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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Ted, good to hear our
emails are being noticed. It is very discouraging to see how some
of them, which chapters consider important, are being left lonely.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/28/14 16:10, Ted Mooney wrote:<br>
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<div>Veni, Olivier and Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council
Members,</div>
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<div>There is ample thought and desire to gather with ISOC
chapters and members to agree 1) our strategic and tactical
objectives and 2) how best to achieve them; meaning what should
our mobilization and engagement strategy look like. Staff are
keen to address this in detail so that there are resources
available to do all that we might want. Of course , this is not
as easy as asking for money and resources <br>
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Oh, that has not been easy - trust me on that. We have talked for
years with ISOC, with the response, which Julia from ISOC-Bulgaria
still treasures, where it is explained that the project is too
international, and cannot be funded through the small grant program
($ 7500). <br>
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<div>and having them show up. Nevertheless, we Staff are
committed to assuring a prioritization of member and chapter
involvement in WTCD preparation and engagement. Public Policy
is convening the Regional Bureaus, Communications and Membership
& Services on a conference call tomorrow to allocate
internal tasks, after which you may expect much more explicit
and collaborative communication.</div>
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<div>Chapter and member action in the WTDC and beyond is
critically important for the successful inclusion of our
positions and values in the outcomes of these conferences. We
welcome your ideas, your collaboration and you collective
action.</div>
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<div>More before the end of the week,</div>
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