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<div class="">Thank you so much, also on behalf of Sally, for sharing these highlights of the great work done by the Internet Society United States New York Chapter as a follow-up to your intervention during the recent Internet Society Community Day for North
America. Congratulations!</div>
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<div class="">It is great to see such important projects shared here with all current chapter leaders, as these could be an inspiration for other chapters working on similar projects (or project ideas). </div>
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<div class="">With the Internet Society Foundation’s Beyond the Net program, our chapters have a dedicated funding program to support this type of project. And, as shared during the last Community Day, we are currently working on increasing the funds available
to our chapters through a dedicated donations appeal for "Beyond the Net". You can <a href="https://donorportal.internetsociety.org/page/btn" class="">find more information about this appeal here</a> - feel free to share with your networks! </div>
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<div class="">The exchange of best practices and ideas is very much encouraged here on the list, but also on occasions such as Community Days and regional calls. </div>
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<div class="">Our Community Engagement Manager for the region is also available to brainstorm on other ways to raise funds or to enter into partnerships around specific chapter projects. I encourage you you start the conversation there and possibly bring it
to one of the next regional chapter leader calls for further discussion. </div>
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<div class="">Thank you such much for all the passion and dedication that you bring to our shared vision of an Internet that is for everyone!</div>
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<div class="">Best regards, </div>
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<div class="">Christine </div>
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<div class="">PS: Stuart, can you please send the pictures you meant to share with Kyle Shulman at <<a href="mailto:shulman@isoc.org" class="">shulman@isoc.org</a>> - we can then share a link to the pictures as a follow-up to this thread. Thanks!</div>
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<b class="">Sent:</b> Friday, September 6, 2024 10:04 AM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> <a href="mailto:wentworth@isoc.org" target="_blank" class="">wentworth@isoc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:wentworth@isoc.org" target="_blank" class="">wentworth@isoc.org</a>><br class="">
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I want to thank you for hosting the Community Day North America webinar last week, and for permitting me to speak out about the dire economic circumstances and needs of the community that we serve here in New York City, as well as the NY Chapter’s efforts to
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While I spent my time talking about the enormous underserved community that we focus on, I wanted to share with you some of the actual achievements that we have been able to accomplish since receiving the Beyond the Net grant awarded to the Chapter just before
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<span style="" class="">NY Chapter leaders have partnered with public housing residents in a not-for-profit community technology undertaking, The Smart Community Initiative (</span><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)" class=""><u class=""><a href="http://www.thesmartci.org/" id="m_-3639690060460365662m_7350757935085904978m_-4257115155589244205m_-6110305308692065365OWA06c079ed-d478-178a-dda8-41ba76adb6bb" title="Protected by Outlook: http://www.thesmartci.org/. Click or tap to follow the link." style="color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank" class="">www.thesmartci.org</a></u></span><span style="" class="">).
Together we have deployed the <i class="">Resident Public Safety Teaching Network</i> that empowers residents with technology tools and applications, that they operate and control, to improve their quality of life and public safety.</span></div>
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The <i class="">Resident Public Safety Teaching Network </i>includes:</div>
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Mobile Community Command Centers for resilient Internet connectivity and communications during weather-related and other disruptions.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Resident streaming servers deployed for multiple developments which enable residents to stream information to themselves, as well as others, ubiquitously.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Servers enable 24/7 resident-controlled streaming of building lobbies. </li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Digital bulletin board monitors, controlled by residents, for real-time communications, including public safety and emergency announcements.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Provision of alternative connectivity for resident lifeline service during power outages and other emergencies that enhances the resiliency of community-based Internet infrastructure.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Training of residents by Chapter Members in the creation and distribution of internet-based digital content utilizing the Resident Teaching Network.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Training of residents in emergency radio communications procedures and protocols utilizing Chapter-developed curriculum and trainers.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
FCC licensed communications network that enables real time communication for public safety and quality-of-life reporting, including interface with First Responders.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
Emergency network training and deployment through Board Member participation in the WHCR Emergency Broadcast Team (WEBT,
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WEBT is a volunteer service headquartered at City College of NY, where WHCR radio station facilities provide emergency communications infrastructure and services to community organizations.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;" class="">
The NY Chapter has partnered with WEBT for several years in the sponsorship of its annual
<i class="">Harlem Emergency Preparedness Day</i> event.</li></ul>
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Sally, we at the New York Chapter are certainly excited to have you on board and welcome you as the new CEO. We look forward to working together in a real way to tackle the ignorance and lack of understanding for the plight of people in public housing.</div>
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Towards that end we would love to meet with you to strategize ways of further working to raise funds for projects like the resident-operated and controlled teaching network, and to help bring digital equity to the single largest underserved community in North
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