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--></style></head><body lang=fr-KM link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Received well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR>Ali Hadji Mmadi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Envoyé à partir de <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Courrier</a> pour Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b>De : </b><a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">Eduardo Diaz via Chapter-delegates</a><br><b>Envoyé le :</b>mercredi 16 février 2022 18:24<br><b>À : </b><a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">Chapter Delegates</a>; <a href="mailto:ChaptersAC-SC@elists.isoc.org">Chapters AC Elist</a><br><b>Cc : </b><a href="mailto:isocpr-board-group-list@googlegroups.com">isocpr-board-group-list@googlegroups.com</a><br><b>Objet :</b>[Chapter-delegates] Official request by ISOC Puerto Chapter (ISOC-PR) to the Chapter Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC-SC)</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear ISOC ChAC-SC members:</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The ISOC-PR Board of Directors passed the following resolution (see original attached) during its regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday, February 18, 2022:</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>"</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <i>Serve this to notify that in a meeting held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., the [ISOC Puerto Rico] Board of Directors approved to request the ChAC Steering Committee the initiation of a recommendation to advice ISOC to provide live interpretation in different languages both written and spoken in their working committees. This way, we can be more inclusive and transparent in the processes. Currently, the primary working language is English. For example, there are many Chapters whose language is Spanish, and their representation is limited in these committees.</i></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>We ask engineer Eduardo Díaz, empowered by this Board of Directors, to submit to the ChAC Steering Committee the necessary recommendation and proposal as requested on behalf of the Puerto Rico Chapter. The advice is for the benefit of the best interests that support the vision of an Internet for all."</span></i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>There are two motivations behind this request:</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li style='color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ChAC Charter section 5.5 indicates: <i>"The composition of the Steering Committee shall respect the principles of geographical diversity and <b>language diversity</b></i>." Our opinion is that language diversity in the ChAC-SC does not exist since all its proceedings must be in English ONLY. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>ISOC Bylaws indicates in its Article VIII – Section 4 Official Language: <i>"English shall be the official language of the Society"</i> This makes sense for the corporation itself as the working language for the organization. However, it should not be required for working groups, committees, and other components that include global chapter volunteers where English is not their primary language. Moreover, one language it is contradictory to ISOC's Vision of the Internet for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Please confirm receipt of this communique.</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Eng. Eduardo Díaz</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>ISOC-PR ChAC Representative</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>cc: ISOC-PR Board of Directors, ChAC Delegates' List</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Notice</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222'>:</span><span style='color:#222222'> This email may contain confidential, is subject to legal privilege and intended for the use of the named addressee only. 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