<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Dear ISOC chapters colleagues, </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Greetings once again from the Board of Trustees. I invite you to participate in finalizing the Internet Society's 2030 Strategy. The survey will close soon in the next 24 hours or so, at October 25 00:00 UTC, but the Board still wants to hear from all of the ISOC Community. This future comes with challenges, as Ted Hardie, our Chair, shared below. So, to help your ISOC be better equipped with the best strategic focus, if you have not already, please share your input by clicking to respond to the following survey: </span></font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WhatisNextforISOC">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WhatisNextforISOC</a></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Also, feel free to contact the Board of Trustees to share your thoughts and ideas! Once again, please do not miss the opportunity to share your views through the survey! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Best regards, </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Charles Mok </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Member, Board of Trustees, ISOC </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">On Behalf of the Board of Trustees, ISOC<br><a href="mailto:charlespmok@gmail.com">charlespmok@gmail.com</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US"><div><div id="m_255428334348284284m_-1947751805380653401mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 10:13 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>What’s Next for the Internet Society? Help Us Plan</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">Over the past decades, the Internet has seen both astonishing growth and revolutionary change. In addition to being a constant source of communication, information, and entertainment,
 it has become an extraordinary engine of economic growth. It provides both economic opportunity and a sense of community to all who can connect. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">Despite those benefits, the vision of what the Internet can and should be is under threat. It is painted as an avenue of misinformation, a locus of criminal behavior, and a source
 of community distrust. Its benefits are taken for granted, and its risks are magnified for political gain or sensationalist rhetoric. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">The Board of Trustees believes the next five years are pivotal in the Internet’s development.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">A
 third of the world remains unconnected, and all of us risk of the Internet’s astonishing potential being diminished to a shadow of what it should be.
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">That’s why the Board of Trustees has started to set a frame for the Internet Society’s priorities over the next five years.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">We
 seek your perspectives on that framing.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> We want to hear from our members, our partners,
 and even our critics on whether we are considering the right themes for the Internet Society’s 2030 Strategy.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">Please share your input by completing this short survey,
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WhatisNextforISOC" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(58,130,228);text-decoration:none">Community
 Consultation 2030 Strategy</span></b></a></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">, by 25 October 00:00 UTC. </span></strong><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">I will share an update soon about how the 2030 Strategy is progressing. In the meantime, thank you for your attention and for helping us shape the focus of our work over the
 next five years.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">More importantly, thank you for all your work in helping build a thriving and vibrant Internet for everyone. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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