[Chapter-delegates] Congratulations Dr. Brian Haberman - Chair of ISOC BOT

[Jahangir Hossain]

 Congratulations, Dr. Brian Haberman, on your appointment! Best wishes as
you serve the community in this new role.

Thank you for your significant contributions  on behalf of the community


Regards /
Md. Jahangir Hossain
Member, Board of Trustees
Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrjahangir/
https://internetsociety.org.bd/


On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM Luis M Martinez via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> As you may be aware, last weekend Dr Brian Haberman was appointed as the
> new chair of the Board of Trustees, succeeding Ted Hardie, who was the
> chair for the last six years. Brian has been a member of the board since
> 2021, when the IETF appointed him. The Board of Trustees (BOT) is composed
> of an equal number of members elected by chapters and appointed by the IETF
> and OMAC. Although most ISOC members (a larger majority of chapter members)
> are unaware of the relevance of the BOT and its chair, it “provides
> strategic direction, oversight, inspiration, and advice in support of the
> Internet Society’s mission and vision”.
>
> There has never been a BOT chair emerging from chapter-elected members
> (well, Fred Baker was elected by chapters but belonged to the IETF as
> well).
>
> It is time to reflect on the role of chapter members in the BOT. As only a
> third of the votes are in the hands of our elected members, any proposition
> or initiative that benefits the largest group of ISOC members is easily
> overruled. The simplest explanation is that business objectives are not
> always compatible with social interests. Any ISOC member observing the
> public meetings of the BOT can easily see how these initiatives are neither
> understood nor approved. If any concession is made, it usually implies a
> very complex process. In the end, support for chapter-driven initiatives
> will always face strong opposition, as it does not fit ISOC's business. But
> is it not the “business” to make the Internet available to everyone?
>
> Yours,
>
> Luis Martinez
> ISOC MX Board member, Former Trustee
>
> Prof. Luis M Martínez Cervantes, PhD, MSc, BScEE, MIEE Professor and
> researcher Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City
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