[governance] Fwd: 2008 Internet Society (ISOC) Elections - Call for Nominations

Fri Nov 30 07:39:50 EST 2007

Another place where it might be useful for more CS participants to  
participate.

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> From: "ISOC Notice" <isoc-news at isoc.org>
> Date: fredag 30 nov 2007 11.38.10 GMT+01:00
> To: isoc-news at isoc.org
> Subject: [ISOC-members-announce] 2008 Internet Society (ISOC)  
> Elections - Call for Nominations
>
> This is a call for nominations for election to the Board of  
> Trustees of the
> Internet Society (ISOC). The Board of Trustees is ultimately  
> responsible for
> all aspects of the Internet Society, as outlined in the ISOC by- 
> laws which
> can be found at: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/ 
> bylaws.shtml
>
> In 2008, two Trustees will be elected by the ISOC Organizational  
> Members and
> one by the ISOC Chapters.
>
> In addition, one Trustee (the Standards Trustee) will be selected  
> by the
> Internet Architecture Board.
>
> The new ISOC Trustees will be seated at the ISOC Board meeting in  
> Paris,
> France, June 28th, 2008 and will serve three year terms, ending when
> new ISOC Board members are seated in 2011.
>
> The procedures for the selection of Trustees of the Internet  
> Society can be
> found at: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/select.shtml
>
> A profile of the current Board of Trustees can be found at:
> http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/board.php
>
> The following Trustees' current terms will end in July 2008:
>
> 1.    Fred Baker - Standards Trustee - Term 2002-2008
> 2.    Daniel Karrenberg - elected by Org Members - Term 2005-2008
> 3.    Glenn Ricart - elected by Org Members - Term 2002-2008
> 4.    Alejandro Pisanty - elected by Chapters - Term 2007-2008
>
> The ISOC Nominations Committee expects to choose a slate of at  
> least four
> well-qualified candidates to be voted on by the Organizational  
> Members and
> at least two well-qualified candidates to be voted on by Chapter
> representatives.
>
> Candidates for ISOC Trustee should have demonstrable involvement in  
> the
> Internet, particularly in the areas of standards, public policy or
> education. Ideally, candidates should have understanding of  
> technology,
> policy, business/finance and economics.
>
> The following qualifications are also highly desirable:
>
>    - Organizational leadership capability
>    - General business/financial skills
>    - Not-for-profit experience
>    - General knowledge of how the Internet works and of Internet  
> related
>      organizations
>    - The ability to identify relevant ISOC projects
>    - Vision for the role of the Internet Society
>
> ISOC is interested in broadly-based representation on the Board of  
> Trustees
> and seeks to identify candidates from industry, education, not-for- 
> profit or
> government. The selection criteria will include regional location,  
> current
> activities, relevant experience and professional background.
>
> Nominations should be sent to the Nominations Committee using the  
> web form
> at:
>
> https://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/nomcom/2008/nominate.php
>
> Anyone may submit a name to the Nominations Committee. Nominations  
> should be
> submitted no later than January 9, 2008 to ensure due consideration  
> of the
> nomination by the committee. Self-nominations, agreed nominations and
> suggestions are all welcome.
>
> Each nomination should be submitted separately, and should include:
>
>    - the name of the nominated individual
>    - contact information for the nominee (including, at minimum, an  
> e-mail
>      address and country of residence)
>    - a brief explanation of why you believe that the nominee should be
>      considered for an ISOC Board position.
>
> Please indicate whether you consider the nominee a candidate to be  
> elected
> by the Organizational Members, the Chapters or both. Although  
> Trustees are
> selected by different constituencies, all Trustees serve the Internet
> Society; they do not serve as delegates from the constituency which  
> elected
> or selected them.
>
> Nominees will be contacted by the Nominations Committee and asked  
> to provide
> further information about their qualifications and about their  
> ability and
> willingness to serve on the ISOC Board of Trustees.
>
> The slate of nominated candidates will be announced on February 6,  
> 2008. At
> that time, a petition period will begin and additional candidates for
> election to the Board of Trustees may be nominated by the  
> Organizational
> Members and Chapters by petition.
>
> The Election Committee will start the balloting for Organizational  
> Members
> and Chapters on March 31, 2008 and the final Election Day is  
> scheduled for
> April 28, 2008.
>
> The 2008 Nominations Committee is composed as follows:
>
> Chair:
>
> Patrick Vande Walle (ISOC chapter / Luxembourg)
>
> Members:
>
> 1. Hiroshi Esaki (WIDE, Japan)
> 2. Desiree Miloshevic (Afilias, United Kingdom)
> 3. Michael R. Nelson (IBM, USA)
> 4. Sebastian Ricciardi (ISOC chapter, Argentina)
> 5. Adiel Akplogan (Afrinic, Mauritius)
> 6. Ian Peter (Ian Peter Associates, Australia)
> 7. Alan Levin (AfriDNS, South Africa)
> 8. Miriam Sapiro  (Summit Strategies International, USA)
> 9. Marc Blanchet (Viagenie, Canada)
>
> The timetable of the ISOC 2008 Elections is as follows:
> Call for Nominations 30-November-07
> Nomination Period Closure 9-January-08, 23:59 hours (UTC)
> Candidates Announced, Petition Period opens 06-February-08
> Petition Period Closure 10-March-08, 23:59 hours (UTC)
> Final Candidate Slate Announced  13-March-08
> Ballot completed 24-March-08
> Ballots Posted (e-mail)  31-March-08
> Election 28-April-08
> Certification of Election, Challenge Period opens  8-May-08
> Challenge Period Closure 28-May-08, 23:59 hours (UTC)
> Response to Challenges  17-June-08
> New Trustees Seated 28-June-08
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Patrick Vande Walle, Chair
> ISOC 2008 Nominations Committee
>
>
>
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