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<div>indeed diversification is vital, and ISOC while blessed with a stable source of funding through PIR's contribution has continously to fight for additional contributions. A healthy effect of the tax and accounting rules that keep organizations clean in
the US, by not allowing more than a given fraction of their funds to come from a single source (which could easily become a sort of fiscal laundering.) </div>
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<div>Kudos to ISOC Board, leadership, management and staff who negotiated this agreement with Cisco. </div>
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<div>It also has the very important effect to show Cisco committed to the Internet's very core in parallel with, or despite, playing some ITU games. It makes it less easy for Dr. Touré to show that particular head on the tip of a lance.</div>
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<div>Plus, regionally we are backing an effort by Latin American and Caribbean (and some Iberic) IETFers to increase substantive participation in the IETF. It is picking up and one can only applaud funds being channeled to an even stronger, more stable and
resilient IETF. The IETF is taking the unprecedented step of holding a meeting in Buenos Aires next year, some exception to the rule of only holding meetings where there is a strong presence already. </div>
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<div>I hope we can all make this work.</div>
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<div>Yours,</div>
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<div>Alejandro Pisanty<br>
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<div id="divRpF491951" style="direction: ltr;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>Desde:</b> chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org [chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] en nombre de John More [morej1@mac.com]<br>
<b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 24 de julio de 2013 13:33<br>
<b>Hasta:</b> Eric Burger<br>
<b>CC:</b> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org Delegates Chapter<br>
<b>Asunto:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] ANNOUNCEMENT: Cisco Commits More Than US$2 Million to Support Open Internet Standards Development<br>
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<div>Diversification of funding is very important for any effective NGO.</div>
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<div>On Jul 24, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Eric Burger <<a href="mailto:eburger@standardstrack.com" target="_blank">eburger@standardstrack.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>Oh -- I get it -- you would rather ISOC <b>reduce</b> <b>Chapter support</b> to pay for the IETF. That must be preferable to finding multiple sponsors willing to fund the IETF so
<b>ISOC can focus on Chapters and programs</b>.</div>
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<div>Really - this is an awesome announcement. Cisco is committing around $350,000/year on a multiyear commitment. Along with Cisco, Juniper announced a similar commitment at the last IETF plenary. My understanding is others are willing to commit to the open
standards process. Moreover, this commitment makes us less dependent on any one source of funding.</div>
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<div>ISOC <b>does</b> have enough funds to cover the IETF expenses that are not already covered by IETF revenues and sponsorship. The budget and audited financial statements are public: the IETF is the second largest source of funds for ISOC.</div>
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<div>So, while ISOC has the funds to cover the IETF, it is even better to have even more funds to cover other important programs, like seeding Chapters, governmental outreach, IXP build-out, human capital capacity building, and keeping the Internet Open and
Free for Everyone. (NOT an exclusive list)<br>
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<div>On Jul 23, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Veni Markovski <<a href="mailto:veni@veni.com" target="_blank">veni@veni.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">Wow!<br>
Does that mean the ISOC budget is not enough to cover the expenses of the IETF? I have some memories from the time I was on the Board, that the IETF functioning was a priority for ISOC. I find it either difficult to understand, or worrisome, that the IETF needs
more money, or that ISOC is not providing enough.<br>
Wende, can you elaborate a little bit more?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/23/2013 14:11, Wende Cover wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cisco Commits More Than US$2 Million to Support Open Internet Standards Development</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IETF defines the standards for the global network that connects more than 2 billion people</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland] – 23 July 2013 – The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet's premier standards organization, and Cisco, the worldwide leader in information technology, today announced an agreement
to provide up to US$2.2 million in support for the IETF's work and meetings through 2019.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The IETF brings together leading Internet engineers and technologists from around the world to develop standards that form the foundation of the global Internet and enable yet unimagined products and services. The IETF developed the standards
for capabilities such as internationalized domain names, email, and instant messaging. Since its first meeting was held on January 16, 1986 in San Diego, California, the IETF has published more than 4500 documents that describe standards for the fundamental
technologies and widely used services on today's global Internet. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The IETF is open to any interested individual and seeks broad participation from across the globe. While the work of the IETF mainly takes place online to reduce barriers to participation and to maximize contributions from around the world,
its meetings bring together over 1000 participants. Cisco's commitment of more than US$2 million will provide support for both in-person meetings and remote participation technology to enable even broader participation in the IETF.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"The IETF is focused on developing timely, relevant, and technically excellent open standards that provide a platform for the continued growth and evolution of the global Internet," said Jari Arkko, Chair of the IETF. "Unique among standards
organizations, the IETF invites all interested parties to participate, and makes every draft and final standards available online without charge. Cisco's support will help to further expand participation in the IETF by encouraging involvement in meetings in-person
and through collaboration technology built on IETF-developed standards."</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Internet Society is the administrative home of the IETF. With its commitment, Cisco is recognized as the Internet Society’s newest Corporate Partner. Corporate Partnership is a special program developed by the Internet Society to recognize
organizations that have provided support that warrants the highest level of value and recognition, and a customized method for mapping a longer-term strategy across multiple areas of support.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"We welcome Cisco's expanding commitment to the IETF as it reflects the strategic importance that open Internet standards represent for continued economic and social development around the world," said Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO
of the Internet Society.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">About the Internet Engineering Task Force</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the Internet’s premier technical standards body. It gathers a large open international community of network designers, engineers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution
of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. The IETF seeks broad participation. The work of the IETF takes place online, largely through email lists, reducing barriers to participation and maximizing contributions from around the
world. IETF Working Groups (WGs) are organized by topic into several areas (e.g., routing, transport, security, etc.).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, see: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ietf.org/" target="_blank">
http://www.ietf.org/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">About the Internet Society</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Internet Society is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership from around the world. With its principled vision and substantial technological foundation, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue
on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for
everyone. For more information, see: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/" target="_blank">
http://www.internetsociety.org</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Contact:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Greg Wood</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wood@isoc.org" target="_blank">wood@isoc.org</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+1703-625-3917</p>
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