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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Agree with Eduardo -- this
is not the first time such a discussion is taking place. Those of
us, who have been around for the last 25 years remember a lot of
similar discussions, especially around 2002-2003, and then around
2005-2006; some may remember more. <br>
The frustration that Eduardo is writing about comes from the fact
that every few years (and every few years, when there are
elections, when new BoT members come for elections?) we spend a
lot of time trying to find the best way for chapters to be used in
a more substantive way by ISOC HQ. I truly believe that chapters
are willing and able to contribute much more than they do today,
and of course, all for the success of ISOC and its mission, and
for the global development of Internet, including providing means
and tools for affordable access, advice to governments to create
Internet-friendly policies, etc. <br>
That's what we have been doing since 1995 in Bulgaria. <br>
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best,<br>
Veni <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.isoc.bg">www.isoc.bg</a> <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/08/16 12:03, Eduardo Diaz wrote:<br>
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<div>I have seen similar discussion threats as these popping out
through the years with no aval. It is very frustrating
specially if the answers that we get are the same ones every
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<div>I hope that the <span
style="font-size:13.194443702697754px">Chapter Advisory
Committee will be able to make a difference here. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:13.194443702697754px">We'll see.</span></div>
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<div>Eduardo Diaz</div>
<div>ISOC-Puerto Rico</div>
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<div> Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 4:55 PM Keith Davidson <<a
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target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:keith@internetnz.net.nz">keith@internetnz.net.nz</a></a>> wrote:</div>
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all,<br>
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I agree with Carlos regarding the sustainability of ISOC
chapters.<br>
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Currently the chapter "officers" spend inordinate
amounts of time on<br>
doing meeting minutes, treasurers functions, looking
after the website,<br>
convening meetings, maintaining members lists, and other
routine<br>
administrivia. It would be of extreme benefit to the
chapters if ISOC<br>
could provide administrative staff to undertake these
functions. This<br>
would free up considerable time for the chapter
"officers" to spend on<br>
strategic thinking and advancing the issues of real
importance to their<br>
chapters.<br>
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Furthermore, ISOC would gain considerably overall by
devolving its<br>
centralised authority, allowing more regional or local
empowerment, to<br>
deal with the issues more critical within those
communities. I feel the<br>
current centralised structure inhibits ISOC's ability to
grow. I also<br>
sense from this thread there is a growing frustration
with the current<br>
structure, and I remain hopeful that high level
strategic changes are<br>
being considered by the board and senior staff.<br>
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Cheers<br>
<br>
Keith</blockquote>
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