<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; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><blockquote cite="mid:CAN7p9b7-jjGmFaFTn4e+=Q+Db=-8JCNsFTfnaEF4Z4P4k8PZ0w@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"><div>Good morning:<br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br></div>I agree fully with Veni, Olivier and Grigori in this matter.</div><div><br></div><div>Since this is an ITU Development conference, I would also like to be reassured that the Regional Directors most concerned will be part of the ISOC delegation to WTDC.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Christopher</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><blockquote cite="mid:CAN7p9b7-jjGmFaFTn4e+=Q+Db=-8JCNsFTfnaEF4Z4P4k8PZ0w@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"><div>
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On Monday, January 20, 2014, Ted Mooney <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:mooney@isoc.org">mooney@isoc.org</a>>
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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</div>
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<div>Ted Mooney</div>
<div>Senior Director, Membership & Services</div>
<div>The Internet Society</div>
<div>1775 Wiehle Avenue</div>
<div>Reston, VA 20190 USA</div>
<div>Office: +1 703-439-2774</div>
<div>Cell: +1 301-980-6446</div>
<div>eMail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'mooney@isoc.org');" target="_blank">mooney@isoc.org</a></div>
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<blockquote type="cite" style="font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; ">Hello Everyone!</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><br>
</div><div 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):</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><br>
</div><div 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:</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- consolidate and document
best practices for creating and improving IXPs</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- encourage data
collection</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- create case studies</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; ">- and facilitate work with
IXP communities of interest and other partners</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><br>
</div><div 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 moz-do-not-send="true" href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'coffin@ISOC.org');" target="_blank">coffin@ISOC.org</a>). </div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><br>
</div><div 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:</div><div 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.</div><div 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. </div><div 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.</div><div 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.</div><div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><br>
</div><div 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. </div>
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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.</div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"> </div>
<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: </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</div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"> </div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">We have an ISOC
website for WTDC here: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/development/world-telecommunication-development-conference-wtdc" style="color:purple" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/development/world-telecommunication-development-conference-wtdc</a>.
Our background paper for the conference is here: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/wtdc-2014-itu-world-telecommunication-development-conference-background-information" style="color:purple" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/wtdc-2014-itu-world-telecommunication-development-conference-background-information</a></div>
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Veni<br>
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