<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Sebastien Bachollet stood in as Director of Isoc India Chennai (a good example of how Isoc Chapters work collaboratively) to organize the meeting at Vilnius, with help from Priyathi Daluwattee, Alejandro Pisanty chaired the meeting, with Markus Kummer, Wolfgang Benedek, Daniel Dardailler, Glen Scott and Samanatha Barnowsky of Elon, and . Among those present were Peter Dengate Thursh. Alejandro summed up to say that the debate generated "some </font><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48); line-height: 18px;"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">bold, clear statements that are rather unusual for the IGF"</font></span></div>
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</font></span></div><div><font color="#303030"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://isocmadras.blogspot.com/2010/09/igf-dynamic-coalition-on-core-internet.html" target="_blank">http://isocmadras.blogspot.com/2010/09/igf-dynamic-coalition-on-core-internet.html</a></font></span></font></div>
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</font></span></font></div><div><font color="#303030"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">There is a lot more work to be done to give shape to this coalition.</font></span></font></div><div class="im">
<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>A good start, nevertheless.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><div><br></div></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">If there are fiscal/legal reasons to terminate the organization, could it be done in such a way that the name OneWebDay is left undisturbed? We should write to the OWD Inc Board to state our position, considering the fact that Isoc NY and other chapters contributed more to give shape to OWD and also contributed the initial funds (?)</font></div>
<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br><br></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div>There is no question that, regardless of the fate of the corporation, OneWebDay will continue. The logo has been released under a Creative Commons licence. The main purpose of the corporation is, as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29#501.28c.29.283.29">501(c)3</a> entity, to provide a vehicle for tax-free donations in the US. The thinking, as I gather, of the board is that - having little or no prospect of gaining major funding - there is no further purpose for keeping it up. However, if OWD is to continue, at some point the need for a 501(c)3 will inevetibly re-occur. It would be a lot simpler just to continue with the existing one.<br>
<br>Here at ISOC-NY we have the experience that we formed as a 501(c)3 in the late 90s but only in the last couple of years have any significant funds passed through our books. Sometimes these things take time. If OWD Inc should actually fold - ISOC-NY could, in fact, act as a fiscal sponsor and pass through funds.<br>
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