[Chapter-delegates] Today: Chance to ask ISOC policy people what our positions are, Chapters meeting to discover what's going on with management changes

[Andrew Sullivan]

Hi Dave,

I think the questions about the CEO you have are properly answered by the board and not by me, so I will defer to Ted (who, I presume, will consult with the rest of the board before answering).

I have a feeling that you believe I am the one who said "ISOC believes it's much more effective to do policy privately."  If that is the impression you formed of what I said, I hope you will allow me to disabuse you of that view.  I believe there are definitely occasions in which it is much more effective to do things quietly rather than loudly.  Government ministers, for instance, are frequently much more amenable to quiet guidance rather than public shaming where they will be seen to be "walking back" a position they have taken.  But we also do plenty of things in public, make public submissions on topics, and work hard to make our views understood and known.  I believe you will find some examples of that in last year's Impact Report, and we will have another edition coming soon to cover the effects of our work last year.

Best regards,

A

On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 02:43:40PM -0500, Dave Burstein wrote:
>Ted, Andrew
>
>I received a note "Some of the Board wants to appoint a member of the
>senior management as the next CEO without recruiting."
>
>If true, the chapters & members need to intervene strongly. I hope that
>won't be necessary because the author is mistaken.
>
>To avoid conflict before it happens (again,) please issue a strong
>statement that "Any new management will be chosen in an open, advertised
>process that produces a candidate committed to transparency &
>multistakeholder democracy" or something similar that we all can rally
>behind.
>--------------
>Separately, I'd like to call everyone's attention to tonight's panel,
>*Innovation
>for Good: A Conversation on the Internet’s Future with ISOC's Natalie
>Campbell & Sally Shipman Wentworth*. On the public record, neither has done
>very much. But a senior ISOC official tells me they have been very active
>behind the scenes in making policy. He explained that ISOC believes it's
>much more effective to do policy privately. (I disagree)
>Hopefully, they will explain what policy actions ISOC has been taking the
>last year or two. Ask them a lot of questions
>https://innovation-for-good.eventbrite.com

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