Expressions of Interest for 2023 ISCC Board Nominations

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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://internetsoc.wpenginepowered.com/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: 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. 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.) 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? 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? 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 as a Director, you will be required to abide by the ISCC Articles of Continuance, Bylaws, Board Resolutions and Policies as amended from-time-to-time.

Please forward your responses to this questionnaire to Brent Arnold, Chair, Nominating Committee at brent.arnold@gowlingwlg.com before the close of business May 31, 2023.

Incomplete and/or late applications and applications from individuals who are not Canadian Resident Voting members of ISCC at the time they apply will not be considered.

An applicant’s email must include the following identifying/contact information: Salutation, First Name, Last Name, Address, City, Province/Territory, Postal Code, Email Address, and Telephone Number (daytime).

The name, email address, and the answers to the questions of successful nominees will be posted on the ISCC website as campaign information for voting members to view during the period leading up to the actual election at the annual general meeting.

Once the expression of interest phase has closed, the Nominating Committee will select a slate of those applicants it considers to be the candidates as nominees for election to the Board. The candidates will be selected based on the attributes that they possess that will help promote the governance capacity of the Board, including their answers to the questions set out above. The selection of nominees will be concluded by no later than Tuesday, June 6, 2023, and those selected to be nominees at the election that will take place at the annual general meeting will be notified within 48 hours of the finalization of the slate. Their campaign information will be posted on the ISCC website.

On the day of the annual general meeting (June 27, 2023) the Nominating Committee will present its slate of nominees for election as Directors. Please note that other nominations may also occur at the annual general meeting. If that occurs and there is a contested vote for the election of Directors, it is possible that individuals nominated by the Nominating Committee will not be elected as Directors. Accordingly being nominated by the Nominating Committee does not in any way guarantee election as a Director.

ISCC depends on individuals like you who are Canadian Resident Voting members to contribute to a vibrant, accessible, and open Internet in Canada and beyond. If you think you qualify to be a Director of ISCC, we encourage you to apply.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Brent Arnold, ISCC Nominating Committee