<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Dear Thilina, <div><br></div><div>Of course Mexico Chapter is ready and contributing with all our archives for this important project, is necessary to preserve the history of Internet and ISOC around the world </div><div><br></div><div>Saludos<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">-<div><div>Jeffry S. Fernandez</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">El 6 jul 2026, a la(s) 8:25 a.m., Thilina Pathirana via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org> escribió:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Chapter Leaders,</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Internet has a history — and much of it lives in the archives, hard drives, and memories of chapters like yours. The Internet Society wants to make sure that history isn't lost.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Under the guidance of the ChAC Steering Committee and ISOC/ISOC Foundation Staff, the Mexico and New York Chapters are launching the Proof of Concept (PoC) for the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Chapter Content Archive Project (CCAP)</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>— an initiative to preserve the Internet's history by collecting and safeguarding the documents, photos, audio, and video produced by ISOC chapters around the world.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">We're looking for<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>ten chapters</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>to help pilot this project:</p><ul class="gmail-[li_&]:mb-0 gmail-[li_&]:mt-1 gmail-[li_&]:gap-1 gmail-[&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 gmail-[&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 gmail-list-disc gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-pl-8 gmail-mb-3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><strong>5 chapters</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Archival track</strong></li><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><strong>5 chapters</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Audio & Video (AV) track</strong></li></ul><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Archival Track</strong><br>Participating chapters will contribute copies of historical documents and photos, preserved according to digital library standards. This involves roughly<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>4 hours total</strong>: attending online meetings, receiving training on cataloguing and uploading materials to the CCAP Archive, and providing feedback at the end of the pilot.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>AV Track</strong><br>Participating chapters will dedicate<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>5–8 hours</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>to producing, streaming, and archiving audio/video content related to the Internet — training sessions, meetings, conferences, and more. This time covers onboarding to the production, recording, and streaming platform, plus uploading finished content to the CCAP Archive.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Timeline</strong></p><ul class="gmail-[li_&]:mb-0 gmail-[li_&]:mt-1 gmail-[li_&]:gap-1 gmail-[&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 gmail-[&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 gmail-list-disc gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-pl-8 gmail-mb-3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><strong>August:</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Online introduction and Q&A session for interested chapters</li><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><strong>Late September:</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Selected chapters begin training</li><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><strong>End of year:</strong><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>PoC phase concludes</li></ul><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>What You'll Need</strong></p><ul class="gmail-[li_&]:mb-0 gmail-[li_&]:mt-1 gmail-[li_&]:gap-1 gmail-[&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 gmail-[&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 gmail-list-disc gmail-flex gmail-flex-col gmail-gap-1 gmail-pl-8 gmail-mb-3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><em>Archival participants:</em><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>a computer with Internet access (a digital scanner is a plus)</li><li class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-whitespace-normal gmail-break-words gmail-pl-2"><em>AV participants:</em><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>a computer, camera, and microphone, plus Internet access for recording and streaming</li></ul><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Both the Archive and AV platforms run on open-source software, and detailed technical requirements will be shared with selected chapters soon.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is a chance to help shape how the global Internet community documents and shares its own story — and to have your chapter's work preserved as part of that history.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Watch for details on the August introductory session, and let us know if your chapter is interested in taking part.</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Warm regards,</p><p class="gmail-font-claude-response-body gmail-break-words gmail-whitespace-normal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thilina and Alejandra on behalf of the ChAC Steering Committee</p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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