Dear Colleagues,

you might be interested to read the advice below that was sent by the ISOC Chapter Advisory Council Chair to the ISOC Board of Trustees. Advice 2020.04.17-01 :: Second Advice on PIR Sales to Ethos Capital is particularly pertinent in the context of the ICANN decision to be made in regards to the sale of the Public Interest Registry, PIR. As ISOC does not appear to have the same transparency when it comes to the correspondence it receives as ICANN does, the Statement does not appear on any ISOC sanctioned Web site. Should the ICANN Board be made aware of this advice from Chapters in a formal way or should Chapters inform the ICANN Board directly themselves? I am mindful of not mixing Chapters & ALSes. Kindest regards, Olivier


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Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ChAC-SC Advise notice
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:26:48 -0400
From: Eduardo Diaz via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org>
Reply-To: Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com>
To: Gonzalo Camarillo <Gonzalo.Camarillo@ericsson.com>, Kevin Craemer <Craemer@isoc.org>
CC: Chapters AC Elist <ChaptersAC-SC@elists.isoc.org>, Chapter Delegates <Chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org>, INTERNETSOCIETY-chapteradvisorycouncil@connectedcommunity.org, INTERNETSOCIETY-chapterleaders@connectedcommunity.org


Distinguished Members of the Board:

 

The Chapter Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC-SC) is submitting the following advice for your consideration:


  1. Advice 2020.04.17-01 :: Second Advice on PIR Sales to Ethos Capital 
    • Advice: “We reiterate that the sale of PIR to Ethos Capital should not proceed until, unless proscribed by law, the following conditions are met, and the ISOC Board has taken into account the comments received after the information requested below is made public”
    • Text link: (https://isoc.box.com/s/w2iaod4kb738thlm1a0ollli00saze8q)
    • Approved by 68% of the 73 chapters that participated
  2. Advice 2020.04.17-02 :: Second Advice on ISOC Constituencies Consultation  
    • Advice: “Initiate a process to change the ISOC Bylaws so that the current communities that elect Trustees (that is, the Organizational Members, the Chapters, and the IETF) are considered as constituencies and so that they must be consulted prior to any major financial and strategically significant operational decisions being taken ”

    • Text link: (https://isoc.box.com/s/iscylezdnkevpk5gc3v5ah5kkvommuim)
    • Approved by 89% of the 73 chapters that participated
  3. Advice 2020-04-17-03 ::Second Advice on Bylaws Changes
    • Advice: “We reiterate that the Board charters a small group comprised of members of the Board and members of the Advisory Committees (ACs) to consider possible changes to ISOC’s Bylaws that would strengthen the roles of the ACs in general and the Chapters in particular.”

    • Text link: (https://isoc.box.com/s/ympdg0y1j8tpz4t1zqgol9hwmn1gdui8)
    • Approved by 90% of the 73 chapters that participated

A total of 73 chapters (68% of 107 with assigned delegates or 58% of 126 active) participated in the vote call during the period 21 April 2020 to 28 April 2020, inclusive. The vote was quorate by 384% (73/19). 

A detailed list of the chapters that voted can be found in the following link: https://isoc.box.com/s/ct67lgxxf8e4mermrrijw0yz0cg5ngj1 and vote results in the following one: https://isoc.box.com/s/e4o3osfys4xmn1a8exva7nxvyvij4i5z. The actual vote was anonymous.


Please note that all advices are based on information available as of 10 April 2020.


Thank you for the opportunity to work with you to make ISOC a better organization.

 

 

Eduardo Díaz

Chair

ChAC-SC
cc: Full ChAC, ChAC-SC, Chapter Delegates, Chapter Leaders