[Chapter-delegates] reflections on a change in status

[Mike Todd]

James,

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James M Galvin" <galvin at elistx.com>
To: <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:06 AM
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] reflections on a change in status


Almost 4 years ago I accepted the position of the Vice President of
Chapters and Individual Members at ISOC.  The position was intended
to be a three year appointment.  During this time much has changed
about the Chapter and Membership program at ISOC.  It has been both
exciting and challenging to work with folks from all over the world.

The free membership had just been decided when I started.  One of
the first tasks was to define the program.  Along the way we
developed a Code of Conduct for ISOC Members.

We now have more active Chapters than ISOC has ever had in its
history.  Of course, much of that success belongs to the Chapters,
the folks who keep their Chapters active.

We have a new membership system, along with revised policies and
procedures to support it.  It is not everything that everyone would
like it to be, but it is a great deal more than ISOC has ever had.

We have better communication now with our Chapters and Members than
we have ever had.  I started a newsletter and Chapters have kept it
relevant by providing the news each month.  The chapter-delegates
mailing list has become a cornerstone of keeping Chapters informed.

Certainly the work is not done.  The next major task is to revise
the web site.  Those plans are just getting started and you should 
expect to hear more about them as they progress.

ISOC's resources, both financially and in terms of staff, have
increased during this time.  The foundation and infrastructure is
now there for all of us to work together to continue to enhance the
partnership between ISOC and its Chapters, and the contributions of
individual members to the mission and purpose of ISOC.

My leadership role is ending.  With its increased resources ISOC
does not need a successor for my role at this time.  I am returning
to the rank and file of the organization: an individual member
without a Chapter (although I do live within 90 minutes of the
Washington DC Chapter).  Perhaps now I will have the time to change
that.

With this message I am relinquishing my role and responsibilities
as Vice President of Chapters and Individual Membership.  It has
been my greatest pleasure and unequaled honor to know and to work
with each of you.  I am not going far, since on the Internet we are
all "just a click away".  Please feel free to contact me at any
time, even if just to say hello.

Thank you,

Jim Galvin
Vice President of Chapters and Individual Membership, retired


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