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The requirement for chapters to hold occasional events "to advance the mission" seems onerous to some, so I thought I'd make a small gesture to help. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> I just moderated a webinar for Columbia University that I think went well. Alejandro Pisanty and Bob Hinden of ISOC joined in and Joly McFie helped distribute it. (Thanks)</div>
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<img border="0" alt="CITI" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">On Tuesday November 12 2013 at 12:00pm EST the <a href="https://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Columbia Institute for Tele-Information</a> (CITI) hosted an e-conference on Internet Governance titled:<a href="https://citicolumbia.webex.com/citicolumbia/j.php?ED=266817567&UID=504362092&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">“<strong>Is There A Third Way For The Internet: Neither The US Nor The UN But Independence?</strong>”</a> </p>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> We used Webex, a slightly awkward but reasonably functional tool. I checked with Ted Mooney and learned that <i>ISOC has a Webex license that can be used to host chapter events.</i> It's not too hard to make work but there are a few tricks.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> So I'm volunteering to host/moderate/operate webex for two or three chapter events and pass on the experience. It's not a big deal to help for a couple of hours from my desk.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> This seems a simple way to do outreach and meet the chapter requirements. It's a lot easier to ask experts to spend a little time from their desk on webex than to fly to New York or Gambia. It also makes it practical for chapters to work together. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> It would be up to the chapters to choose topics and invite guests. One I'd like to suggest is "Effective involvement in Internet governance: How you can be involved and promote Internet freedom." My experience has been if I jump in with good expertise I can make a difference. ISOC has several folks like Sally Wentworth who are experts in working the system and I might have a few things I've learned to share.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> I happen to have a personal interest in using spectrum policy make practical wireless service with 100 gigabyte caps at a consumer price. I know the technology in LTE Advanced will make consumer-priced high capacity wireless possible but it will take major rethinking on how spectrum is shared. So I'd love to work on advanced spectrum policy.</div>
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I think ISOC will be far more effective if we develop a core of "citizen soldiers" rather than rely solely on paid staff. Webinars are easy so I can do a couple as a volunteer. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> I'd be particularly encouraged if a few chapters got together on something like this. Email me off list if interested.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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