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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I totally agree with you on that.. but there are some frustrations that we all feel in the regions.. and it doesn’t hurt to be able to talk about them with each other.. and to get support and advice as we have been doing. That’s what this is all about. I’ve really appreciated the suggestions that have been made by Chapter delegates, as well as from Ted and other ISOC staff. Small steps..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> Veni Markovski [mailto:venimarkovski@gmail.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Veni Markovski<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 12 March 2013 2:44 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> Maureen Hilyard<br><b>Cc:</b> Chapter Delegates<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Day-to-day funding<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>No, I am not saying it; but then, ISOC is a non-profit, which was created in order to be the home of the IETF; later it educated the Internet pioneers in many countries. And chapters were created. To be a chapter, usually is a pain, but we do our job - as much as we can, which is actually <b>not </b>to be a chapter, but to be the leader in making sure the Internet is free and open, and the state does not interfere in it. At least, that's in Bulgaria. Plus many other things, like adapting Creative Commons in Bulgarian, etc.<br>I think it is fair to say that ISOC supports the multistakeholder model, but sometimes it is not happy with the way the chapters behave;-) <br>But, one important item - all the people we as a chapter have worked with at ISOC, are awesome.<br><br>v.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 03/12/2013 14:43, Maureen Hilyard wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Just one more thing..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Re: Every once in a while there's a discussion on that topic, and every once in a while there are some great ideas, which are being shelved "for consideration" by staff. And nothing happens. <br><br><br></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Veni, are you saying that ISOC does not uphold the Multistakeholder Model /bottom-up approach?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Best, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Veni Markovski<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.veni.com">http://www.veni.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://www.facebook.com/venimarkovski">https://www.facebook.com/venimarkovski</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://twitter.com/veni">https://twitter.com/veni</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The opinions expressed above are those of the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>author, not of any organizations, associated <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>with or related to him in any given way. <o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>