<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">" One of the practical and strategic things that became obvious on the call is the importance of creating stronger connections between our SIGs/SGs and the chapter community."</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Permitting Chapter leaders to review this discussion might be a good first step. <br><br>Joly</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:58 AM Christine Saegesser <<a href="mailto:saegesser@isoc.org">saegesser@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">



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Hello Joly, Nazar, all,
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<div>Last week’s meeting that you are referring to was set up as a working session for special interest group and standing group (SIG/SG) leaders to take stock of the current SIG/SG specific processes, explore what works well and brainstorm on additional
 process improvements going forward. We started the call with a round of introductions that included very short updates from each of the SIGs/SGs represented on the call. </div>
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<div>Our current SIG and SG leaders are on this mailing list and we very much encourage them to share their achievements and upcoming plans here with all the chapter leaders. One of the practical and strategic things that became obvious on the call
 is the importance of creating stronger connections between our SIGs/SGs and the chapter community.</div>
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<div>SIG/SG leaders and members can be brought into chapter activities and events when subject matter expertise and thought leadership on a given topic is needed - they are our community experts on many topics. Some of the global concepts, guidance
 and training developed by the SIGs/SGs can translate into local implementations via the chapters. </div>
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<div>Here a reminder of what our current SIG and SG topics are:</div>
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<li>Accessibility</li><li>Affordable Internet</li><li>Artificial Intelligence (AI)</li><li>Cybersecurity</li><li>Gender</li><li>Internet for Education</li><li>Online Safety</li><li>Youth</li></ul>
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<div>You can find out more about each of these groups here: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/</a></div>
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<div>We are very happy to help make connections, you can reach the SIG/SG team at
<a href="mailto:sig-support@isoc.org" target="_blank">sig-support@isoc.org</a></div>
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<div>Best, </div>
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<div>Christine </div>
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<b>Christine Saegesser Baethge,</b> Sr. Director Chapters and Special Interest Groups<br>
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<div>On 23 Nov 2024, at 09:00, Nazar Nicholas via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="auto">Thank you for your observation. What is it that the current leadership and past chairs were  discussing that cannot be share? Unless it was personal stuff of course. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The SG/SIGs at least do get observer status in the ChAC. So, although limited, there is at least some intercommunication.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">There was a recent SG/SIG leader call, in which, I am told, those leaders talked about the achievements of their groups.<br>
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