<font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">This application looks very good. :)</font></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Zaid Ali <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zaid@sfbayisoc.org">zaid@sfbayisoc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Had the pleasure of speaking to chapter founders on the phone. I was really<br>
impressed with their questions and I think it will be a great chapter.<br>
Looking forward to having the New England chapter join.<br>
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Zaid<br>
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On 10/15/10 9:13 AM, "Sabrina Wilmot" <<a href="mailto:wilmot@isoc.org">wilmot@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
The following application for a Chapter in New England<br>
> (U.S.A.) has been<br>
received. It is being sent to this list for peer comment<br>
> and review.<br>
<br>
Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not<br>
> officially<br>
been recognised by ISOC.<br>
<br>
If there are people on this list that<br>
> know the individuals proposing to<br>
establish the Chapter, feedback is<br>
> especially welcome.<br>
<br>
The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the<br>
> deadline is<br>
September 30, 2010.<br>
<br>
Please do not hesitate to contact me on or<br>
> off list.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Sabrina Wilmot<br>
ISOC<br>
<br>
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*Chapter<br>
> Application*<br>
<br>
I. Proposed Name of the Chapter:<br>
Internet Society - New England<br>
> Chapter (US)<br>
<br>
II. Communities of Interest the Chapter Will Serve<br>
€ Individuals<br>
> who live, work, or attend school in Massachusetts, New<br>
Hampshire,<br>
> Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island<br>
€ Organizations including<br>
> corporations, schools, and non-profits who<br>
have a physical presence in these<br>
> states and are interested in promoting<br>
the mission of the Internet<br>
> Society<br>
<br>
III. Purpose and Scope of the Chapter<br>
€ Promote the core values and<br>
> mission of the Internet Society.<br>
€ Develop programs related to policy,<br>
> standards, and governance for<br>
chapter members and the community at large.<br>
€<br>
> Create forums to connect students interested in the Internet ecosystem<br>
and<br>
> Internet thought leaders.<br>
€ Collaborate with the Internet Society and other<br>
> chapters in areas of<br>
internet policy, governance, and advocacy.<br>
€ Promote<br>
> ubiquitous high speed internet access for the region.<br>
€ Provide a forum for<br>
> civil discourse on issues of competing interests.<br>
€ Promote the use of<br>
> innovative technologies to enhance the exchange of<br>
information over the<br>
> Internet.<br>
<br>
IV. Founding Members of the Chapter<br>
Toral Cowieson<br>
John Sax<br>
Hampton<br>
> Watkins<br>
<br>
V. List of Supporters: Attached<br>
<br>
VI.List of Requirements<br>
None, the<br>
> Chapter will apply for non-profit status.<br>
<br>
VII.Additional Information:<br>
> None<br>
<br>
VIII.Contact Information<br>
Toral D. Cowieson<br>
[on file]<br>
<br>
Charter Members --<br>
> Internet Society New England Chapter (US)<br>
Warren E. Agin, Swiggart & Agin<br>
> LLC<br>
Scott Albrecht, Oracle<br>
Dick Anderson, Retired<br>
Steve Blumenthal, O3b<br>
> Networks<br>
Moses Boone, the dot eco<br>
Scott Bradner, Harvard University<br>
Lisa<br>
> Carlivati, Harvard University<br>
Eugene Chang, Integrated Strategies &<br>
> Tactics<br>
Joe Cornelio, Retired<br>
Toral Cowieson, SISUTEK<br>
Moh ElBaz, SDS<br>
Len<br>
> Evenchik, Harvard University<br>
Martin Hannigan, Akamai Technologies, Inc.<br>
Ralph<br>
> Hirsch, Ralph Hirsch, Esq.<br>
Douglas Hunt<br>
Linnea Johnson, Simmons College<br>
James<br>
> Jones<br>
Andrew Malis, Verizon<br>
John McNabb, South Shore PC Services<br>
Zbigniew<br>
> Opalka<br>
Chris Owens, Interisle Consulting Group, LLC<br>
Gregory Ruth, Retired<br>
John<br>
> Sax, Eliza Corporation<br>
Jeffrey I. Schiller, MIT<br>
Paul Stauffer, Boston<br>
> University<br>
Andrew Starin, Ajilon Consulting<br>
Greg Tutunjian<br>
Wachuka Warungu,<br>
> Independent<br>
Margaret Wasserman, Painless Security<br>
Hampton Watkins, Crocus Hill<br>
> Associates, LLC<br>
Stephen Woodrow, MIT Student<br>
Benjamin J. Woznick<br>
Jonathan<br>
> Zittrain, Harvard University<br>
<br>
<br>
As part of the formal submission we would also<br>
> like to acknowledge the<br>
other individuals who have supported us along the<br>
> way.<br>
<br>
* The charter members as listed in this application as well as<br>
><br>
others who have expressed interest in joining -- the 50 or so<br>
individuals<br>
> represent students to retirees from across the New England<br>
region and span<br>
> technology, policy, and business disciplines -- and at<br>
least 20 have offered<br>
> to volunteer in some capacity. Their support and<br>
engagement already has been<br>
> and will be essential to mobilizing and<br>
getting this chapter launched.<br>
*<br>
> Joly McFie and David Solomonoff from ISOC-NY, Chris Grundemann<br>
from ISOC-CO,<br>
> and Zaid Ali from ISOC-SFBAY who all shared their lessons<br>
learned and gave us<br>
> excellent advice from their independent chapter<br>
experiences.<br>
* Scott<br>
> Bradner and Jonathan Zittrain from Harvard and the ISOC<br>
Board who have<br>
> graciously made themselves available for face-to-face<br>
meetings and given us<br>
> valuable perspective. As you know, Scott will<br>
also be the featured speaker<br>
> at our first event next week in Boston.<br>
<br>
Finally, a special note to the ISOC<br>
> chapter team as a whole for the<br>
responsiveness and professionalism over the<br>
> past few months. We look<br>
forward to a strong partnership in the years to<br>
> come.<br>
<br>
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