<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I know several of the members on this application and can vouch for their abilities and passion. </div><div><br></div><div>For those who may not be aware, Barbados is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Caribbean just <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px">34 km (21 mi) in length by 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 square km (167 sq mi). It is ranked 200th in the world in terms of land area and 181st in the world in terms of population size.</span></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px">The Internet Community in Barbados, however, punches above its weight and, fuelled by the work and drive of several of the very same founding members listed on the application can boast of a WEF GITR Networked Readiness ranking of 39 (#1 in the English-speaking Caribbean).</span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px">Some may also recognize the some of the listed founding members as organizers of the Barbados Remote Hub (@bbremotehub) - the Hub being one of the first to remotely contribute to ICANN's IANA Stewardship Community Consultations last year in London. Several of the listed founding members were key participants and collaborator in the recent inaugural Caribbean Peering and Interconnection Forum (<a href="http://carpif.net">carpif.net</a>) event held in Barbados from May 27-28, 2015.</span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px">I 100% support the formation of another English-speaking Caribbean ISOC Chapter and welcome Barbados' application to ISOC's growing family.</span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px">Best wishes,</span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px">Tracy Hackshaw</span></font></div><div><font color="#252525" face="sans-serif"><span style="line-height:22.3999996185303px">Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter </span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><p><br></p></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 August 2015 at 00:26, Nancy Quiros <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org" target="_blank">quiros@isoc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Dear Chapter leaders ,</p>
<p>Please see attached the background of Barbados steering group founders.</p>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, August 7, 2015 at 1:48 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Nancy <<a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org" target="_blank">quiros@isoc.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>"<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a chapter in Barbados<br>
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<div>Apologies for sending incomplete email. Sometime working on smart phones make one so flimsy, </div>
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<div>I was going to write that the Barbados applicant doesn't provide the background of the founding members. It is important to find the diversity among the group members.</div>
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<div>It is always nice to read about the proposal of new chapter. However, seem the applicaton , it always is good practice if the background of each </div>
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<div>On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 11:02 PM, Nancy Quiros <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org" target="_blank">quiros@isoc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">The attached application for a Chapter in<b> Barbados</b> is received<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> - </span>being sent to this list for peer comment and review.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">If you know the individuals proposing to establish the Chapter - feedback is welcome.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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