<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><sarcasm on><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><div><sarcasm off></div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><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><div><br><div><div>On Jul 23, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Veni Markovski <<a href="mailto:veni@veni.com">veni@veni.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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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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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Cisco Commits More Than US$2 Million to
Support Open Internet Standards Development<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">IETF defines the standards for the global
network that connects more than 2 billion people<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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."<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">About the Internet Engineering Task Force<o:p></o:p></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.).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For more information, see:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ietf.org/">http://www.ietf.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">About the Internet Society<o:p></o:p></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/">http://www.internetsociety.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Greg Wood<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wood@isoc.org">wood@isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">+1703-625-3917<o:p></o:p></p>
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