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"I myself would probably not be interested; personally I think
that the IoF scope is too limiting for it to be of maximum value
within an ISOC context".<br>
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Food is more than the internet and technology, many controlling
and associated factors as noted by Evan and many of you.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Leah Symekher <br>
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On 4/5/15 9:05 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:<br>
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<div><b><i>"The proposed chapter on Internet of
Food aims at leading the discussion
regarding this new field and to engage a
wide audience in building better solutions
for how to feed the planet in a healthy
and sustainable way."</i></b></div>
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<div>In this context, Internet just serves as a
tool of discussion, in the same manner as
telephone, newspapers and other media. The very
topic of the discussion (food) cannot be easily
linked to Internet.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet
ms',sans-serif">Discussing the many possible uses of the
Internet to address nutritional health, production
efficiency and hunger eradication is IMO wholly
appropriate within ISOC for whose who are interested, I
can think of multiple linkages. Yes, these are all about
Internet <i>use</i> rather than <i>infrastructure</i>,
but ISOC has never only been about infrastructure. And
if there are enough people interested in the topic
within ISOC and a sufficiently flexible system of SIGs
were in place, why *shouldn't* this happen? If you're
not interested don't join; such a group would succeed or
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet
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interested; personally I think that the IoF scope is too
limiting for it to be of maximum value within an ISOC
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I myself would probably not be interested; personally I
think that the IoF scope is too limiting for it to be of
maximum value within an ISOC context.context. Extending
the scope to "Human Health and the Internet" gets into
deeper infrastructure issues such as the confidentiality
and security of digital health records, abuse of the
.DOCTOR, .HOSPITAL and similar new Top-Level Domains,
and seeking objective means of using the 'Net to
separate medical fact from myth (which would be useful,
for instance, in the current US debate over
vaccinations).</div>
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ms',sans-serif">So -- to add to what I said earlier
about Chapters and Special Interest Groups -- I would
suggest to the proponents to (a) change the proposal
from that of a Chapter to a SIG and (b) expand its scope
to health rather than just food. And if you still really
want to extend the metaphor, perhaps consider the
"Internet of People" as a counterbalance to the
"Internet of Things".<br>
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ms',sans-serif">Having said that, IMO if proposed as a
SIG it should not be up to me or other Chapter leaders
to accept or reject; if enough people want it I would
not get in the way. My concern is for the sustainability
of the group, its potential dependence on just a small
number of activists. Broadening the scope increases the
community attraction and may reduce that risk.</div>
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