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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>Dear Chapter Delegates:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>I am forwarding the mail below as a
reminder about the coming launch of project funding as described below. We are
asking for feedback, if any, by next Monday.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>Thank you and best regards,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>David McAuley</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Membership Director</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Internet Society</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>703-326-9880, ext 104</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>703-963-5887 (mobile)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:mcauley@isoc.org"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>mcauley@isoc.org</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>David McAuley</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
[mailto:mcauley@isoc.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Friday, March
18, 2005</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>12:24 PM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '</span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>chapter-delegates@lists.isoc.org</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Project Funding</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Dear Chapter Delegates:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>ISOC is preparing to launch an exciting new program within the ISOC
community - setting aside funds for use in eligible projects. We believe this
will be a significant step in helping local chapters and members extend the reach
and benefits of the Internet around the world - in line with ISOC's mission and
goals</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>It is also our hope that this will be an outstanding way to help fuel
the local creative energy, imagination and initiative that ISOC Individual
Members and Chapters clearly have. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>This is a new program and as such it will be launched and then reviewed
in future for ways to make it as effective as possible. This year ISOC has set
aside US$150,000 in funds for such use and we have placed certain parameters
around it in order to make funding available to as many projects as reasonably
possible in such a start-up year. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>We anticipate continuing this program, depending on feedback from the
ISOC community, and will address future year funding as an annual part of the
ISOC Budgeting process. In this initial phase of the program the funds
available for any one project are up to US$10,000. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>We have established a committee to handle this process and that
committee will be composed of at least three members of the Board together with
three members of staff: the Membership Director, the ISOC VP of Individual
members and Chapters and the Senior Program Manager responsible for Individual
Members and Chapters. The Board appointees to the Chapter Funding Committee
will be announced shortly.</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>These funds are only available to members of the ISOC community among
the Chapters and Individual Members. The projects to be funded will be those
approved by the committee after an application process – and they will be
projects that further the mission and goals of the Internet Society. Preference
will be given to multi-chapter proposals but that is not a requirement. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The funds are expected to be used as a co-funding arrangement where
another sponsor or sponsors are also behind the proposal. ISOC will fund up to
50% of any one project, subject to the US$10,000 cap mentioned before. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>We are developing a website to explain this program, to set up an
application process and, in future, to highlight projects completed. We are
interested in your feedback – you can see the website mockup at this URL:<font
color=red><span style='color:red'> </span></font><a
href="http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/index.php">http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/index.php</a>
</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>In order to get this off the ground and to make funds available as
quickly as possible, we have established a program that we feel will be best
suited to accomplish this important initiative of making funds available in the
wider ISOC community. We are asking feedback not only on the website and
application process but on the entire program (and we ask for this feedback on
an ongoing basis) so that we can consider your input in perfecting this program
in future years.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>As for the website and application process we are asking for feedback
not later than Monday March 28<sup>th</sup> so as to release this in the first
week in April. We then expect to have two funding rounds this year: the first
will be seeking applications in April with decisions by the end of May and the
second would be seeking applications in September with decisions at the end of
October. More details can be seen in the URL indicated above. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Please let us know what you think.</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Thank you </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>David McAuley</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Membership Director</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Internet Society</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>703-326-9880, ext 104</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>703-963-5887 (mobile)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><a href="mailto:mcauley@isoc.org"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>mcauley@isoc.org</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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