[chapter-delegates] SAD NEWS AND Position of ISOC Nigerian Chapter on Veni Markovski's petition

[Lynn St.Amour]

Yes, of course.  David can work with Effiong to 
provide the appropriate material on Prof. Nwodo 
and we'll get this up ASAP.

Regards,
Lynn

At 12:08 AM -0400 5/2/05, Ramon Morales wrote:
>Lynn,
>Would it be possible for ISOC to include a statement from you and a brief
>biography of Professsor Nwodo's life and contributions to be featured on
>ISOC's home page? I believe that this would be most appropriate to inform
>the global Internet Community as a whole.
>Thanks,
>Ramón Morales
>ISOCPR
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lynn St.Amour [mailto:st.amour at isoc.org]
>Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 6:28 PM
>To: Isoc Nigeria Secretary; 2005-petition-markovski at elists.isoc.org
>Cc: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org; Giandomenico Massari
>Subject: Re: [chapter-delegates] SAD NEWS AND Position of ISOC Nigerian
>Chapter on Veni Markovski's petition
>
>Dear Effiong,
>
>This is indeed a loss for Nigeria, for the Internet and for ISOC (not
>only in Nigeria but worldwide).  Our sympathies are with you and with
>Prof. Nwodo's family and friends.
>
>I had the privilege to meet Prof. Nwodo in Nigeria some years ago and
>I have been seriously in awe of what the ISOC Nigerian chapter has
>been able to accomplish over the years.   The Nigerian chapter and
>it's members truly represent what is great about the Internet
>community.
>
>With warm regards and sincere best wishes.  Our thoughts are with all of
>you.
>
>Lynn
>
>
>At 5:50 PM +0100 4/29/05, Isoc Nigeria Secretary wrote:
>>On behalf of the  ISOC Nigerian chapter I am annuncing the very sad news
>>that our president and chapter founder Prof. T.C. Nwodo has suddently
>passed
>>away.
>>The sad event happened  on 27 April 2005 at Rivers State University of
>>science and Technology Campus in Port Harcourt.
>>
>>Thanks to his immense contribution and selfless work for  the development
>>and widspread of Internet in Nigeria and in Africa at large he has
>>actualize the Isoc mission that  " Internet is for everyone"
>>
>>More details on his contribution will follows.
>>
>>At the same time Isoc Nigeria chapter like to support the
>>petition sent by Veni Markovski so that he can be allowed to run as a
>>   candidate in the upcoming election for the Chapter member of the Board
>>   of Trustees.
>>   At the same time, we like to remark that we are agreeing with the comment
>>sent from the Italian chapter saying that
>>"the present discussions are severely
>>   damaging the public image and the internal cohesion of ISOC"
>>For that reason we are not contributing on the discussion and we are
>>thinking that other chapters have the same opinion.
>>It is our strong believe that actions are the best way to encourage the
>>Internet diffusion and democracy than words.
>>We noted that a lot of speeches are going on and at the end not concrete
>>solutions are drafted.
>>
>>
>>
>>for Isoc Nigeria Chapter
>>
>>Effiong Umoren
>>General Secretary