<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear Alejandro,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-03-17 18:07 GMT+01:00 Alejandro Pisanty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:apisanty@gmail.com" target="_blank">apisanty@gmail.com</a>></span>:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">></div> Your knowledge of the country and people - which I've witnessed - are tops.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thank you - I am frequent guest in all three Southern Caucasus countries, which stems from the period 2001-2008, where I was working in this region.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">By sending his mail today afternoon Tommi made a real "Novruz Mubarak" present for all ISOC-ers in Azerbaijan, who are just now sitting at well decorated table with holiday special food!!!</div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Given the less-than-optimal conditions in Azerbaijan I think we should consider ourselves ready to support this chapter - not only recognizing it as part of the ISOC community but also putting in resources.</div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I fully support this idea. I believe that, in general, every Chapter in its first 1-2 years of existance should get some ISOC support to strengthen their structure (especially if operating in "less-than-optimal" conditions). this could be the help on the ground or relaxed rules of participation in ISOC events elsewhere.</div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">> </div>We should also spread the word to scholars and others from outside Azerbaijan who are working on research and productive activities so they can tie up with the chapter, for mutual benefit as in the previous chapter. Who in ISOC would be in charge of channelling all this to the chapter, besides people in the chapter themselves?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">FYI I am planning to be in Baku around end of June or beginning of July.</div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">My best regards,</div><br></div></div></blockquote></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Jacek Gajewski</div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ISOC Poland</div><br><div><br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:jacek.ceenet@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacek.ceenet@gmail.com</a><br>Mobile tel: +48 601 440 602<br><br></div></div></div>
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