[chapter-delegates] An analysis - INTERNET GOVERNANCE PROJECT: "What to Do About ICANN"

[EJ Preston]

AGREED.  ISOC's agenda is to give professional advice/advocacy 
regarding it's mission and goals.

Neutrality is achieved when not endorsing political parties, officials, 
candidates...!!!

Advocating or Fighting certain policies and legislations/regulations 
that are in direct opposition to ISOC's goals and mission is NOT.

We are supposed to be representing our membership...  our membership 
believes in our mission and goals.... why doesn't the leadership?

Respectfully,
Ed


EJ Preston
VP - SalsaNet, South Central Texas ISOC
512.658.5201
ejpreston at salsa.net
www.salsa.net
www.isoc.org

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On Apr 6, 2005, at 1:22 PM, Lyman Chapin wrote:

>>> IMHO, ISOC should interfere and attempt to keep the internet as
>>> free as possible from government intervention, even U.S. government
>>
>> You are joking, right? ISOC will not take an active position, as it 
>> was repeatedly said on many many occasions. It wants to be neutral, 
>> whatever that is.
>
> Veni,
>
> One of the core values of ISOC (as written in the new strategic 
> operating plan) is:
>
> "The social, political, and economic benefits of the Internet are 
> substantially diminished by excessively restrictive governmental or 
> private controls on computer hardware or software, telecommunications 
> infrastructure, or Internet content."
>
> Also this, from the goals and objectives of the policy pillar:
>
> "The policy pillar represents the Internet Society's commitment to all 
> of its core values, particularly: The social, political, and economic 
> benefits of Internet access are substantially diminished by 
> excessively restrictive governmental or private controls on computer 
> hardware or software, telecommunications infrastructure, or Internet 
> content. It supports the Society's mission by upholding and defending 
> these values in local, national, and international public policy 
> arenas, where decisions that affect the ability of people throughout 
> the world to enjoy the benefits of the Internet are made.
>
> The Society's goals for programs that support the policy pillar are:
>
> to adopt, assert, and defend policy positions consistent with the 
> mission and core values of the Internet Society; and
>
> to promote awareness of public policy issues and activities that 
> affect the Internet."
>
> The stated goal of ISOC policy programs is therefore to "adopt, 
> assert, and defend policy positions consistent with" ISOC's mission 
> and core values. That doesn't sound like "neutral" to me.
>
> - Lyman
>
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