<div dir="ltr">Dear Andrew,<div><br></div><div>I hope you are well, during this long crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree about the importance of this matter, and I would like to have a common approach about making our position as ISOC stronger. At least per regions.</div><div><br></div><div>In my case a have a good relationship with current authorities, so I would try to expose the risks of what is coming in the near future. And I am sure many of our Chapter Leaders are in similar position. The think is, besides analyse background documents and construct an informed opinion, how can we articulate and contribute with our most capacities?</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Roberto</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El mié., 29 abr. 2020 a las 10:10, Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates (<<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>>) escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
Just a small point:<br>
<br>
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 05:46:52PM -0400, Dave Burstein via Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
> <br>
> ISOC is an ITU member and the Secretary-General a while back<br>
> reminded us we could involve as many as we like.<br>
<br>
ISOC is a _sector_ member. It's important to rememnber that nobody<br>
who is not a national government is a member of the ITU in the sense<br>
of having a vote. Going to the meeting is of course important --<br>
assuming it happens, given the pandemic challenges. But far more<br>
important of course is that we build support in governments in favour<br>
of the real Internet and against efforts to undermine the Internet<br>
Protocol and its advantages. That is not something that happens at<br>
the meeting; it's something that happens in advance. And it's a<br>
really critical part of why the chapter system in the Internet Society<br>
is important: the staff cannot possibly cover every world government<br>
or know everyone. We collectively need to ensure that governments<br>
understand the false promise of what I've started to call<br>
PretenderNets: things that are being offered as "alternative<br>
internets" but are not the Internet at all. <br>
<br>
> Andrew, Olaf We have at least a dozen members in the chapters who have<br>
> strong experience in standards. How can we put together a rapid-acting,<br>
> multi-stakeholder group inside ISOC.<br>
<br>
The staff are already co-ordinating carefully with many people in<br>
preparation for these events, of course.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
A<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Andrew Sullivan<br>
President & CEO, Internet Society<br>
<a href="mailto:sullivan@isoc.org" target="_blank">sullivan@isoc.org</a><br>
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