[chapter-delegates] ISOC Response to Tsunami Crisis in Asia

[borka at e5.ijs.si]

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005, Ramon Morales wrote:

> [Ramón Morales had difficulty sending this to the chapter-delegates
> list, so I am forwarding for him -Gene Gaines]
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> Message sent at 5:11am  January 1 Atlantic time:
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> Chapter Delegates and Officers:
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> The tragic events in Asia have inspired a worldwide effort to help the
> people of that region. What can we do at ISOC to support these efforts?
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> Are the chapters in this region operational? Can we get guidance from them
> as to how we can help? Can we mobilize an organized effort through our
> websites?  Perhaps have ISOC’s home page contain a headline statement from
> Lynn and/or the Board. 
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> We in Puerto Rico sent a message via the Digital Divide Network.  We would
> want to link up to a coordinated effort from ISOC through its chapters.
> 
> Veni, Pat and Rosa what do you think?


My peronal opinion and I believe the opinion of the other 
ECC members is positive reagrding this initiative. In the 
New Year eve Italia and Germany have colected 23 Milion EUR just
through the GSM network. People were calling special announced
number and their bill was charged for 1 EUR (mobile) and 5 EUR
(fixed line). 

We can plan similar or other actions to help the
Chapters in the respective countries. If the announcement
about the incomming tsunami was spread over the Internet
and lately to the radio stations the number of victims would
be maybe just 10% of the current. Here Internet could show the
power of the information. The information came
on tme in the more developed countries in the region e.g
Australia.

Regards,

Borka Jerman-Blazic

ISOC ECC and ISOC Slovenia


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> Internet Society of Puerto Rico
> Ramón Morales
> President
> ramon at isocpr.org
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Borka Jerman Blazic
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Institut Jozef Stefan
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
 
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