Dear Anne Lord,<br><br>Thank you for your response to my suggestion. Yes, the chapter news wiki would be a good start. I will wait till the site is launched to see how the how the news is grouped in the wiki site as also how the search funtionailty is built in.
<br><br>That should go a long way in helping chapters learn more about each other as also promote cross-chapter interaction.<br><br>Shiva.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Anne Lord
</b> <<a href="mailto:lord@isoc.org">lord@isoc.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Dear Shiva,<br><br>
Many thanks for your suggestions. I can see that it would be useful<br>to have information about the activities and programmes of other<br>chapters readily available and centrally located.<br><br>A chapter news wiki is currently, very kindly, being developed
<br>voluntarily by two of the chapter delegates (Luc Faubert and Franck<br>The pilot site will soon be available for comment and feedback by all<br>chapter delegates. This will be a central information source of<br>'news' as defined by chapters and may go some way to addressing your
<br>needs. Please be sure to comment on it when it is launched for<br>feedback :).<br><br>Thanks again for responding,<br><br>Best wishes,<br>Anne<br>--<br><br><br>> Dear Anne Lord,<br>><br>> In the process of forming ISOC Madras, I felt a need to tell
<br>> prospective members about the activities of ISOC chapters around<br>> the world.<br>><br>> As part of your efforts to build a central information repository,<br>> if you could devote a category titled "chapter programs" or
<br>> "chapter activities" that will be an information section of reports<br>> and descritption of chapter activites, programs and events, it<br>> would be very helpful and at the same time provide an impetus to
<br>> chapters to be more active inspired by the activities of the rest<br>> of the chapters.<br>><br>> Such information could be centrally available on the internet, may<br>> be even publicly accessible in the DMZ as a "corporate website",
<br>> targetted not only for ISOC chapters, but also for the general public.<br>><br>> This information pertaining to chapter programs must be<br>> categorized, by region, by city, by program category, and by time.
<br>><br>> As opposed this "chapter activites" information, the rest of the<br>> information pertaining to chapter management and chapter issues<br>> should be in the restricted zone.<br>><br>> Shiva
<br>> For ISOC Madras in formation.<br>><br>> On 2/1/07, Anne Lord <<a href="mailto:lord@isoc.org">lord@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> [The message below is in English, Spanish and French]<br>><br>
> Dear colleagues,<br>><br>> The existing chapters have a wealth of information and experience<br>> gained from operations that would be useful to the more newly<br>> established chapters. We would like to make that information more
<br>> readily available and centrally located so that it is easy to find<br>> and to use. The idea is to establish an information repository and<br>> support site for chapters on the ISOC website. This will be a<br>
> resource dedicated to chapter needs. Longer term this will be fully<br>> integrated into the Chapter wiki area.<br>><br>> The information repository will cover such broad areas as 'chapter<br>> management' which will include items such as how to chair meetings,
<br>> how to run a chapter, section on financing and membership structures,<br>> how to work with volunteers etc.<br>><br>> There will be another section on 'publicity' that will include<br>> information on dealing with the media, how to obtain publicity for an
<br>> event, running an event, sample sponsorship programmes etc. Other<br>> sections will be added over time. It will also include ISOC provided<br>> templates and resources with the ISOC branding that can be used:
<br>> banners, powerpoint templates, stationary etc. I would like to<br>> encourage chapters to use these templates so that we can deliver a<br>> consistent ISOC 'look and feel'.<br>><br>> I would like ask for your help with this. If you have any material
<br>> that you think would be of use to others or if you have any material<br>> you would be happy to write based on your experiences, I would ask<br>> that you send it to me at < <a href="mailto:chapters@isoc.org">
chapters@isoc.org</a> >. I would be very<br>> appreciative of any material you would like to share.<br>><br>> I look forward to receiving any information you have that you would<br>> like to share and think is useful.
<br>><br>> Kind regards,<br>><br>> Anne<br>> ----------------------<br>> En Espagnol:<br>><br>> Estimados colegas,<br>><br>> Los capítulos existentes acumulan una riqueza de experiencia e<br>
> información, obtenida en sus operaciones, que sería muy útil para los<br>> capítulos más recientemente establecidos. Nos gustaría hacer que esa<br>> información esté disponible para todos, de manera centralizada, de
<br>> tal forma que sea fácil de encontrar y de utilizar. La idea es<br>> establecer un repositorio de información en el sitio web de ISOC,<br>> como un recurso dedicado a las necesidades de los capítulos.<br>>
<br>> Habrá otra sección sobre "Publicidad" que incluirá información sobre<br>> manejo de prensa, cómo obtener publicidad para un evento, organizar<br>> un evento, muestras de programas de patrocinio , etc. Otras secciones
<br>> podrán ser agregadas con el tiempo. También incluirá plantillas<br>> provistas por ISOC y recursos con la marca ISOC para que puedan ser<br>> utilizados: banners, plantillas de powerpoint, carteles, etc. Me
<br>> gustaría animar a los capítulos a utilizar estas plantillas de manera<br>> que podamos presentar una imagen consistente de ISOC.<br>><br>> Me gustaría contar con la ayuda de ustedes en esto. Si tienen<br>
> cualquier material que piensen que puede ser de ayuda para otros, o<br>> si hay cualquier material que pudieran escribir, basado en sus<br>> experiencias, les pediría que me lo envíen a <a href="mailto:chapters@isoc.org">
chapters@isoc.org</a>.<br>> Apreciaré mucho cualquier material que deseen compartir.<br>><br>> Quedo a la espera de recibir cualquier información que quisieran<br>> compartir y que encuentren útil.<br>><br>
> -----<br>> En Francais<br>><br>> Chers collčgues,<br>><br>> Les chapitres existants on une richesse d'informations et<br>> d'expérience, acquis des opérations, qui peuvent ętre utiles aux<br>
> chapitres plus récemment établis. Nous aimerions que ces informations<br>> soient aisément disponibles et qu'elles stockées ŕ un endroit central<br>> de sorte qu'elles soient facilement trouvées et utilisées. L'idée est
<br>> d'établir un entrepôt d'information sur le site web d'ISOC qui serra<br>> une ressource dédiée aux besoins des chapitres. A plus long terme,<br>> ceci sera entičrement intégré au secteur wiki sur les chapitres.
<br>><br>> L'entrepôt d'information couvrira des secteurs assez larges comme<br>> 'gestion des chapitres' qui va inclure des objets tel que comment<br>> présider des réunions, comment faire fonctionner un chapitre,
<br>> financement et structure d'adhésion des membres, comment travailler<br>> avec des volontaires, comment conduire des évčnements, etc. Il y aura<br>> une autre section sur la « publicité » qui inclura les informations
<br>> sur les médias, comment obtenir la publicité pour un événement,<br>> exécuter un événement, des échantillons de programmes de patronage,<br>> etc. Des sections peuvent ętre ajoutées avec le temps. Elle inclura
<br>> également des modčles et des ressources fournis par ISOC avec la<br>> marque d'ISOC et qui peuvent ętre employés : banničres, modčles de<br>> PowerPoint, outils de bureau i.e.supports papiers de correspondance
<br>> etc. Je voudrais encourager les chapitres ŕ employer ces modčles<br>> afin qu'on puisse livrer un 'image' d'ISOC cohérent.<br>><br>> Je voudrais demander votre aide sur cela. Si vous avez n'importe quel
<br>> document que vous pensez ętre utile ŕ d'autres ou si vous avez<br>> n'importe quel document que vous aimeriez écrire en se basant sur vos<br>> expériences, je 'aimerai vous demander de me l'envoyer ŕ l'adresse
<br>> < <a href="mailto:chapters@isoc.org">chapters@isoc.org</a>>. Je serais trčs reconnaissante de n'importe quel<br>> matériel que vous voudriez partager.<br>><br>> J'attends avec intéręt de recevoir n'importe quelle information que
<br>> vous avez et que vous voudriez partager et pensiez ętre utile.<br>><br>> Sincčres amitiés,<br>><br>> Anne<br>> --<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Chapter-delegates mailing list
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