<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif">Make the entire ISOC process a bottom-up process. It isn't now.</font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif">Sivasubramanian M<br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Narelle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:narellec@gmail.com">narellec@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">We seem to have gone down a path where some people are pointing out<br>
they feel disenfranchised by the ISOC consultation processes for<br>
chapter engagement.<br>
<br>
I'd like to turn the question around, and ask: "what are the most<br>
effective ways to effectively inject Chapter viewpoints into ISOC's<br>
work, and vice versa?"<br>
<br>
Our essential mission is to turn the statement "The Internet is for<br>
Everyone" into a reality, and we need to take a strong, diplomatic,<br>
intelligent and well informed approach to the many educational,<br>
advisory and other things we do. So, other than promoting discussion<br>
on the chapter delegates mailing list, what are the best ways to do<br>
this, where ISOC staff, chapters and representatives feel mutually<br>
informed and supported?<br>
<br>
Is it tools, such as blogs, information packs and guides?<br>
<br>
Is it conferences, meetings and social efforts?<br>
<br>
Is it remote participation tools?<br>
<br>
Is it direct training?<br>
<br>
Along those lines, I've been really enjoying Joly's news feeds, and am<br>
always impressed at the various chapter meetings and newsletters when<br>
people describe the things their chapters are doing. The support I<br>
got at ICANN earlier this year certainly helped me find my way around<br>
(even literally in that venue!).<br>
<br>
Our chapter hopes to produce a video along the lines of the UK one<br>
shared recently.<br>
<br>
I know I'd like to see a regularly updated ISOC fact pack that I can<br>
use when I brief government, industry and user groups on the society.<br>
One that I can easily turn into the dreaded powerpoint, or flash show.<br>
<br>
Sometimes I find it difficult to locate information relevant to the<br>
latest government submission on my list of things to do... (this<br>
month's one is 'convergence'!)<br>
<br>
So what works for your chapter, and vice versa, what approaches used<br>
by ISOC staff worked to get your feedback into the issue of the<br>
moment?<br>
<br>
<br>
all the best<br>
<br>
<br>
Narelle<br>
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Narelle Clark<br>
vice-president <a href="http://isoc-au.org.au" target="_blank">isoc-au.org.au</a><br>
member ISOC BoT<br>
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