[chapter-delegates] Draft ISOC strategic operating plan (redux)

[James M Galvin]

  [[ We apologize for all the trouble folks have been having opening the
     previously distributed versions of the SOP.  It is not at all clear
     what was making the files unreadable.  Hopefully, the version
     attached here will make it through to everyone.  If this does not
     work then we will put on the web where you can download it directly,
     so please do let us know if it does not work.


     I have included David's original introductory message below. ]]


Dear Chapter Delegates:

The most recent draft of ISOC's evolving Strategic Operating Plan is 
attached, in both Word and PDF formats. The SOP is still very much a 
"work in progress"; this draft is the version on which the Board 
discussion at the March 11-12 Board meeting will be based.

The first five sections of the document, which describe ISOC's vision, 
mission, core values, and goals and objectives, are substantially 
complete, and we feel that these sections are ready for serious review by 
the Board.  Section 6, which describes programs and projects, is less 
complete, in part because many of the details in this section depend on 
Board consensus on the contents of the first five sections. You will see 
that the contents of section 6 in this draft primarily describe 
activities in which ISOC is already productively engaged. Section 7 
describes the operating resources that ISOC can deploy to actually "do 
things." As most of these are staff-level details, only the sub-section 
on Chapters has been filled out for this draft.

Lynn St.Amour, Lyman Chapin (a consultant to ISOC), Jim Galvin, myself 
and others will be watching this list so as to be able to help bring your 
comments to the attention of the Board as they discuss this. As you know, 
a number of Board members also watch and participate on the list.

I draw your particular attention to the following important questions 
that arise from the current SOP:

1. Are the vision, mission, and core values sufficient to support all of 
the things that the Internet Society hopes and expects to be and do?

2. The goals and objectives for the Policy pillar (section 5.3) follow 
directly from (and are therefore bounded by) the mission and core values 
defined in sections 3 and 4; how should these criteria be translated into 
specific policy programs and projects?

3. The role of Chapters and Members within ISOC is not simply utilitarian 
(in the sense in which the ISOC "toolkit" is described in section 7), but 
they are also not ends in themselves; how should their role be described 
in the context of the strategic plan?

Thank you all and best regards,
David

David McAuley
Membership Director
Internet Society
703-326-9880, ext 104
703-963-5887 (mobile)
mcauley at isoc.org

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