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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, Joao! Yes, discussing those points is clearly important in general, not just because of this deal in particular. As you know, we revised ISOC’s mission statement after consulting with our communities relatively recently. Constructive
discussions about the different pieces that form ISOC are always welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gonzalo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Joao Luis Silva Damas <joao@bondis.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 29, 2019 16:45<br>
<b>To:</b> Dave Burstein <daveb@dslprime.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Andrew Sullivan <sullivan@isoc.org>; Gonzalo Camarillo <gonzalo.camarillo@ericsson.com>; ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Thank you, Andrew and Gonzalo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me join you in thanking Andrew, Gonzalo and other staff and board members present for the session.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Even if I do not think the sale of .org does “damage to the Internet” per se (I would like to think the internet is bigger than one gTLD), I think that if this goes through and ISOC finds itself in a position where it no longer has to spend
time worrying about where the money is going to come from (as it has during most of its history), then it will be high time to open a deep discussion on what ISOC’s mission and role really are, how it is going to assert its independence from national govs
and oligarchical Internet platforms, and what will be the most effective relationship, and format for this relationship, between ISOC and the independent entities that are the Chapters (if any, now that we are opening Pandora’s box). In other words, are we
all on the same page about what we are here for?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I sense that the current eruption of voices partly comes from this lack of definition.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Joao<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 29 Nov 2019, at 15:26, Dave Burstein via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">For taking the time and doing your best to answer the questions. There are many open questions, in particular how to reduce the gap with the chapters on this and so many other things. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Given how many questions I've asked, you might be surprised about my comment about what I personally might have done. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=6160383d-3dea1af2-616078a6-0cc47ad93ea4-824cd96c97fc58dd&q=1&e=9107ea7a-a0f8-4eed-8814-2121b7ca5245&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnetpolicynews.com%2F">http://netpolicynews.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=3d016e4f-618b4c80-3d012ed4-0cc47ad93ea4-c2fe2353689b4528&q=1&e=9107ea7a-a0f8-4eed-8814-2121b7ca5245&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnetpolicynews.com%2Findex.php%2F89-r%2F1166-1-300-000-000-to-internet-society-if-org-deal-goes-down" title="Breaking: $1,135,000,000 to Internet Society if .org Deal Goes Down">
Breaking: $1,135,000,000 to Internet Society if .org Deal Goes Down</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Tim Berners-Lee, over 10,000 at
<a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=559e9b6a-0914b9a5-559edbf1-0cc47ad93ea4-67ebc1ab5c8bb10b&q=1&e=9107ea7a-a0f8-4eed-8814-2121b7ca5245&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsavedotorg.org%2F%23add-org">
https://savedotorg.org/#add-org</a>, slews of reporters, 3 ISOC Chapters and almost all well-informed independents are strongly opposed to the deal. The Internet Society just revealed it would get 1.13 Billion from very rich US investors for .org. That is enough
money that honorable people have decided the damage to the Internet from the deal should be overridden. The deal will die if Pennsylvania or ICANN blocks or even delays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">If I were on the board, I might have voted for the deal. I've been among the most skeptical, partly because the amount and many
other key details were totally secret. I would have demanded much more information and public discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">I'm strongly advocating ISOC now take extraordinary steps to heal the rift with the chapters and restore the public perception
of ISOC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Comments there, here, or by offline email are very welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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