Having seats appointed by movement organizations like the chapters offers
a chance to involve of another subset of our community: those who are
interested enough in governance issues to get involved in the leadership /
decision-making of movement organizations. That's also an important subset
of our community.
The existing chapter presence is a barrier to entry. It is difficult to
get
involved in chapters when, like me, you live in Africa, and the only
approved chapter for the entire continent is 8,000 kilometres away.