<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><blockquote type="cite" style=""><div dir="ltr" style=""><span class="gmail-im" style="color:inherit"><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="" size="4">Dear Chapter Leaders,</font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">It is heartwarming to see a new <b>Internet Society Chapter in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)</b>. </font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">The application looks good, and we (ISOC NG) therefore support it.</font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Thank you.</font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Engr. Kunle Olorundare, SMIEEE</font></b></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><b style=""><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" style="" size="4">President, ISOC Nigeria Chapter</font></b></span></p><p style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><br></span></p></span></div></blockquote></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM Judith Hellerstein via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.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"><div dir="auto"><div style="direction:ltr">Hi All,</div><div style="direction:ltr">This looks like an exciting application. So good to see other chapters in Asia forming. One thing I did not see among the list of members is the stakeholder groups they belong to. I find this very helpful in reviewing the application. They also seem to be very focused on technical issues and less focused on policy issues. I am assuming connectivity remains a challenge as does education and would love to see more of a focus on these issues along with the technical issues.</div><div style="direction:ltr"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr">Best,</div><div style="direction:ltr">Judith.</div><div style="direction:ltr">ISOC DC Board Member in my individual capacity </div><div style="direction:ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<span style="font-size:13pt"> </span><div><span style="font-size:13pt"><a href="mailto:judith@jhellerstein.com" target="_blank">judith@jhellerstein.com</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:17.3333px">Mobile: +12023336517</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 19, 2026, at 9:28 AM, Sohini Rajiyung via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Hope you are well.<br>
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We recently received the application to start an <b>Internet Society Chapter in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)</b>. I have attached their application and kindly invite you to review it and share your comments by
<b>2 April 2026</b>. <br>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">If you know of any active Internet Society members in Laos who are interested in joining this initiative, please let me know via <a href="mailto:rajiyung@isoc.org" target="_blank">rajiyung@isoc.org</a> . I will happily connect
them to the volunteers who submitted this application.<br>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Your comments and input will help us make a final decision on this application and move to the next steps.<br>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Thank you very much in advance for your feedback!<br>
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