[lac-discuss-es] [lac-discuss-en] Fwd: [Internet Policy] ISOC Board's CoI Policy
olgacavalli at gmail.com
olgacavalli at gmail.com
Thu Feb 4 22:26:00 UTC 2021
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Querida Vanda,
muchas gracias por tus amables palabras.
Seguiré trabajando por nuestra querida región y comunidad en diferentes
espacios de participación, como siempre.
Todo lo mejor
Olga
El jue, 4 de febrero de 2021 a las 16:04, Vanda Scartezini (<vanda en scartezini.org> )
escribió:
> For sure. Olga is a wonderful person and professional from our region and
> certainly ISCO will miss her in its trustee board
>
> Vanda Scartezini
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> Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464
> Sorry for any typos.
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> On 2/4/21, 16:02, "lac-discuss-en on behalf of leonfelipe en sanchez.mx" <
> lac-discuss-en-bounces en atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of
> leonfelipe en sanchez.mx> wrote:
>
> [[-- Translated text (es -> en) --]]
>
> Dear LACRALO colleagues, I consider that the email cited below may be
> of interest because it is a prominent person in our region who, without a
> doubt, should be thanked for his work in different capacities and
> organizations.
>
> It is a loss for ISOC but a gain for the GNSO and ICANN.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Lion
>
> > Inicio del mensaje reenviado:
> >
> > De: Gonzalo Camarillo via InternetPolicy <
> internetpolicy en elists.isoc.org>
> > Asunto: [Internet Policy] ISOC Board's CoI Policy
> > Fecha: 4 de febrero de 2021, 2:47:00 GMT-6
> > Para: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy en elists.isoc.org>
> > Responder a: Gonzalo Camarillo <gonzalo.camarillo en ericsson.com>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > as my fellow Trustee Heather West communicated to you last November
> in her note below, the Board would conduct a review of the “Independent
> Policy Review” section of the Conflict of Interest Policy (CoI). Upon
> evaluation by the Governance Committee and discussion amongst the Board, a
> resolution was passed on January 26th, 2021, to approve clarifications to
> the Conflict of Interest Policy for Trustees and Board-designated Officers.
> >
> > The clarified policy <
> https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ISOC-Conflict-of-Interest-Policy-and-Disclosure-Form-Jan-26-2021.pdf>
> states that “individuals who sit on a board or hold other leadership
> positions in organizations that operate in ISOC's areas of engagement shall
> not serve as trustees, unless their participation is on behalf of or at the
> request of ISOC's Board. Such organizations include any organization that
> by its nature or purpose makes policies or engages in advocacy for changes
> to laws, regulations, or rules that might adversely impact ISOC or its
> financial stability, or that might conflict with ISOC’s own advocacy
> positions or the accomplishment of its mission.
> >
> > In addition, individuals who are appointed or elected to roles in
> the policy development process of these organizations shall not serve if
> those roles have rights or responsibilities beyond those open to the
> general public. Participating in a strictly advisory role or in a role that
> is open to members of the general public does not constitute a conflict
> under this policy, except to the degree that conflicts may arise under
> other provisions of this policy."
> >
> > As a result of the changes made to the CoI policy, Olga Cavalli, who
> was recently appointed as a member of the GNSO Council, the Generic Names
> Supporting Organization – a policy-development body that develops and
> recommends policies relating to generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to the
> ICANN Board – has tendered her resignation as member of the Internet
> Society Board of Trustees and the Internet Society Foundation Board of
> Trustees.
> >
> > Olga has not only been a Trustee for the past five years, but she
> has been an active member of the Internet Society community for over 15
> years. We are grateful for her dedicated service to the Board and, more
> importantly, to Internet Society’s mission.
> >
> > The vacancy left by Olga's resignation will be filled by appointing
> someone for the remaining year of her term.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Gonzalo Camarillo
> > Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees
> >
> > --
> > From: Heather West
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2020
> > Subject: Message from Internet Society Audit Committee Chair
> >
> > As Chair of the Internet Society Audit Committee, I wanted to share
> an update with you.
> >
> > As you may know, the Audit Committee reviews the Conflict of
> Interest forms filed by members of the Board of Trustees and officers of
> the Internet Society to ensure that we are in compliance with our Conflict
> of Interest (“CoI”) policy.
> >
> > The CoI policy states that members of the Board of Trustees cannot
> hold a position in the policy development process in another organization
> operating in the Internet Society’s areas of engagement, and we are
> evaluating a situation where this restriction may be relevant. One of our
> Trustees has been appointed as a non-voting member to the GSNO Council, the
> Generic Names Supporting Organization – a policy-development body that
> develops and recommends policies relating to generic top-level domains
> (gTLDs) to the ICANN Board.
> >
> > The Internet Society has a long history of collaborating with our
> diverse community from around the world, and is committed to having vibrant
> and robust global engagement. We work across countries and cultures and
> seek diverse cross-organizational expertise. This makes us stronger—sound
> practices and clear policies are a critical part of that.
> >
> > We recognize that the expertise of our trustees is also valued by
> other groups. At the same time, our community is best served when board
> members are able to maintain their independence from other organizational
> interests that are in the Internet Society’s areas of engagement.
> >
> > While our CoI policy was adopted unanimously by the Board of
> Trustees earlier this year, the Board has determined that a section
> addressing a conflict under the “Independent Policy View” section needs
> further review. The Governance Committee will evaluate this section with
> the goal of providing its assessment and recommendations to the Board for
> further discussion. We anticipate this work will be concluded by the time
> of our next Board of Trustees meeting.
> >
> > Below is the link to our Conflict of Interest policy on the Internet
> Society website.
> > https://www.internetsociety.org/coi-policy/ <
> https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=3c166a90-638d53ac-3c162a0b-86b1886cfa64-4b32b20715cd1adb&q=1&e=4c4027ce-1199-4d9e-ad8a-6493b0e1a76a&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.internetsociety.org%2Fcoi-policy%2F>
>
> > Sincerely,
> > Heather West
> > Audit Committee, Chair, Internet Society Board of Trustees
> >
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