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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:black">[Apologies for cross-posting]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Dear Chapter Leaders, Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">I trust this email finds you well.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">This is to let you know that we have completed the mid-year Chapter Performance Evaluations and the results are now final. Your chapter’s mid-year final evaluation status is now available
to view in the <a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login">Chapter portal (AMS)</a> under the “Evaluations” tab.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Out of our 122 chapters, 103 are marked as "in Good Standing" and 19 Chapters in “Pre-Rejuvenation” following the evaluations. That is 84% of chapters in “Good Standing” and 16% of chapters
in “Pre-Rejuvenation”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Congratulations for your hard work and resilience!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">As announced earlier,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:black">given the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and the additional difficulties this represents for your chapters, this 2021 mid-year chapter performance evaluation will not have an impact on your
chapter's standing status (results of the 2020 end-of-year evaluation). </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:black">This will remain valid until the end of 2021. Please find the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/3nka69uiqz3p9ytvc198872g39kmytpu" title="https://isoc.box.com/s/3nka69uiqz3p9ytvc198872g39kmytpu"><span style="color:#0563C1">detailed
presentation of the Chapter Performance Evaluation criteria</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">and the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/xmimoxsro6rtaqjqleptkagh3j9k5kys"><span style="color:#0563C1">guide</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">for
the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>mid-year<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>evaluations<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/n5sxlh5krqm7fk6egg3uf62e754tki4f"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">The goal of this mid-year evaluations was to give both chapter Leaders and Internet Society staff a better understanding of what areas need increased focus and support per chapter for the
remainder of the year. We’d like to ensure that a maximum number of chapters are in good standing by the end of the year.
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:black">As a reminder, you need to follow the following steps to find your Chapter performance evaluation final results:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:windowtext">Log into the <a href="https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login">
chapter management portal (AMS)</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:windowtext">Choose your chapter under "My Chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIG)"</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Once you're on your Chapter Dashboard, do the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Click on "My Chapter Profile"<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Then click on the "Evaluations" tab there<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Under "Chapter/SIG Evaluations History", look for the "June 2021" round. It shows your chapter’s standing status resulted from this
mid-year evaluation. You can click on "View" to see the details. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">If the results show that your chapter is "in pre-rejuvenation", this means that it didn't meet at least one of the seven basic criteria for a chapter to be considered as “in good standing”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Chapters in "pre-rejuvenation" now have three months (i.e. until 30 September 2021) to regain an "in good standing" status (see also the rejuvenation process outlined
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ISOC_-Chapter_rejuvenation_process.pdf">
here</a>). Please reach out to the Community Engagement Manager of your region to work on a plan in that regard, we'd be happy to help.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Here a quick reminder of whom to reach out to:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">AFRICA: Victor Ndonnang <<a href="mailto:ndonnang@isoc.org">ndonnang@isoc.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">APAC: Aisyah Suhaidi <<a href="mailto:suhaidi@isoc.org">suhaidi@isoc.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">EUROPE: Nick Hyrka <<a href="mailto:hyrka@isoc.org">hyrka@isoc.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">LATIN AMERICA & Global Chapter training: Nancy Quiros <<a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org">quiros@isoc.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">MIDDLE EAST: Hana Sabbagh <<a href="mailto:Sabbagh@isoc.org">Sabbagh@isoc.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">NORTH AMERICA & the CARIBBEAN: Kellee Elkins <elkins@isoc.org><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">The full chapter support team can be reached at <chapter-support@isoc.org><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you all for your hard work and thank you for your continued collaboration.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Hind">On behalf of the Chapter Support Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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