[Chapter-delegates] Welcome again...

[Narelle Clark]

> From: borka at e5.ijs.si
> Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2006 7:13 PM
> 
> Would you please pass your discussion to a place
> that is more appropriate  and ready to listen 
> to your political standpoints. I doubt that
> ISOC list is the appropriate place.

I do consider it appropriate for Chapters to be aware of international disputes, and of the ways that the various chapters diplomatically handle issues regarding:
- country names
- human rights
- trade disputes
Etc (the common ones off the top of my head)

Indeed our ability to discuss relevant issues in a rational, consultative and basically humane way is essential to our function.

We frequently have meetings between chapters and chapter reprentatives, governments, business and other dignitaries, and surely it is essential that we do hear of, for example, the appropriate means of address for these representatives?

Please accept also, that I do agree that the debate on many political/diplomatic/intergovernment issues will be inappropriate to this list, and that we should set aside personal sensitivities wherever possible in the interest of constructive discussion over flame wars.

I didn't read our Greek (ha ha nearly typed 'Geek') colleague as trying to push a political point at all, perhaps I'm just naïve. I read it as quite conciliatory, actually.

> My comment was clarifying the situation
> as initiated and stated   by yourself  with a 
> real fact that U.S government is
> recognizing Republic of Macedonia
> under their constitutional name 
> and nothing else. 

Personally, I would have thought the EU's name for a European region  took precendence over the US' designation any time... [not recalling right now what the EU calls it]

And while I'm at it, surely the choice of name for a chapter reflects the culture of its people and is not necessarily tied to that of the nation within it resides?

I am more concerned that the size of corporations means that the culture within corporations is now [sadly] dominant over many traditional social groupings (ie nations). Nations are getting smaller, and corporations larger. That we don't have chapters from some of these larger "cultural groupings" is perhaps an oversight...


Regards


Narelle
VP ISOC-AU (Australia)