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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Elizabeh,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Thank you for this excellent initiative. I am sure that you will have many qualified candidates. In fact, given that the cost of the hotel and per diem is relatively low in Tunisia, I would suggest that you consider expanding the program to at least one person per region. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Will the names of the people on the selection committee be made public?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regarding the substance of WTSA, as we all know, ITU is now making the WTSA input and output documents public. But Study Group documents are not yet public. At the discussions in Council on the document policy, it was decided to ask the ITU Sectors what they thought about access to Study Group documents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It seems to me that WTSA would be a good opportunity to push for ITU-T Study Group documents to be made public. If ISOC is prepared to make a submission to that effect (called a contribution in ITU), then I would be pleased to help to draft it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks again and best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Elizabeth Oluoch<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 23, 2016 19:28<br><b>To:</b> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-delegates] Shape the dialogue at the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2016 with the Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black'>Dear Chapter Leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black'>This October, the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) takes place in Tunisia, and it will shape the work the ITU Standardization Sector (ITU-T) does for the next four years. The Internet Society is looking to send two members from ISOC Chapters as part of a fellowship programme to this meeting. Our members are critical in providing on-the-ground perspectives around an open, reliable and secure Internet, and we want your voices heard during WTSA as well. Members must have a solid understanding of the ITU Standardization Sector, a professional proficiency in English, and be available for meetings ahead of the event running from 25 October – 3 November 2016. <u><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/apply-fellowship-itus-world-telecommunication-standardization-assembly" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/apply-fellowship-itus-world-telecommunication-standardization-assembly"><span style='color:#199EC9'>Learn more and apply</span></a></u> and please share with your members!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black;background:white'>Elizabeth Oluoch</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black;background:white'>Policy Advisor</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black;background:white'>Internet Society</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:Oluoch@isoc.org"><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";color:#199EC9'>Oluoch@isoc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>