[chapter-delegates] Important ISOC Request

[Gene Gaines]

Brian, David,

Of course, this step was taken after consultation with
ISOC members and ISOC chapters in the affected countries?

?

Gene Gaines
gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com
Sterling, Virginia USA

On Friday, February 11, 2005, 4:18:15 PM, David wrote:

    
  
  
> SUPPORT THE PUBLIC WARNING NETWORK CHALLENGE
  
>  
  
> Dear Chapter Delegates:
  
>  
  
> As you have seen, the entire world has been active in
> sending relief and support to the South and Southeast Asian
> areas so disastrously struck by the late December Tsunami.
> Once immediate life support activities were well underway,
> thoughts then turned to ways to minimize the impact of such
> events in future. And that is where our community can play
> such a vital role. 
  
>  
  
> ISOC Chapters have been actively and creatively discussing
> ways in which the ISOC community can help in the search for
> solutions to such natural disasters. The natural role that the
> Internet can play in disseminating information has quickly
> become a point of focus – the use of the Internet to
> instantaneously and widely spread detailed and comprehensive
> warnings. One important effort in that respect has been
> initiated by ISOC’s Chairman, Fred Baker, and a former ISOC
> Chairman, Brian Carpenter, who together submitted an Internet
> Draft for consideration to the IETF – it is entitled 
> Structure of an International Emergency Alert System and can
> be found at the following URL:
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-baker-alert-system-00.txt.
  
>  
  
> Because the Internet will play a significant role in the
> efficient distribution of these time-critical alerts, the
> Internet Society (ISOC) has launched the 'Public Warning
> Network Challenge' - a call for collaborative action in order
> to make such public warning systems a reality.
  
>  
  
> "We encourage all our members, whether corporations or
> non-profit organisations to endorse the 'Public Warning
> Network Challenge' by indicating how they are able to
> collaborate on this important goal," said Lynn St.Amour,
> President and CEO of the Internet Society. "This is an
> excellent opportunity to show how diverse organisations and
> entities, supported by the Internet, can work together to
> bring the benefits of the Internet to people everywhere." 
  
>  
  
> We encourage you to disseminate this information to your
> members and to alert other organizations which you know and
> which may have a particular interest in this area. 
  
>  
  
> We invite endorsements from organizations across the
> world.  Your help is needed now. For more information, see:
> http://www.isoc.org/challenge/index.php
  
>  
  
> Best regards,
  
>  
  
> David McAuley
  
> Membership Director
  
> Internet Society
  
> 703-326-9880, ext 104
  
> 703-963-5887 (mobile)
  
> mcauley at isoc.org
  
>  
  
  
    


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