[chapter-delegates] New Membership Level

[Veni Markovski]

Gene,
while I agree with you, esp. coming from a country where we will not have 
probably even one such a member of ISOC, I'm still wondering how to solve 
that issue with the "free" members?
The ICANN elections few years ago showed that a competition between Japan 
and China for the board seat could result in a vast disastre, including 
blocked servers:)

Unless chapters are allowed to somehow verify the data of the users, we're 
always at risk that the members of ISOC are fantoms. Paying a fee, usually 
by credit card, would be such a guarantee.

I'm reluctant about not accepting this model, as that's the only one which 
will also give direct representation of users.

Of course, perhaps the old level of $ 35 / member and $ 12 / student could 
have been another solution.

best,
veni

At 07:18 01-03-05  -0500, Gene Gaines wrote:
>US$75 to be a voting ISOC member (below).
>
>I live in an area in Northern Virginia, USA,
>where the median family income is about US$50,000
>and the median home price in my area is US$450,000.
>
>Other areas in our world do not enjoy this level
>of income.
>
>US$75 to be a voting ISOC member is, in my opinion,
>a step in the wrong direction.  Very wrong.
>
>Gene Gaines
>gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com
>
>On Monday, February 28, 2005, 7:54:21 PM, David wrote:
>
> > Dear Chapter Delegates:
>
> > The Internet Society is pleased to announce the launch of
> > its expanded Individual Membership Program.
>
> > A new membership level, called ISOC Members, is now
> > available worldwide at a membership fee of US$75 annually.
> > Through this new membership level ISOC Members have an
> > important opportunity to contribute directly to supporting
> > ISOC?s programs and activities. Membership fees will be
> > used to enable greater support of activities that meet the
> > challenges facing the Internet and ISOC today - for example
> > the Internet governance debate and the Internet standards
> > process. ISOC Members will be reinforcing their commitment
> > to ISOC's goals of keeping the Internet open and benefiting
> > people everywhere. They will also participate in the
> > elections process for ISOC Board of Trustee members and
> > further additional benefits are currently under
> > consideration.
>
> > ISOC's free membership level will remain just as before and
> > will now be called Associate Members.  ISOC Members and
> > Associate Members will share the goal of supporting ISOC's
> > Mission and Principles
> > (www.isoc.org/isoc/mission/principles/).  All members will
> > have on-line access to ISOC's announcements, briefings, and
> > newsletters. ISOC's surveys and discussion groups remain
> > available to all members. ISOC's Chapter program will
> > continue to help ISOC members participate in activities
> > that are both important and local to them.
> > The online membership application for both levels is
> > available at: http://www.isoc.org/members/  including the
> > ability to upgrade membership to the new Member level if so
> > desired.
>
> > Please bring this to the attention of your members and your
> > local Internet community. Thank you and best regards,
> > David
>
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