[Chapter-delegates] ISOC LIVE - the reports of its death are exaggerated, but..

[Andrew Sullivan]

Dear colleagues,

On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 12:01:57PM -0400, Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Chapter-delegates wrote:

>If you also look closely at the resolutions we agree to as a Board, we do
>not make those decisions you alluded to. We are only informed after the
>decision has been made by the CEO.

While I must agree with Caleb that this decision is properly a staff decision and that, if you want to blame someone, you can blame me, I wish to be perfectly clear that the board was in fact informed before we finalized this decision and before it was communicated to anyone.  I naturally try to keep the board informed about potentially difficult or community-affecting decisions, and I did so in this case.  I believe I communicated to the board, as I did elsewhere in this thread to this list, the reasons for the decision, and while several trustees expressed chagrin that the decision had to go the way it did I do not recall anyone seriously suggesting that another path ought to be taken.

Best regards,

A

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