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

[Rosa Delgado]

Andreu,
 
Great initiative..  so far, I plan to attend.I hope we -chapters - could
use more these tools to be able to communicate more often.
 
regs/Rosa   
    
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From: Andreu Vea' [mailto:andreu at veabaro.info] 
Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2005 07:21
To: 'David McAuley'; chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
Subject: [chapter-delegates] Real-Time Meeting with ISOC Real-Chapters
leaders (+Ideas Forum - Blog)

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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