[Chapter-delegates] IMPORTANT: vote from Chapter Advisory Council - please make sure you vote!

Winthrop Yu w.yu at gmx.net
Tue Jun 25 21:32:00 PDT 2024


Thank you Judith, that's a relief to hear. I will try it as soon as i get 
feedback from my Board and Officers.


WYn
PH



On 26 Jun 2024 12:17 PM, Judith Hellerstein via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> HI All,
>
> I believe that once you click on the question 1,  it brings you to the survey 
> monkey, and then you can vote  on both questions. I agree it is very 
> confusing.  Since I already voted, I cannot see the screen and see the survey 
> monkey, but I recall both questions were on the consensus call
>
>
> Best,
>
> Judith
>
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> On 6/26/24 12:10 AM, Winthrop Yu via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>
>> +1 Christopher
>>
>>
>> In the meantime, i have received a "replacement" ballot from Rama, but it 
>> seems to contain only the option to vote on question  1 (Mailing List), there 
>> is no option to vote on question 2 (Joly / ISOC LIVE). I have emailed Rama 
>> back about this.
>>
>>
>> I would recommend that ChAC representatives carefully check their ballots 
>> (particularly "replacement" ballots) to see if they can vote on question 2. 
>> Otherwise, inability to vote on question 2 counts as a "no" vote.
>>
>>
>> Given all the above problems, i would still recommend re-doing the process, 
>> in order to remove any doubts as to the validity of the results.
>>
>>
>> WYn
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25 Jun 2024 6:01 PM, Christopher Hawker wrote:
>>> There's four things that I see that are either being done wrong, or could be 
>>> done different.
>>>
>>> 1.
>>>     Instead of calling it a consensus call, call it a vote. It's rather
>>>     clear that this is what it is.
>>> 2.
>>>     Rather than requiring all chapters to nominate someone in order to cast
>>>     a vote, select the chapter administrator (the most senior chapter
>>>     delegate for that chapter) as the de-facto ChAC representative unless
>>>     they nominate someone. This ensures that all chapters have a ChAC
>>>     representative.
>>> 3.
>>>     Use a proper voting system (rather than a system designed for surveys).
>>> 4.
>>>     Missing or uncast votes should never be counted as a no; rather they
>>>     should be counted as abstentions. To regard a missing vote as either in
>>>     favour or against a given topic is erroneous.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Christopher Hawker
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org> on 
>>> behalf of Winthrop Yu via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 25, 2024 7:46 PM
>>> *To:* Nazar Nicholas <nnicholaski at gmail.com>; Christine Saegesser 
>>> <saegesser at isoc.org>
>>> *Cc:* chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Chapter-delegates] IMPORTANT: vote from Chapter Advisory 
>>> Council - please make sure you vote!
>>>
>>> It may be (as i was informed in my case) that certain Chapter Officer roles 
>>> on Fonteva have expired. Strange though -- when the new AMS went live, i did 
>>> check Fonteva out (and, as always, paid particular attention to the Chapter 
>>> Officer roles and expiry dates). Then there was a ChAC call earlier this 
>>> year, and i checked everything again, following the emailed meeting notice's 
>>> advice to check ChAC reps. Well, however Fonteva expires Chapter Officer 
>>> roles, now we know that Fonteva does not send-out email warnings of 
>>> soon-to-expire Officer roles as the previous AMS did.
>>>
>>> Then there's the case of Amrita who is on the ChAC rep list but did not 
>>> receive a ballot.
>>>
>>> Given the problems with Fonteva, i would recommend that this ChAC 
>>> vote/consensus be re-done (there is a precedent for this, at that time even 
>>> after results were in), after Chapters have been reminded to check their 
>>> Officer roles in the AMS and confirming that the Chapters' ChAC 
>>> representatives are registered on the AMS. Else, as a missing vote counts as 
>>> a "no", the missing votes would skew this "consensus" and provide an 
>>> erroneous/misleading result.
>>>
>>> Waiting for corrections to our Chapter's Officer roles/list,
>>>
>>> WYn
>>> PH
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 Jun 2024 5:04 PM, Nazar Nicholas via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>>> Dear Christine,
>>>> Tanzania Chapter is not on the list and we have not changed our delegate as 
>>>> of the last ChA Council vote. Did the migration from MemberNova to Fonteva 
>>>> affect the delegate? I don't understand🙂
>>>>
>>>> *Nazar Nicholas*
>>>> *President & CEO*
>>>> *Internet Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tz)*
>>>>
>>>> *"The Internet i**s for Everyone,ONLY when it is available, affordable,and 
>>>> meaningful for everyone"*
>>>> *WSIS Prize Winner 2024!*
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>> *National Coordinator :**Tanzania Internet Governance Forum (TzIGF)*
>>>> *Founder:Southern Africa Regional Youth School on Internet 
>>>> Governance(SARYSIG),Judiciaciry Global School on Internet Governance*
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>> *ICT Consultant & Trainer
>>>> *
>>>> *AI Expert(Ethics)*
>>>> *IEEE Member#96674695*
>>>> *Certified Business Coach (ICF)*
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> ______________________________________________
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>>>> Internet Society**/,/**International Coaching Federation.*
>>>> ______________________________________
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>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 at 11:28, Christine Saegesser via Chapter-delegates 
>>>> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
>>>> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Hello all!
>>>>
>>>>     The survey was indeed sent via SurveyMonkey to all current ChAC
>>>>     representatives (see list here:
>>>>     https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/list-of-representatives/
>>>>     <https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/chapters-advisory-council/list-of-representatives/> -
>>>>     if your chapter is not on this list, it means your chapter does not
>>>>     currently have a ChAC representative listed in the Community Portal
>>>>     (AMS) - this is one of the officer roles there)
>>>>
>>>>     ChAC representatives, please search your mailbox for an email from
>>>>     member at surveymonkeyuser.com
>>>>     <mailto:member at surveymonkeyuser.com> (rejman at isoc.org
>>>>     <mailto:rejman at isoc.org> via SurveyMonkey).
>>>>
>>>>     If you cannot find your ballot, please check if your chapter has a ChAC
>>>>     representative listed and then reach out to chapter-support at isoc.org
>>>>     <mailto:chapter-support at isoc.org> so we can work with you to ensure
>>>>     your Chapter’s ChAC representative has the ballot.
>>>>
>>>>     We will also be in touch on this with those of you who mentioned in the
>>>>     thread below that you didn’t receive the ballot.
>>>>
>>>>     Best,
>>>>
>>>>     Christine
>>>>
>>>>     *Christine Saegesser Baethge, Sr. Director Chapters and Special
>>>>     Interest Groups*
>>>>     saegesser at isoc.org <mailto:saegesser at isoc.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>     On 25 Jun 2024, at 09:44, Eduardo Diaz via Chapter-delegates
>>>>>     <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>>>>>     <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     I recommend that the ChAC-SC group take proactive steps to ensure all
>>>>>     members have received their ballots. At a minimum, they should
>>>>>     promptly address any chapters reporting that they have not received
>>>>>     their ballots.
>>>>>
>>>>>     -ed
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>     On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 9:33 AM shah zahidur via Chapter-delegates
>>>>>     <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>>>>>     <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Its really confusing if it came like survey. couldnt find.
>>>>>
>>>>>     I look forward to the ballot.
>>>>>
>>>>>     Regard's
>>>>>     Shah
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     On 6/25/24 12:09 AM, Amrita Choudhury via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>>>>     I have not received the ballot yet Wyn.
>>>>>      +1 Oliview and Eduardo
>>>>>
>>>>>     Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>     Amrita
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 5:38 AM Winthrop Yu via Chapter-delegates
>>>>>     <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>>>>>     <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     +1 Olivier and Eduardo!
>>>>>
>>>>>     Problem is -- i am the ChAC voting delegate but have not received any
>>>>>     ballot. Any other ChAC voting delegates in other Chapters who
>>>>>     have not received ballots?
>>>>>
>>>>>     WYn
>>>>>     PH
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     On 25 Jun 2024 4:43 AM, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
>>>>>     via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>>>>>     Dear Chapter Colleagues,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     your Chapter Advisory Council representative will have received a
>>>>>>     ballot in their email from
>>>>>>     member at surveymonkeyuser.com
>>>>>>     <mailto:member at surveymonkeyuser.com> (rejman at isoc.org
>>>>>>     <mailto:rejman at isoc.org> via SurveyMonkey)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     This is an important voting ballot. It is awkwardly called a
>>>>>>     "consensus call" but in fact it is a VOTE which
>>>>>>     will determine whether there is support from Chapters for
>>>>>>     two proposals from Internet Society Puerto Rico Chapter:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     1. To open the Chapter Delegates Mailing List to Observers
>>>>>>     2. To ask the Internet Society Board to resume funding for ISOC.LIVE
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Ask them to FIND THAT BALLOT IN THEIR EMAIL AND VOTE!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     The deadline for answering this poll will be by end of day 1 July 2024.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     1. The first proposal is that the Chapter Delegate email list
>>>>>>     (https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/private/chapter-delegates/
>>>>>>     <https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/private/chapter-delegates/>) should be
>>>>>>     opened to chapter members as observers (view only – not allowed to
>>>>>>     post) to enhance transparency and understanding of ongoing
>>>>>>     discussions concerning Internet Society chapters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     The summary and presentation (3 pages) on the issue of opening the
>>>>>>     chapter delegate mailing list to chapter members as observers can be
>>>>>>     found here: https://app.box.com/file/1529389295278
>>>>>>     <https://app.box.com/file/1529389295278>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     2. The second proposal is that Internet Society funding for the ISOC
>>>>>>     LIVE video services and archiving services should be reinstated, and
>>>>>>     that Internet Society should financially support ISOC LIVE on an
>>>>>>     ongoing basis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     The summary and presentation (4 pages) on the issue of funding
>>>>>>     support for ISOC LIVE can be found here:
>>>>>>     https://app.box.com/file/1529393003452
>>>>>>     <https://app.box.com/file/1529393003452>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     - For those interested, additional compiled background material can
>>>>>>     be found at the following link:
>>>>>>     https://isoc.box.com/s/nz55gmctgti8hg5t4trjlbric1c7wogt
>>>>>>     <https://isoc.box.com/s/nz55gmctgti8hg5t4trjlbric1c7wogt>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     I am not going to comment on the first poll as there are views
>>>>>>     for/against opening Chapter Delegates mailing list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     On the other hand, the second vote about ISOC.LIVE is one where I
>>>>>>     have very strong views.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     As you know from some of the updated emails which Joly has sent to
>>>>>>     the Chapter Delegates mailing list, his service costs in the region
>>>>>>     of $64 000 per annum and currently Dr. Vint Cerf is funding it out of
>>>>>>     his own pocket (thank you!) until August 2024. Past that date we do
>>>>>>     not know what will happen. It is therefore very important that we,
>>>>>>     as Chapters, ask for the Internet Society Board of Trustees to bring
>>>>>>     back the funding for this excellent resource which many Chapters have
>>>>>>     benefited from - and your chapter can benefit directly too! The
>>>>>>     discussion is not about "live" and "recorded" or whatever ISOC is
>>>>>>     trying to make you believe. It is about having a channel that has
>>>>>>     high production value, with captions, titles, names of speakers,
>>>>>>     sound and video enhancement, a full description, as well as publicity
>>>>>>     for your event on many external mailing lists, raising the profile of
>>>>>>     your chapter and increasing the number of viewers for your content.
>>>>>>     Joly brings 40 years of experience in that field - he is no amateur
>>>>>>     and the productions speak for themselves.
>>>>>>     Year ago, this was promoted by ISOC - in fact there was even talk of
>>>>>>     some video equipment to be shared with Chapters so they could stream
>>>>>>     their event with better quality picture etc. But in recent years, the
>>>>>>     Chapters have seen all of this taken away from them and
>>>>>>     replaced with... nothing but bureaucracy to stop them from utilising
>>>>>>     the resource.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Not convinced?
>>>>>>     Check this: https://isoc.live/ <https://isoc.live/>
>>>>>>     And this: https://livestream.com/internetsociety
>>>>>>     <https://livestream.com/internetsociety>   - 24 000 followers
>>>>>>     And this too: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2
>>>>>>     <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2>
>>>>>>     And that: https://livestream.com/internetsociety3
>>>>>>     <https://livestream.com/internetsociety3>
>>>>>>     And it's all in the process of being archived for posterity at
>>>>>>     archive.org <http://archive.org> !
>>>>>>     https://archive.org/details/isoc-live
>>>>>>     <https://archive.org/details/isoc-live>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     All done by one person working with the Internet Society Chapters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     A bargain at $64K all included. But you might ask - "I thought ISOC
>>>>>>     does not have the money?"
>>>>>>     The Internet Society is receiving $30M per annum from PIR.
>>>>>>     The Internet Society foundation is receiving $30M per annum from PIR too.
>>>>>>     And you're telling me there is no funding for a sum that constitutes
>>>>>>     0.21% of that $30M budget?
>>>>>>     0.1% of the total budget Internet Society + Internet Society Foundation?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Think about it and vote YES to ask the Board to reinstate funding for
>>>>>>     ISOC.LIVE
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     And vote - because if you don't, it's like voting no. ISOC.LIVE will
>>>>>>     no longer be funded and you'll only have yourselves to blame for
>>>>>>     losing the opportunity to showcase your Chapter's activities.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Olivier Crépin-Leblond
>>>>>>     (speaking on my own behalf and not on behalf of any Chapter)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     _______________________________________________
>>>>
>>
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