I'm currently serving a 3-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, and have volunteered for the nominations committee. The board is elected by the membership; every year five or six Trustees are elected to three-year staggered terms. I would like to see talented people who care about the future of society serve on the board. I know there are many such among the cypherpunks. If you are willing to serve on the Board, please nominate yourself, or if you know someone who's willing to serve and who you think would be good, please nominate them. Send such nominations to isoc-noms@isoc.org. The message below gives all the details. Not everyone nominated will be on the ballot; the nominations committee will winnow it to a list of ten or fifteen people. And among those people, only the top five vote-getters will be elected by the membership. Anyone who the nominations committee doesn't pick for the ballot, can get on it anyway, if they submit a petition from 65 Internet Society members to put their name on the ballot. That's how I got on the ballot when I was elected a few years ago. (IETF is a great place to run around and get people to sign your petition.) Being a Trustee makes you responsible for the acts of the Internet Society. And you get to help decide what those acts will be. It's an unpaid, volunteer job. You get to fly (at your own expense) to the board meetings a few times a year. ISOC has done many good things, like training people in a hundred countries how to set up the first Internet node there. Like publicly stating (in RFC 1984) that it will ignore US export controls when designing worldwide Internet crypto protocols. Like working hard to resolve the mess around domain-name and IP-address administration, and the mess around the "Internet" trademark. ISOC also provides the organizational structure for the IETF and the Internet Architecture Board. ISOC will probably do many more good things -- particularly if it has good people as Trustees! Whether or not you want to be a Trustee, I encourage you to join the Internet Society as a member -- see http://www.isoc.org/isoc/membership/ John Gilmore Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981118080715.00927100@pop.isoc.org> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 08:07:15 -0500 From: Internet Society <members@ISOC.ORG> Subject: 1999 Board of Trustees Call for Nominations 1999 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections Call for Nominations On 26 February 1999, ballots will be posted for the election of new Internet Society Trustees. Election Day is scheduled for 3 May 1999, when received ballots will be opened and tallied. Internet Society members will be asked to elect FIVE Trustees who will serve three year terms. The role of a Trustee is detailed in the Internet Society By-Laws (not included in this notice but available on the Internet Society web server): http://www.isoc.org/trustees/ This notice is a call from the ISOC Nominations Committee for nominations of candidates for election. Nominations are to be forwarded to this committee via: - electronic mail to: isoc-noms@isoc.org or - fax to +1 703 648 9887 or - postal mail to: Internet Society 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 210 Reston, VA 20191-3429 U.S.A. Attention: 1999 Nominations Committee Nominations are to reach the committee no later than 17 December 1998 in order to ensure due consideration of the nomination by the committee. Nominations (in the form of agreed nominations, suggestions or volunteers) are to include the name of the nominated individual, contact details and a brief explanation of the basis of the nomination. The committee will confirm with the candidates their willingness to stand for election as a nominated candidate if so selected. Nominees will also be requested to provide the committee with further personal details (in the format of a curriculum vita) as they relate to the selection guidelines that are to be applied by the committee, and provide to the committee a statement indicating their willingness and ability to devote an appropriate level of time to activities associated with the position of Trustee of the Internet Society. It is intended that the committee's selection process will result in 10 candidates for election as nominated candidates. This list will be passed to the Elections Committee on 19 December 1998, as well as informing voting members of the Society of the selected nominees. Additional candidates for election to the Board of Trustees may be nominated by membership petition, filed with the Chair of the Nominating Committee no later than 22 January 1999. A petition for the 1999 election will require the signatures of sixty-five voting ISOC members (1% of the total voting members). Specific details of the petition process will be included in the announcement of nominated candidates on 19 December 1998. Following the closure of the petition period, the list of the nominated and petitioned candidates will be announced 29 January 1999. The Election Committee will mail the ballots out to ISOC voting members on 26 February 1999 and the election date is set to be 3 May 1999. Sincerely, Kees Neggers Chair, ISOC Nominations Committee Kees.Neggers@SURFnet.nl tel: +31 302 305 305 fax: +31 302 305 329 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. The 1999 ISOC Nominations Committee membership 1. Kees Neggers, Netherlands<Kees.Neggers@SURFnet.nl> 2. John Gilmore, US<gnu@TOAD.COM> 3. Jun Murai, Japan<jun@WIDE.AD.JP> 4. Leni Mayo, Australia<leni@moniker.net> 5. Steve Wolff, US<swolff@cisco.com> 6. Kim Claffy, US<kc@sdsc.edu> 7. Jill Foster, UK<Jill.Foster@newcastle.ac.uk> Committee Email address: isoc-noms@isoc.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Nominations Committee Selection Guidelines Candidates for ISOC Trustee should have a demonstrable involvement in the Internet. Such involvement may range from participation as a technology developer, researcher, user, network operator, policy maker (e.g. in government), sponsor of research and development. ISOC is interested in broadly-based representation on the Board of Trustees and seeks to identify candidates from industry, education and non-profit sectors and from government. The selection criteria will be directed to selecting a broad range of interests, and will include criteria of regional location, current activities, relevant experience and professional background. Ten candidates will be selected by this committee, using the criteria as outlined above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. A Profile of the current Board of Trustees "#" marks board positions that are expiring. "&" marks board members who have indicated that they will not or cannot be candidates for re-election. The current membership (as of 1 November, 1998) of the Board of Trustees is as follows: #&Scott Bradner 1993-1999 USA <sob@harvard.edu> Vint Cerf 1992-2001 USA <vcerf@mci.net> #&Susan Estrada 1993-1999 USA <sestrada@aldea.com> #&David Farber 1993-1999 USA <farber@cis.upenn.edu> John Gilmore 1997-2000 USA <gnu@toad.com> Christian Huitema 1995-2001 France <huitema@bellcore.com> Geoff Huston 1992-1995, 1998-2001 Australia <gih@telstra.net> Christine Maxwell 1997-2000 France <maxwell@chiliad.com> Jun Murai 1997-2000 Japan <jun@wide.ad.jp> Kees Neggers 1992-1996, 1998-2001 <Kees.Neggers@SURFnet.nl> Tim O'Reilly 1995-2001 USA <tim@ora.com> Jose Luis Pardos 1997-2000 Spain <104056.110@compuserve.com> #George Sadowsky 1996-1999 USA <george.sadowsky@nyu.edu> Ben Segal 1997-2000 Suisse <B.Segal@cern.ch> #Vacancy Donald Heath Ex-officio USA <heath@isoc.org> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D. Procedures for Nomination and Election of Trustees 1. Trustee Positions to be Filled The Board of Trustees will advise the Nominating Committee of the number of Trustee positions to be filled by vote of the individual members at each annual election. The Board may also advise the Nominating Committee of its desires with respect to the backgrounds of individuals to be nominated in order to achieve the balance of experience and qualifications required by the provisions of By-Law Article III, Section 2, which provides that "the Board shall seek to have among the Trustees representative individuals from industry, from educational and nonprofit organizations and from government." 1.1 Date of Election The Board of Trustees will annually adopt a timetable for Trustee elections. The election date shall be not less than 40 days prior to the next Annual Meeting of the Society. 1.2 Use of Electronic Mail All communications concerning the nomination and election of Trustees shall be in the form of electronic mail except the ballot, which shall be in the form of first class postal mail or FAX. Members of the Society who are not reachable by electronic mail may participate in the nomination process by postal mail or FAX. 2. Nominating Committee The Board of Trustees will annually appoint a Trustee Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will consist of 7 individual members of the Society, 5 of whom shall constitute a valid quorum. The Chair of the Nominating Committee shall be a member of the Board of Trustees. At least 2 members of the Nominating Committee shall be individual members of the Society not currently serving in any elected or appointed capacity in the Society. 2.1 Nominations by Committee The Nominating Committee will notify the members of the Society of the procedures for nominating individuals for election to the Board of Trustees, and will provide a minimum period for receiving nominations of 30 days. The number of individuals nominated shall exceed the number of Trustees to be elected. 2.2 Nominations by Petition The Nominating Committee will notify the voting members of the Society of the names of individuals nominated by the committee for election to the Board of Trustees not less than 105 days prior to the date established for Trustee elections. Additional nominations for election to the Board of Trustees may be made by petition filed with the Chair of the Nominating Committee not less than 75 days prior to the election. Petitions may be filed electronically. The Nominating Committee shall specify the number of signatures of voting members required for petitions, which shall be at least fifty voting members of the Society, or 1% of the total number of voting members of the Society, whichever is greater. 2.3 Candidates for Election The Nominating Committee will provide the names of a completed slate of candidates for election to the Elections Committee not less than 74 days prior to the election date. 3. Elections Committee The Board of Trustees will annually appoint an Elections Committee composed of three voting members of the Society which will be responsible for establishing and supervising elections. The Chair of the committee shall be a Trustee whose term of office does not expire during the year of the election. 3.1 Eligibility to Vote All individual members of the Society in good standing are eligible to vote. An individual member is in good standing if his or her annual dues are not more than 60 days past due on the date of mailing of the ballot. 3.2 Ballot The Trustee election shall be conducted by written ballot of the individual members, which shall be mailed to each member of the Society in good standing not less than 60 days prior to the date of the election. 3.3 Voting Each voting member will be entitled to as many votes as there are Trustee positions to be filled by vote of the members. Votes may be cumulated on behalf of one or more candidates for election. A member may use fewer than the total number of votes available if he or she so chooses. 3.4 Receipt of Ballots All ballots for Trustee elections shall be received by the Chair of the Elections Committee by 5 PM local time on the day prior to the date of the election, at the place established by the Elections Committee for delivery of the ballots. 3.5 Counting of Ballots The counting of ballots will take place on the election date, at a time and place established by the Elections Committee. At least two members of the Elections Committee shall be present at the counting of the ballots. The committee will establish procedures to ensure the privacy, validity and accuracy of all ballots. 3.6 Certification of Vote The Elections Committee shall certify the results of the annual Trustee election to the Board of Trustees within 10 days following the election, forwarding a list of the candidates and the number of votes each candidate has received. 3.7 Challenges No challenge to any Trustee nomination or election procedure or result may be brought except by an individual member in good standing. Any challenge must be addressed to the President of the Society with a recital of the reasons for the challenge, and must be received within 20 days of the election date. The President, after consultation with the Chairs of the Nominating and Elections Committees and the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's decision, which shall be final, within 40 days of the election date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1999 ISOC Nomination and Trustee Election Committee Timetable November 17, 1998 . Nominations Period Opens December 17, 1998 . Nominations Period Closes December 19, 1999 . Nominations Committee Announcement January 22, 1999 . . Petition Period Closes January 29, 1999 . . Candidate Announcement February 26, 1999 . Ballots Posted March 1, 1999 . . . Election Period Opens May 3, 1999 . . . . Election Date May 3, 1999 . . . . Challenge Period Opens May 13, 1999 . . . . Elections Committee Certifies Result May 23, 1999 . . . . Challenge Period Closes June 12, 1999 . . . . ISOC Response to Challenge Period Closes June 21, 1999 . . . ISOC Board of Trustees Annual General Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ F. Assumption of Office of Elected Trustees The term of office of elected Trustees shall commence at the adjournment of the next Board meeting following the completion of the election process. The term of office for departing Trustees shall end at the adjournment of the next Board meeting following the completion of the election process. The Board meeting is defined as having one agenda, which may extend over several days. The new Board may convene an organizational meeting after the completion of the meeting of the outgoing Board.