[Chapter-delegates] Chaper Delegates - ISOC is funing IGF

[Hakikur Rahman]

I support idea of Carlos, for assistance from 
ISOC in regional aspect, and being from Asian 
portion, will seek special attention for SA 
region in IGF. I also, support the statement made 
by Carlos in remarking attendance of a very known 
faces in almost every events. I am particularly 
not that much pessimistic in this aspect, as long 
as those personalities could bring about any 
vibrant changes in their respective regions, 
rather than attending events utilizing opportunities of "luxury" trips.

Regards.
Hakik.


At 09:30 PM 2/18/2006, Carlos Vera Q wrote:
>Enrique, let's beginning to work together. It 
>should be some points in common from our chapters and inside ISOC
>1. At least one project per a region basis MUST 
>be approved. Region as small as possible 
>(Andean, Mercosur, Central America, Caribbean, 
>North America, for example only in America)
>2. Funding for travel and participation on 
>international events should have some rules. i.e 
>ensure that not always only a selected circle of 
>friends travel all the time to different places 
>and events using the same money. DIVERSITY is 
>the name of the game. I personally never meet 
>some people from ISOC because our chapter has no 
>funds for travel and not always our personal 
>finances allow the "luxury" to travel, meet and 
>share other´s people experiences.
>3. More details must be provided when a project 
>is not approved. What need to be changed next 
>time? The roll of evaluation committees is to 
>approve projects BUT they think is to denied projects.
>Sometimes we sound like echo in the space. 
>People do not want to face real challenges and 
>we do not feel well represented on any of ISOC´s several boards.
>Carlos VeraISOC Ecuador
>Enrique Arrieta Noguera escribió:> Hi 
>Carlos:>  > "My concern is that people who 
>evaluate projects for funding seem not > having 
>time to understand the proposed projects or 
>proponents do not > understand the concept of 
>evaluators for projects.">  > I agree with you 
>Carlos. Maybe people on the evaluation 
>committee > don´t have the time or the filling 
>or maybe are culturally very > distant from 
>ISOC-Chapters goals and needs. When people at a 
>chapter > prepare a proposal for funding, they 
>put the heart and soul on it and > that is why 
>we get so disappointed when our proposals are 
>not approved.>  > Off course the personal 
>relationship does count. Maybe if you are in > 
>the evaluation committee and you know me from a 
>long time and know, > for instance, about the 
>projects that the Colombian chapter have been > 
>working in from some time, we speak the same 
>mother tongue, like the > same type of music and 
>many other common things, you might be tempted > 
>to vote for a YES on your committee on my 
>chapter proposal.>  > This is the reason why 
>people from Chapters outside Washington and > 
>Genève should make an effort to get into the 
>BoT, and funding > committees, so it gets more 
>diversified, and we get more to say at > 
>decision making time.>  > I would like to take 
>the opportunity to propose you and > colleagues 
>from other Latin-American chapters to get 
>together and talk > to each other in order to 
>explore what type of projects we can work > 
>together to present a joint-chapters proposal 
>for the next round, in > order to increase our 
>approval probabilities.>  > Best regards,>  > 
>Enrique Arrieta Noguera> President> 
>ISOC-Colombia> Bogotá, Colombia>>  >  > ----- 
>Original Message -----> From: "Carlos Vera Q" 
><cvera at interactive.net.ec > 
><mailto:cvera at interactive.net.ec>>> To: "Desiree 
>Miloshevic" <dmiloshevic at afilias.info > 
><mailto:dmiloshevic at afilias.info>>> Cc: "isoc 
>Chapter Delegates" 
><chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org > 
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>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:25 PM> 
>Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Chaper 
>Delegates - ISOC is funing IGF>> > Dear 
>all:> >> > My concern is that people who 
>evaluate projects for funding seem not> > having 
>time to understand the proposed projects or 
>proponents do not> > understand the concept of 
>evaluators for projects.> >> > We strongly 
>believe in one project when propose it. Most of 
>the > times we> > see the same or similar 
>project that seems to work when proposed for > 
>one> > chapter-country and seems not to work (in 
>evaluator mind) when proposed> > for less 
>developing chapters from less developing 
>countries. Simple> > maths again, count funds 
>for projects and where they go.> >> > For most 
>of us is almost impossible participate in events 
>or> > international meetings because of lack of 
>funds..and this increase our> > gap between 
>members or with others members. All our work is 
>on line,> > from our room or closet. Funds 
>should be used to empower chapters to> > create 
>virtuoso circles. Is not a mystery that a good 
>proposal is > better> > if you have friends 
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