee.    Other than travel there is no reimbursement for time spent working as  a Trustee.  So who can volunteer and who cannot:
> 
> - who can volunteer:
>    - a retired person with a pension (George Sadowsky)
>    - a person whose company/organization is willing to fund his/her time as a trustee (Richard Barnes/Cisco, Paul Ebersman/Neustar, Brian Haberman/JHU, Ted Hardie/Cisco, Robert Pepper/FB, Jon Peterson/Neustar, Laura Thomson/Fastly)
>    - A person whose organization may not be completely aware of the immense time spent on ISOC Trustee needs, yet their goals are consistent with the goals of ISOC and allow their staff some leeway into such participation (Ndeye Maimouna Diop/Sonotel, Luis Martinez/Professor in Mexico, Muhammad Shabbir)
> 
> Every company has a Board of Directors who are paid for being a Board member (not a lot but not nothing).  As long as ISOC has a policy not to compensate Trustees, we will end up whereby ISOC is indirectly controlled by large technological companies.
> 
> In order to attract those 35-55 year olds who work 50+ hrs/week and who don't have an employer to back them, ISOC needs to change its policy and begin to compensate trustees.
> 
> Regards,
> Hank
> 
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> 
>> This is a final reminder that the call for nominations for the Internet Society Board of Trustees 2022 elections closes at 15:00 UTC on Friday, 7 January.
>> 
>> If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the board, please see the official call for nominations, additional information and links to the online nomination forms at:
>> http://www.internetsociety.org/trustees
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> George Sadowsky
>> 2021-2022 Nominations Committee Chair
>> Internet Society
>> 
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