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

[Richard Barnes]

Just for comparison here: Cisco directors are paid on the order of
$300k/yr, and being on the board of a public company entails far more work
and risk than serving on the ISOC board (far more than 2x by any reasonable
metric).  Cisco made $49bn in revenue in 2020, about 1000x ISOC, so if ISOC
were to pay trustees more than $300/yr, we would have some explaining to do
as to why we were paying our trustees proportionally more than a for-profit
company.

--RLB


On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:21 AM John More via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Hank
>
> The amount I suggested was not a reflection on your suggestion, or
> cynical.  I came up with a number that was not at a Wall Street level, biut
> a reflection of the responsabilities of ISOC and therefore of those who are
> its Trustees.
>
> John
>
> > On Jan 6, 2022, at 12:44 AM, Hank Nussbacher <hank at post.isoc.org.il>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 06/01/2022 03:36, John More wrote:
> >> 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.
> >
> > I  am not sure if you made that last sentence in cynicism since that was
> totally not my intention to compensate Trustees at $150K/yr.  I was
> thinking more on the order of $50K/yr for the 50hr/month = $83/hr.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hank
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> 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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