[chapter-delegates] Spread the Word...

[Andreu Vea']

Gene said:
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If ISOC takes the additional step of reaching out and explaining WGIG
decisions and reports TO OUR MEMBERS AND TO OTHER GROUPS IN THE WORLD, and
we do a good job of this, including explaining different views rather than
taking a partisan position -- then we will be listened to, and our voice
will have more impact.
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I volunteer to help on organizing informal virtual meetings with the
knowledge we collected during this first 6 months of MMM (real-time
Monographic Monthly Meetings)

And I know that Mike Nelson and Lynn will strongly support them. We just
need the "lecturers" and we also have an incredible powerful "audience" that
will spread the word easily. Let's do it "informally" and you'll experience
the power of the viral spread...from the lecturer to chapter-delegates and
members, and from them to their local communities. Then when you ask to fill
a survey if previously informed/formed the people we'll reach a greater
success. And will "scare" any gov organization with our mobilization force.
The unique problem is that this "force" is hibernated and full of dust. The
"message" doesn't arrive to the ISOC members. We have to change the way we
communicate, add new channels and be more pro-active, to "market" and
"publicitize" the statements, the decisions, and agreements of our
association.

C'mon wake up, november is approaching.

		andreu
		VP, ISOC-ES


Andreu Vea'  Ph.D.
Internet Research Scholar
Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
http://wiwiw.org Who is Who in the Internet World
Founder & Director


-----Mensaje original-----
De: Gene Gaines [mailto:gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com] 
Enviado el: miércoles, 29 de junio de 2005 10:36
Para: memberpubpol at elists.isoc.org; chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
Asunto: Re: [MemberPubPol] [chapter-delegates] ISOC and WGIG report

I strongly agree.

The WGIG and WSIS are very important, and I think work a substantial effort
on the part of ISOC chapters and headquarters.

I have read all the emails, and IMHO they are going in a good direction.

My comment.  An observation.

With organizations such as WGIG, preparing a policy statement is good, and
it will be politely listened to. If it is very good, very creative, we will
receive compliments. But, the statement may have little effect among so many
other voices.

If ISOC takes the additional step of reaching out and explaining WGIG
decisions and reports TO OUR MEMBERS AND TO OTHER GROUPS IN THE WORLD, and
we do a good job of this, including explaining different views rather than
taking a partisan position -- then we will be listened to, and our voice
will have more impact.

I will repeat the above in simpler terms.

We will have more impact on the WGIG/WSIS outcome if we spend our resources
explaining the WGIG/WSIS to others than if we create a beautiful policy
statement.

Following this thinking. I suggest the survey questionnaire receive the
widest possible distribution -- to all ISOC members and chapter members we
can reach.

Outreach.  Talking to others.  Interesting new members in ISOC.
Reporting, in simple terms, what is happening with WGIG, and stating the
very simple principles espoused by ISOC.

That will make a difference.

Gene
gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com

On Wednesday, June 29, 2005, 7:17:57 AM, polly wrote:



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Vande Walle [mailto:patrick at isoc.lu]
> Sent: 29 June 2005 08:16
> To: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org; memberpubpol at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: [chapter-delegates] ISOC and WGIG report

> Dearl all,

> This is a proposal I have made to the board and I willing to test it 
> with the ISOC membership to see if this effort might be worth it, as  
> I keep hearing that "ISOC does not have a position" or "we cannot find 
> a consensus", etc regarding public policy.

> My  starting point is that ISOC is a *membership* organization. At the 
> end of the day, the membership should have the last word. You elected 
> the board members but that does not mean you gave us a blank cheque to 
> do whatever we want during our 3 year mandate.  The board may not have 
> the replies to all the issues and it should regularly go back to those 
> who have elected them for advice, especially if we are not sure what 
> our members think.

> WGIG will publish its report at the beginning of July. This report 
> will suggest different approaches and ISOC should determine which of 
> them it is agreeing on and which do no fit our vision of the future of 
> the Internet. ISOC should poll is membership on the document and ask 
> it to evaluate the WGIG proposals. Staff would compile statistics and 
> comments. The results would then become an official ISOC position.

> Ideally, this would allow ISOC to have clear, unambiguous, and 
> forward-looking positions in time for the next PrepCom and the Summit 
> in Tunisia at the end of the year. I am well aware that the end 
> results of this poll  may not please everyone, but this is the rule of 
> the game. As Churchill once stated: " democracy is the worst form of 
> government except for all the others".

> Best regards,

> Patrick Vande Walle