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<div>To the Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council Members of the Internet Society,</div>
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<div>Sally Wentworth (Public Policy) and Jane Coffin (Strategic Development) are familiar most of you. They have compiled a short message to update you on two key initiatives begun last year and carried through 2014 for potentially significant impact. Please
take a few moments to review this short update and feel free to provide any feedback you think appropriate.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Ted Mooney</div>
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<div>Office: +1 703-439-2774</div>
<div>Cell: +1 301-980-6446</div>
<div>eMail: mooney@isoc.org</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; ">Hello Everyone!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; ">2014 is shaping up to be a critical year and we wanted to share two near-term targets where we could use your help and expertise —(1) IXP Toolkit & Best Practices Report & Portal
(community feed-back) and (2) the Upcoming ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC):</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; ">1. Throughout 2013 we updated you on the IXP Toolkit & Best Practices Project. To refresh memories – this is a grant project that aims to promote and enhance IXP development, the
project tries to:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- consolidate and document best practices for creating and improving IXPs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- encourage data collection<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- create case studies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- and facilitate work with IXP communities of interest and other partners</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">(a) <b>Report & Portal</b>: We are aiming for release of the r<b>eport by the end of February</b> and <b>for the Portal to go "live" in tandem or just after the Report release</b>. Both the report and
Portal are considered preliminary and are going to be used to obtain Internet community feed-back. We would really like to hear back from chapters throughout the year on the report & portal. You can email Jane Coffin, Director, Development Strategy, (<a href="mailto:coffin@ISOC.org">coffin@ISOC.org</a>). </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">(b) <b>Training, Equipment & Case-studies</b>: The IXP Toolkit project also facilitates capacity building and has funds for training, workshops, equipment, and travel for developing/emerging
markets. Here are examples of how we can work together:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">-Are you assisting an IXP develop? Let us know if you are interested in a workshop, training, "twinning" or mentoring from an existing IXP? We may be able to help.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">-Do you need equipment to get started or to upgrade existing facilities? Let us know, we may have funds to help. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">-Did you help start an IXP? Let us know and we could work with you on a case-study that will go on the IXP Portal.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">-Are you interested in helping us provide training in your region? Let us know as we would be very keen to have chapter delegates help us with training.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; ">(2) <b>WTDC</b>: As many of you already know, 2014 will be a very busy year for Internet policy-related conferences. A first big one coming up is the WTDC (ITU-D’s World Telecommunication
Development Conference). Sally Wentworth ISOC Senior Director, Strategic Public Policy is leading ISOC's preparation for this event that will be held on 31 March - 11 April, in the UAE. </p>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">ISOC Staff is shaping an ISOC contribution to the WTDC now. Our contribution will have two audiences: first, we will be speaking to the policy community and offering a perspective on the topics where we have expertise;
second, we will be speaking to the ITU in terms of its future development activities and workplan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">We would welcome Chapter members' input (keeping in mind the above audiences) on things we might emphasize in the following areas BY 31 JANUARY: <o:p></o:p></div>
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- Digital Divide / enabling environment<br>
- Local hosting infrastructure<br>
- Regional & Cross-border connectivity<br>
- Human Capacity Building<br>
- Security / spam<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; ">We have an ISOC website for WTDC here: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/development/world-telecommunication-development-conference-wtdc" style="color: purple; ">http://www.internetsociety.org/development/world-telecommunication-development-conference-wtdc</a>.
Our background paper for the conference is here: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/wtdc-2014-itu-world-telecommunication-development-conference-background-information" style="color: purple; ">http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/wtdc-2014-itu-world-telecommunication-development-conference-background-information</a></div>
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