[chapter-delegates] Member contributions for ISOC January 2005 Newsletter

[Alan Levin]

Dear Nelson,

I realise this was supposed to be in on friday. I hope that it's not  
too late. If it is I am very pleased to add to this for the next  
publication.

kind regards,

Alan

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ISOC-ZA activity Nov 2004 - Jan 2004

The Internet Society of South Africa is going through it's most active  
phase since inception. Membership is growing consistently and in  
January we obtained our 200th member. During 2004 we held 5 community  
gatherings and completed three submissions to Parliament as part of the  
South African policy-making legislative process. A great deal of time  
and energy has been invested in  our education and outreach portfolio  
strategy and in 2004 we cemented our plan to follow the globally proven  
(by other ISOC chapters) Internet Fiesta.

ICANN - World Blind Union workshop
On 5 December 2004 in Cape Town at the Cape Town International  
Conference Centre, ISOC-ZA facilitated a joint forum between ICANN and  
the World Blind Union on Internet Accessibility for the blind. The  
forum was webcast for those that could not attend. The panel consisted  
of worlwide experts including:
- Hein Wagner: International Sales manager for Thawte Consulting, born  
blind and whose achievements include: marathon running, a Cape to Rio  
yacht race, winning member of the World cup cricket team for the blind
- Vint Cerf: ICANN chairman
- John Klensin: IETF representative to ICANN
- Amadeu Abril: partially sighted Internet pioneer and ex-member of the  
ICANN board, and
- Dave Williams: founder and CEO of www.acbradio.com
"This was the most useful and interesting session of the meeting", said  
ICANNs CIO. A great deal was learned by all those that attended. It was  
covered by local press, see http://isoc.org.za/community.html more more  
info

Internet Fiesta
ISOC-ZA has completed it's plan for Internet Fiesta 2005. This will be  
the first time Internet Fiesta is held in South Africa, a country where  
more than 80% of the population has never seen or used the Internet.  
The 2005 pilot Fiesta will be held in Belhar, a poor community in Cape  
Town. We expect an attendance of over 1000 people who will get their  
first chance.  http:///isoc.za.org/outreach.html for more info.

Chapter-delegates
ISOC-ZA places a high value on collaborations with chapters in other  
countries. During the past few months our committee has been  
considering chapter-delegates issues and look forward to improved  
structures and coordination. We remain very keen to work on a  
collaborative membership management system.

Our chapter is open for anyone willing to invest in our Internet  
society to join.

Kind regards,

Alan Levin
Chairman - ISOC-ZA
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On 17 Jan 2005, at 18:33, Nelson Sanchez wrote:

> English
> We would like to hear from your Chapter! Please share with other  
> members
> and Chapters your news and activities and send me your contributions  
> for
> the next ISOC Newsletter. You may include a short description (100-140
> words) of your Chapter's activities with links to your web site for
> additional information. Please include any information about future
> scheduled events. I would appreciate receiving your contributions by
> January 21. Thank You.
> Nelson Sanchez
> e-mail: sanchez at isoc.org
>
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> Español
> ¡Deseamos tener noticias de su Capítulo! Comparta con otros miembros y
> Capítulos sus noticias y actividades y envíeme sus contribuciones para
> el próximo boletín de noticias de ISOC. Envíeme por favor una
> descripción corta (100-140 palabras) de las actividades de su Capítulo
> con enlaces a su pagina Web con información adicional. También puede
> incluir información acerca de futuros acontecimientos y actividades.
> Apreciaría sus contribuciones antes de enero 21. Gracias.
> Nelson Sanchez
> e-mail: sanchez at isoc.org
>
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>
> Français
> Nous souhaitons avoir des nouvelles de votre Chapitre! Veuillez s'il
> vous plaît, partager avec les autres membres et Chapitres vos nouvelles
> et vos activités en m'envoyant vos contributions pour le prochain
> Bulletin de ISOC. Vous pouvez inclure une courte description (100-140
> mots) des activités de votre Chapitre avec des liens à votre site Web
> pour l'information supplémentaire. Vous pouvez également inclure des
> informations sur de futurs événements et activités. J'apprécierais
> recevoir vos contributions avant janvier 21. Merci.
> Nelson Sanchez
> e-mail: sanchez at isoc.org
>
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>
> Deutsch
> Wir würden uns sehr freuen, über die Aktivitäten in Ihrem Chapter zu
> hören und sie mit anderen ISOC Mitgliedern und Chaptern zu teilen.  
> Bitte
> schicken Sie uns Ihren Beitrag für den nächsten ISOC Newsletter,
> inklusive einer kurzen Beschreibung (100-140 Wörter) der wichtigsten
> Aktivitäten Ihres Chapters, links zu Ihrer Webseite und Einzelheiten
> über kommende Veranstaltungen. Alle Beiträge sollten bis zum 21.
> Januar bei uns vorliegen. Vielen Dank,
> Nelson Sanchez
> e-mail: sanchez at isoc.org
>
>
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