[governance] Regarding Membership Criteria for Future Members

[Roland Perry]

In message <C743E628.8ABE%ian.peter at ianpeter.com>, at 11:16:56 on Tue, 8 
Dec 2009, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> writes

>I personally don't have an issue with governmental or private sector 
>employees being members per se. But it is something that might be worth 
>clarifying and discussing in the future.

People can wear many "hats", depending on the time of day.

For example, completely independently of whatever it is I do in the 
Internet Governance space in my day-job or other professional activity, 
I am an elected parent representative on the governing board of my local 
high school.

On my desk is a draft "e-safety policy" drawn up by the school 
management, and while I'm primarily required to look at this through the 
lens of employer and educator, I also have to take into account the 
rights and responsibilities of individual students and teachers 
(especially when using school facilities for private communications) 
which seems to me to be very much a civil society issue.

And my children (to whom this policy will eventually apply), and other 
children and parents, are civil society. Whether teachers are too, when 
off duty (as opposed to still being employees), is one of the thorny 
issues being addressed in the policy.

ps. If anyone wants to contact me off-list to discuss the specific 
issues of Internet access in schools, please feel free.
-- 
Roland Perry
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