[chapter-delegates] Real-Time Meeting with ISOC Real-Chapters leaders (+Ideas Forum - Blog)

[Andreu Vea']

I think the blog is a good idea, but as you point somebody should volunteer
to make an "executive" diggest.
In fact we don't need a blog to discuss, due our list now is public and
web-enabled to read and track.
 
So let's focus the problems:
    
    1) We need some "diggest" about the most important topics discussed
within our chapter-delegates list.
        We (in www.ISOC-ES.net have a person who does that in Spanish every
month) so all our Board is aware of what's going on here.
        Maybe someone can translate the summaries, or just do the same in
english.
 
   2) I think the regular "Real-Time" informal meetings between members
around the world of this list should be Preserved and encouraged as a great
idea.
      I'm leading an international research effort about Internet pioneers
http:// <http://WiWiW.org> WiWiW.org (Who is Who in the internet World) and
as we haven't been 
      funded by any institution we're using free tools to communicate within
the team:
 
        For Chatting Realtime:     http://messenger.yahoo.com   (Better
video codecs than MSN, and more secure), allows many people same time.
        For IP telephony:             http://www.skype.com (Up to 5 people
multi-audioconference). Great voice quality and free.
        File/folder sharing:           http://www.grouper.com Sharing
documents and folders via ciphered P2P mechanism.
 
      NOTE: You'll say "are not open source" OK true. But are free and are
the best approach for an easy and convenient instant-communication and
collaboration.
                 I don't pretend to open a debate of which are the "best"
tools for our regular/scheduled meetings. I just say, after many trials and
intensive regular 
                 weekly use "we are using these ones". 
 
    3) PROPPOSITION:
                We have the tools, we have the people, we have the knowledge
and we all have the same goal....then
                Why don't we start?   
                Date suggested: MARCH 15th.  
                Time: 9 PM (GMT+1 dinner time in Spain)   12 (lunch time in
California)
                Topic: Exposition and comments about the "Tsunami alert"
Draft sent by Fred Baker and Brian E. Carpenter
                          Many of us didn't have the time to read it. Or
want to know more. Maybe the authors or Gene Gaines can explain us more.
                          Gene, following your offer would you like to be
the host/moderator of the First meeting ?
 
        BCC: Gene, Fred and Brian                     
       ---------------------------------------------
                I'll commit to manage the logistics of getting started and
previous tests (write me to andreu at stanford.edu to get my Yahoo,Skype &
Grouper IDs) 
 
                             andreu
 
 
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De: David McAuley [mailto:mcauley at isoc.org] 
Enviado el: lunes, 28 de febrero de 2005 10:35
Para: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
Asunto: [chapter-delegates] Ideas Forum - Blog



Dear Chapter Delegates:

 

We have seen, over the past six months, a great increase in communications
on our list.  This is wonderful.  And as I mentioned recently, we are
considering supplementing this with real-time discussions.  I want to thank
you for the helpful comments and suggestions on how we might do that.
However, we are upgrading our IT infrastructure at present and will not be
able to undertake some of the suggestions right away.

 

In trying to decide how best to start a real-time meeting to supplement the
list we have been considering another tool as well - I'm interested in your
thoughts.

 

The list itself sees a fair number of ideas floated from time to time. It is
difficult to determine which should be seriously considered and which may be
better suited for a future 'wish list'.  The idea of using a blog as a next
step for ideas floated on the list has come up. Here is how it might work.

 

As ideas are floated on the list they can be discussed but in order to take
any such idea to the next level we need it to be filtered through a more
formal process.  Anyone involved in the discussion could volunteer to
summarize the discussion, essentially filtering the idea into something we
could consider acting upon.  A blog could be used to ask questions through a
template or introductory screen, the purpose of which is to describe the
idea as concretely as possible.  Of course, the blog would be open to
chapter delegates.

 

The questions that could be asked include: what is the purpose of this idea;
how will it help ISOC, its chapters, or it members; describe it in some
reasonable detail; estimate the requirements and cost of implementation;
estimate the requirements and cost of technical support; who, other than
staff, do you envision leading or participating in this effort.

 

In turn, we would use the blog as a tracking mechanism.  Every idea
submitted would be given serious consideration and we would report its
status and priority to the blog.

 

This is our suggestion on how to manage all the ideas and suggestions that
are floated on this list.  What are your comments or questions about this
suggestion?

 

Thank you,

 

David McAuley

Membership Director

Internet Society

703-326-9880, ext 104

703-963-5887 (mobile)

mcauley at isoc.org

 


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