<div dir="ltr"><div><div>+1 John<br><br></div>Nicely put.<br><br></div>Charles<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:50 PM, John More <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:morej1@mac.com" target="_blank">morej1@mac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Agreed. Determining the role and scope lf the Council within the structure of the Internet Society (obviously also including a discussion and understanding of the role of the Chapters) is a pre-condition to designing the structure of the Council.<br>
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On Oct 15, 2013, at 5:28 AM, Christian de Larrinaga <<a href="mailto:cdel@firsthand.net">cdel@firsthand.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Yes... Important to note that.<br>
><br>
> The term is "Advisory" not political nor hierarchical, nor<br>
> representational nor any of the myriad ratholes such an activity can be<br>
> pushed down.<br>
><br>
> Can this be structured as a "meeting" of chapters to develop and discuss<br>
> priorities and advise the ISOC board and possibly chapters as a whole?<br>
><br>
> I wonder. Experience shows a strong preconception in this generation to<br>
> develop structure, elections, board, officers, business cards, status,<br>
> entitlement, then representational assumptions ....<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Christian<br>
><br>
> Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:<br>
>> Chris,<br>
>><br>
>> glad to know you are interested as well.<br>
>><br>
>> You may have missed this from a message of mine on October 1:<br>
>><br>
>> "The *one* true innovation in the landscape is the possibility in the<br>
>> Bylaws to create a Chapter Advisory Council.<br>
>><br>
>> Previous attempts have failed and I am among those who have had serious<br>
>> doubts about the concept. We should test it now. We know afresh much of<br>
>> what the Council should be able to do and what is out of its scope.<br>
>> Let's get on to it. I'm in if I can be considered useful."<br>
>><br>
>> I think that before any of us puts his/her names up for roles we need to<br>
>> start doing some actual work. What in the present landscape can a<br>
>> Chapter Advisory Council do that improves the situation, what could<br>
>> actually go wrong with it?<br>
>><br>
>> IMO a Chapter Advisory Council can bridge many gaps and make sure there<br>
>> is a persistent and consistent voice from the chapters. It must not try<br>
>> to take over from the chapters, however, nor become one more<br>
>> self-propelled power center or attempt to become one. IMO that is what<br>
>> killed a well-known previous regional model.<br>
>><br>
>> Yours,<br>
>><br>
>> Alejandro Pisanty<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
>> *Desde:* <a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a><br>
>> [<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>] en nombre de CW Mail<br>
>> [<a href="mailto:mail@christopherwilkinson.eu">mail@christopherwilkinson.eu</a>]<br>
>> *Enviado el:* domingo, 13 de octubre de 2013 15:53<br>
>> *Hasta:* ISOC Chapter Delegates<br>
>> *Asunto:* [Chapter-delegates] Chapter Advisory Council - creation of an<br>
>> Interim Steering Committee<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Good Evening:<br>
>><br>
>> /> The ISOC Board of Trustees … acknowledged the right of Chapters to<br>
>> form an advisory group/<br>
>><br>
>> Further to the Note to Chapters that we have all received from Walda<br>
>> Roseman, I suggest that it is now down to the Chapters ourselves to<br>
>> initiate the organisation of at the Chapters Advisory Council.<br>
>><br>
>> To this effect, I would be prepared to take on the röle of Convenor of<br>
>> an Interim Steering Committee for the creation of the Chapters Advisory<br>
>> Council. If that would be acceptable, I would be glad to see expressions<br>
>> of interest to participate in the Steering Group posted to the Chapters<br>
>> Delegates List. In the first instance, the Steering Group should<br>
>> comprise at least one recognised member from each of the principal<br>
>> geographical regions. The initial objective might be to work towards a<br>
>> first plenary meeting of the Council in mid-2014, for instance in London.<br>
>><br>
>> With best regards to you all,<br>
>><br>
>> Christopher Wilkinson<br>
>><br>
>> PS:For those of you who do not know me, I initiated the discussion about<br>
>> Chapter membership of ISOC in 2010 (and have had a stake in that since<br>
>> then).<br>
>> I am reasonably multilingual EN/FR/ES; and at 72 I have no interest in a<br>
>> longer-term commitment.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 01 Oct 2013, at 21:21, Walda Roseman <<a href="mailto:roseman@isoc.org">roseman@isoc.org</a><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:roseman@isoc.org">roseman@isoc.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>><br>
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