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Thanks to those who have reviewed and provided comments. I would just like to clarify the requirements in the
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/start/application/" id="OWA1f4e4149-aa20-0559-57c4-c2412f988df2" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/start/application/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
chapter application</a>, are:</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 600;">"Purpose and scope of Chapter: </span><span style="font-weight: 300;">It is important to indicate how you intend to serve your community of interest and why a Chapter of the Internet Society is a good way to do it."</span></div>
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The application states:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>“Vision:</b> The Internet is safe for Everyone.</span></p>
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</b>We aim to promote an open, globally connected, secure, and</span></p>
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Chapter is dedicated to ensuring that</span></p>
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secure, and trustworthy</span></p>
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State. We serve as a multistakeholder</span></p>
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that promote digital equity,</span></p>
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technological ecosystem from</span></p>
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The Vision would be the future aspirations and what this proposed group would like to work toward. If you look further down in the application, it lists their proposed areas of focus during the first year, and many of the areas are related to online trust
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Best Regards,</div>
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<b>From:</b> Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org> on behalf of Johan Helsingius via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 14, 2026 1:07:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Chapter-delegates] Review and Comments Needed: New Chapter Application US Nevada</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="font-size: 11pt;">I would add to that a question about the definition of "Safe" the<br>
potential chapter subscribes to. As we know all too well, some<br>
people (and governments) include "safe from dissenting views"...<br>
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Julf<br>
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On 14/05/2026 6:29 pm, Charles Mok (gmail) via Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
> Thank you Kyle and it is great to see potentially more chapter<br>
> representations in the United States. One question though: the proposal<br>
> states the chapter's mission as "The Internet is Safe for Everyone".<br>
> This seems to be not exactly the same as what I commonly understand ISOC<br>
> as saying "Internet is for Everyone". I do agree that the Internet must<br>
> be safe for everyone, but I want to make sure that this is not in any<br>
> conflict (I don't think so but....) or perceived to be different from<br>
> ISOC's mission. I realize the chapter may be more interested in issues<br>
> with Internet safety, and that is great, but do we need any<br>
> clarification from them about this?<br>
><br>
> Thanks!<br>
> Charles<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM Kyle Shulman via Chapter-delegates<br>
> <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org <mailto:chapter-<br>
> delegates@elists.isoc.org>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Dear Chapter Leaders,<br>
> I hope you are all well!<br>
> We’ve received an application to start a new Internet<br>
> Society Chapter in the *state of Nevada in the United States*.<br>
> Please review the _attached proposal_ <https://isoc.box.com/<br>
> s/9c4qb0cehpd1ihgf63attdexiocaqsr2><https://isoc.box.com/<br>
> s/9c4qb0cehpd1ihgf63attdexiocaqsr2>and *share any comments by 29 May<br>
> 2026*.<br>
> If you know active community members in Nevada who may want to join<br>
> or support this effort, please email me directly at<br>
> *_shulman@isoc.org_* <<a href="mailto:shulman@isoc.org" id="OWA62094166-d1b8-ae4e-7ed5-6466950026e6" class="OWAAutoLink">mailto:shulman@isoc.org</a>><br>
> Your feedback will help guide our next steps and strengthen their<br>
> application.<br>
> Thank you for your time and continued support!<br>
> Best Regards,<br>
> Kyle Shulman<br>
> Senior Manager Community Engagement<br>
> Internet Society<br>
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