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<DIV><SPAN class=906152810-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Veni,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=906152810-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Personally, I agree with you, but some members of ISOC-CH seem to be
more reserved, at this stage. As I said, we are still discussing the
matter.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=906152810-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>My
point regarding the organizational members of ISOC is that they are very broad
and differentiated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=906152810-18052014>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV></SPAN><SPAN class=906152810-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Richard</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Veni Markovski
[mailto:venimarkovski@gmail.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Veni
Markovski<BR><B>Sent:</B> dimanche, 18. mai 2014 12:27<BR><B>To:</B>
rhill@hill-a.ch; Gihan Dias; Chapter Delegates<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Chapter-delegates] Letter from the ISOC Elections
Committee<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I am not sure I follow you, Richard. <BR>What
conflict of interest? Publish on your site who is your sponsor for that
particular project, and that in most cases should be enough. <BR>After all, if
you or the sponsor don't have any interest in the matter your project covers,
then the sponsor is wasting their money, no? I don't say there should be a
conflict of interest. <BR>Also, I am not sure what is the relation with the
organizational members of ISOC?<BR><BR>v.<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 05/18/14 05:42, Richard Hill wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=171423709-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Regarding funding from private companies, we are currently
discussing this within ISOC-CH, because some concerns have been
expressed. Personally, I don't see any problems with sponsorhip for
specific portions of specific events, e.g. providing lunch or coffee, but it
is important to avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest, because
sometimes an ISOC chapter might take a position that is not consistent with
that taken by some private companies.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=171423709-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Also, I think it is important to seek balanced contacts with
private companies and I note that indeed many different types of private
companies are corporate members of ISOC, see:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial> <A
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<DIV><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171423709-18052014><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Richard</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Chapter-delegates
[<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org">mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org</A>]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Gihan Dias<BR><B>Sent:</B> dimanche, 18. mai 2014
03:28<BR><B>To:</B> Chapter Delegates<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Chapter-delegates] Letter from the ISOC Elections
Committee<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 2014/05/17 ප.ව. 1:12, Charles Oloo
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><BIG>Engaging local stakeholders is done at various levels and
functions depending on activity or event. The more engagement we have
the more we raise ISOC profile and visibility. In most cases, the
involvement of the media is paramount if at all one has to reach a wider
audience.</BIG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>Charles,<BR><BR>Yes. I agree. Could you
shre with us some the engagements you have carried out or planning to do
so. Also, how you are engaging the media?<BR>
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<DIV><BIG>All these cannot be done without financial resources, and the
annual grant of 2000 USD is not adequate for
this,</BIG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>My suggestion, (not as a trustee, but based
on my experience elsewhere) is to first spend the USD 2000, and then
discuss with Christine/Anne about your additional requirements. Often,
some funds may be available somewhere.<BR>
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<DIV><BIG>bearing in mind the other equally important events like the
annual IGFs.<BR></BIG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>The IGF ambassadors program is
separate from chapter funding. Not sure about its status in 2014. <BR>
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<DIV><BIG><BR></BIG></DIV><BIG>If chapters cannot get or identify other
financial resources, increasing visibility and impact in local scenarios
</BIG><BIG>will take a little longer, especially for young chapters. And
this is a specific area the ISOC BoT, and the Chapter Advisory need to
look into.<BR></BIG></BLOCKQUOTE>To develop your chapter, you need to get
other funding. Since the ISoc name is well known, it is often not
difficult to get funding, both from local companies and rom the local
offices of places like Google, Cisco and Microsoft. Please let me know
what assistance you need in this
regard.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Gihan<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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