<div dir="auto">Thank you, Carlos. </div><div dir="auto">Agree with your assessment of the situation. Hopefully, ISOC are listening and will come with some outcome that doesn’t put burden on the chapters, helps the ones that need help, and let the rest continue fight for free and open Internet in their respected communities. </div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br><br>Best regards,<br>Veni<br><a href="https://veni.com">https://veni.com</a><br><br>***<br>The opinions expressed above <br>are those of the author, not of <br>any organizations, associated <br>with or related to him in <br>any given way.<br>***<br><br><br></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 15:18 Carlos Vera 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 dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">Dear colleagues,</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">I would like to briefly summarize the main concerns that have emerged around the review of the Chapter Charter Agreement.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">The first concern relates to the process followed. Before discussing a new agreement, it would be important to have a clear and documented explanation of why the current agreement needs to be amended: what has worked, what has not, which specific problems have been identified, whether those problems arise from the agreement itself or from its implementation, and which body formally determined that a revision was necessary.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">There are also concerns regarding the transparency and traceability of the consultation.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Several chapters have asked how contributions are being recorded, whether comments submitted by chapters can be seen by others, and how it will be possible to know which observations were accepted, rejected, or incorporated into the next version of the text. A consultation may collect many responses, but meaningful participation also requires visibility into how those responses actually influence the final outcome.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">The second concern relates to what a reform of the agreement may imply in practice. Chapters are independent organizations operating under very different legal, institutional, economic, and cultural frameworks. A requirement that may appear reasonable in one jurisdiction may create significant legal or administrative consequences in another.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Issues such as residency requirements, term limits, governance structures, reporting obligations, definitions of “good standing,” chapter autonomy, or alignment with Internet Society positions may require changes to local bylaws, legal registrations, or internal governance arrangements. In some countries, these changes require legal advice, formal approval procedures, additional administrative work, and significant costs.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">For this reason, the concern is not opposition to updating the agreement. The point is to ensure that any reform is evidence-based, proportionate, and sufficiently flexible to respect the diversity and legal autonomy of chapters.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">These concerns are not limited to our chapter. Representatives from Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Israel have raised similar points, including differences between national legal and cultural environments, the cost and complexity of changing bylaws, the need for greater transparency regarding submitted comments, and the importance of avoiding a single governance model for all chapters.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">The discussion during the 22 September ChAC meeting appears to acknowledge several of these concerns, particularly around residency, term limits, governance flexibility, chapter independence, administrative burden, and the need to avoid unnecessary bylaw changes. This is positive.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">However, one fundamental question still deserves a clear answer: what documented assessment of the current Chapter Charter Agreement led to the conclusion that it should be revised?</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Clarifying this point, together with establishing transparent traceability between chapter feedback and the second iteration of the agreement, would significantly strengthen the legitimacy and usefulness of the process.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Finally, there also appears to be insufficient follow-up to the discussion itself. Questions are raised, but in several cases the responses remain ambiguous or are perceived as largely predetermined, without fully addressing the concerns expressed. This is precisely where the quality of the consultation matters.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">A consultation should not simply demonstrate that a discussion took place. It should provide a genuine opportunity for concerns to be considered, answered clearly, and reflected in the outcome. Otherwise, there is a risk that the process is perceived as consultation in form, but not in substance.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">So far, one of the few clear arguments we have seen for revisiting the agreement is that it is eight years old. Age alone, however, does not necessarily justify reform. Chapters also need institutional stability, and changes of this importance should be supported by a clear rationale, evidence, transparency, and a demonstrated need.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Kind regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Carlos Vera</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-size:20px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><span style="font-kerning:none;font-family:Times New Roman">Isoc Ecuador</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">El sept 28, 2026, a la(s) 02:40, Borka via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> escribió:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi,</span><br><span></span><br><span>We agree with the most of the comments, especially with the views from Caelos Vera. The chapters differ very much due to the different enviroment were they work, the status of independent organization and the economic and institutional environment.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Some analyisi scould be beneficial for the initiative to re-design and re-adopt the "new"agreement.</span><br><span></span><br><span>With Regards,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Borka Jerman, ISOC Slovenia</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Carlos Vera via Chapter-delegates je 16. 09. 2026 ob 19:48 napisal:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>I see a serious lack of transparency here.. this process through private email and no public discussion does not sound transparent to me.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I wrote to support and also to flavio and copy here:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sorry if I miss some previous discussion on prior Justification for Reviewing the Chapter Charter Agreement</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear Flávio,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you for your message and for the invitation to participate in the consultation on the proposed update to the Chapter Charter Agreement.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Before analyzing the content of the draft, I believe it is necessary to address a preliminary question: what is the justification for amending the existing agreement?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>According to the information shared, the Steering Committee and Internet Society staff have been working on a proposal linked to the principles of the Chapter DNA. However, it is not clear whether the current agreement was previously evaluated, whether its positive and negative outcomes were documented, or whether the full ChAC determined that there were sufficient grounds to initiate its amendment.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The fact that the agreement has been in place for several years, or that general principles regarding health, resilience, and impact have been defined, does not in itself demonstrate that the current instrument should be changed. Before discussing a new text, it would be important to understand which aspects of the existing agreement have worked, which have not, what specific problems the proposed changes seek to address, and whether those problems actually arise from the agreement or from its implementation, evaluation mechanisms, resource availability, or institutional support for chapters.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I also consider it essential that any preliminary analysis recognize that chapters are independent organizations operating under very different legal frameworks, legal structures, economic realities, social conditions, and cultural contexts. A global framework that does not adequately consider this diversity could result in uniform standards that distort local realities, complicate the work of chapters, or create administrative obligations incompatible with their capacities and circumstances.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Therefore, I propose that the discussion first focus on determining whether there is an objective and shared justification for amending the agreement. If an evaluation has already been conducted or a formal decision has been adopted, I would appreciate it if the relevant documents could be shared, including the body that made that decision and the grounds considered.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>If such an evaluation does not yet exist, I believe it should be conducted before chapters are asked to validate or comment on a new contractual text. Only on the basis of a well-founded assessment and a genuine understanding of the diversity of chapters will we be able to determine whether the agreement should be amended and, if necessary, how to do so in a proportionate manner that respects their autonomy.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kind regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Carlos Vera</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>El sept 16, 2026, a la(s) 12:39, Hank Nussbacher via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> escribió:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 16/09/2026 18:00, Veni Markovski via Chapter-delegates wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I submitted 3 submissions back on Aug 5 as I assume many other ChAC reps have done.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What I have not seen is an archive of submissions and the status of comments/changes requested.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Can someone point me to where that might be?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hank Nussbacher</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ISOC-IL</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>We almost missed that.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Among the proposed changes, there are texts that have been proposed in the pasts, and have failed in one time or another.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Furthermore, the proposed "draft feedback" is limited to preliminary populated answers, which do not necessarily cover all situations. Even more they tend to propose that the chapters have no choice, but to accept the proposed changes.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>We don't believe that some of the changes are needed. ISOC tends to bring to the chapter different requirements every few years, and we change by-laws (where applicable), register the new by-laws in court, etc. (all this costs money!).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>All proposed changes are made to follow a US-based NGO space, where they make sense, but they do not take into account the cross-cultural differences.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The fact that such changes have slipped through the cracks of our (ISOC-Bulgaria) attention is something that we would be addressing at our next Board meeting, but we see potential problems in implementing some of these requirements, if they are obligatory for each chapter.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>best,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>v/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM Christine Saegesser Baethge <<a href="mailto:chapter-support@isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-support@isoc.org</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Please find below an important reminder from Flávio Wagner. 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browser</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> <<a href="https://email.internetsociety.org/e3t/Ctc/I7+113/d2kRm904/VX7xVf3y0gCKW4ZLvdz1sGwNmW7-75Mp5TJpvqN3JhCGH5nR3bW7Y9pgv6lZ3msW48Z5FJ5g7T1HW5lYXVn5XPKyrW2NjjVM5HQ45sVQv42S2SFm_7N2m05DDwfvrxW81gNXx5mC6hlW5mXLTw3BMh83W17DSj_6_JCkRW5pTxtf2gG5MdW8M-x_p3DtjBLW5GKzm57TTRjmN65CsFgYcJLXW2K_sSk21-qkxN5j969QjnKqtW310BT58pR6Z0W38LrMd2W0zpMW5w7DQ34HmcdsW32Xjmx5pRbpZW909-VT2XSNnGW2lN7RW8th2djW73msVs1ybnjzW7QmWPY69zMZWN8JKJPLwrNc9W5VwH_W8vccX_W6X000Z3QL86DW5MNrW86vpg7FV659RS1RtF2fW1ZRSNQ91YdpDW4S476P3lCkYHW5GVvn45PYKyKW30GV6v2vxsMTN7-RLxSCYdRdVgH4JG9gGjV4W6rgXKR9br-TFW2Ppvkn3mZKHJW5GJr4v3lw2KrW4Mjv762pZ3wzVNSgGt8slK8JW25KW6s9bFPR4Vn-76d275hyDN1Pb3nj3Rv0PW2jX9R54g-s_0f7PjF4C04" 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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Internet Society logo</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> /Please find below an important reminder from Flávio Wagner.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Your chapter’s input is critical!/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Dear Veni,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> We’re working with chapter leaders and Internet Society staff to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> update the Chapter Charter Agreement, the document that defines</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> our shared relationship, expectations, and commitment to an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Internet that is for everyone.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Take Action:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Your chapter's perspective is important. This is your opportunity</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> to help shape how chapters and the Internet Society work together</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> to build a stronger, more resilient, and more impactful global</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> community.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Please coordinate with your Chapters' Advisory Council (ChAC)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> representative and submit one consolidated response for your</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> chapter by 15 September. Thank you to those chapters who have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> already submitted feedback.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> * Review the two-page summary of the proposed changes</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> <<a 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href="https://email.internetsociety.org/e3t/Ctc/I7+113/d2kRm904/VX7xVf3y0gCKW4ZLvdz1sGwNmW7-75Mp5TJpvqN3JhCHg3qgz0W95jsWP6lZ3m6W73MGL72xLysFW45H_0r6pcTKLW78bbzf3MTXBtW4n-2ZT34bt3QVWCcHR4zVBLbW6C3LKP4Xd2l6W4Hzgj-8r-nB3W4zqCrL4Tf8zXVw-WYy7DcsvBN8P9cbLkP42HW4YwHWm88nrQvW337JN-6kpgfPW4BYnV-264Bf1W8VDqz24Bsv5ZW5tKrv340TPMyN6gmRDdTLGpmW1x226T82l82bW7b9-hh6cBFRfVCCky04Cj6NPW7mNFlj1-n768N3KC_pd4_SpYW8Qsp8H1Rk0zgW5F0ddL4TJly2Vwn3nS8dHybCW7xZc-f7T0BggW76DFB01vq45JW3XJYD95rqK2FW3TF7gc7NhYWPW5rQTCn81SCWPW4B1bYc4W0nf9f4xTPgn04" 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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Please note that feedback must be submitted through the official</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> form so it can be included in the next iteration.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Thank you for helping shape the future of our chapter community.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Flávio Wagner</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Chair, Chapters' Advisory Council Steering Committee</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> /PS: This final reminder to provide feedback has been sent to all</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> chapter chairs in addition to the ChAC representatives, who are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> aware of the extended deadline of 15 September. We’d like to hear</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> from all chapters to ensure broad and global input. /</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> /As a Chapter Leader, you are automatically added to the Internet</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Society’s Chapter Leaders Community Group and the Chapter</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Delegates e-list. Based on ISOC’s legitimate interests to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> communicate with its chapter leaders, you will remain subscribed</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> for the duration of your term and will be unsubscribed</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> automatically when your term ends./</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Internet Society</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> 1551 Emancipation Hwy #1506, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401-4683,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> United States</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>As a Chapter Leader, you are automatically added to the Internet Society’s Chapter Leaders Community Group and the Chapter Delegates e-list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): <a href="https://community.internetsociety.org" target="_blank">https://community.internetsociety.org</a>.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Internet Society has a legitimate interest to communicate with its chapter leaders, you will therefore remain subscribed for the duration of your term and will be unsubscribed automatically when your term ends.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please note that the archive of this list is publicly accessible and may be viewed by anyone. 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