Category: North America

SAVE THE DATE Submissions Due: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (Close of Business)Annual General Meeting: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (3:004:00 pm ET) The role of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Internet Society – Canada Chapter (“ISCC”) is to provide strategic direction and oversight to help guide ISCC as it fulfills its mandate to be a recognized thought leader in the advancement of sound Internet policy development, education, and related activities in Canada and beyond. At the annual general meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET, voting members (i.e. individual Canadian Resident Voting members) will have the opportunity to elect at least 6 individuals to serve one, two, or three-year terms as Directors of ISCC. As a result, the ISCC Nominating Committee is seeking expressions of interest from Canadian Resident Voting members who wish to be considered for election to fill these available positions. We are especially seeking candidates who have governance, financial, legal, technical, industry, fundraising, sponsorship or government experience, or other valuable relationships that would benefit ISCC. ISCC also strives to reflect gender and regional diversity on its Board. ISCC is a relatively new organization that depends on volunteers to advance its objectives. Accordingly, Directors are expected to prepare for and attend up to 13 Board meetings per year, participate on at least two committees, and generally assist with one or more of ISCC’s core activities—which are Internet policy development, membership development, and attracting sponsorships, and/or programs and events planning and execution. As further described below, being nominated by the Nominating Committee does not in any way guarantee election as a Director. In order to be considered for nomination, an applicant must be an individual who is not less than eighteen (18) years of age and who is a Canadian Resident Voting member of ISCC at the time of application. You may become a Canadian Resident Voting member by applying at http://internetsociety.ca/become-a-member/. You must also be a member of the Internet Society: https://portal.isoc.org/join. An applicant’s email must also include responses to the following: 1.   Provide a statement of up to 500 words in length indicating: – Why you should be elected as an ISCC Director; – The specific skills and experiences that make you a suitable candidate for the ISCC Board; and– Any relevant biographical information. 2.   Are you seeking a one-year or two-year term as Director? (Please bear in mind that you may not necessarily be appointed to your preferred term.) 3.   What do you consider to be the top three challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian Internet Community in the next three to five years? What specific actions do you propose to address one or more of these challenges and opportunities? 4.   If elected as a Director, will you make the required time commitment to contribute significantly to ISCC in accordance with what is generally expected of Directors? 5.   Do you agree to abide by the ISCC process for candidate nominations for the election of Directors that has been described to you? *Question 2 is a two-word answer. Questions 4 and 5 are Yes or No answers. Candidates are reminded that brevity is a virtue. Please note that if elected […]