[Chapter-delegates] Please welcome ISOC Chapters

[Didier Rukeratabaro Kasole]

I fully support Alejandro proposition

Didier R Kasole
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alejandro Pisanty" <apisan at servidor.unam.mx>
To: "Lynn St.Amour" <st.amour at isoc.org>
Cc: <eduard.tric at isoc.ro>; "Elena Zvarici" <elena.zvarici at isoc.ro>; "didier" 
<didier at jobantech.cd>; "Didier Rukeratabaro Kasole" <dkasole at gmail.com>; 
"Victor Ciza" <victor at cbinet.bi>; <phil at cnsi-congo.org>; 
<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Please welcome ISOC Chapters


> Lynn,
>
> I've been late in joining this collective welcome and do so heartily.
>
> As to "what we can do" I have an immediate suggestion, especially given 
> the recent addition of chapters from countries who have in common the use 
> of the French language besides, of course, much older local languages.
>
> This would be to organize the development and publication of educational 
> and outreach materials in French, in close cooperation with the 
> Francophone chapters and their leaderships. The cooperation is needed to:
>
> 1. define what materials are needed and do not exist, or exist but are out 
> of date;
>
> 2. translate those materials which already exist in other languages and 
> are useful "as is" except for language;
>
> 3. create collectively a work program to write, review, and publish the 
> materials that are found missing;
>
> 4. determine if there is a need for funding this effort, with funds from 
> the chapters that have materials and funds; other agencies such as 
> Francophonie, development-oriented agencies, etc.; and ISOC itself;
>
> 5. determine if some of the effort can be done collaboratively with such 
> instances as the IETF, some of the RIRs/NRO, the organizers of the NTW and 
> WALC, ICANN, and the companies and universities to which many of us 
> belong.
>
> To put a "who" into this list of "what", "when", "how", and "with what 
> resources", does it seem feasible that ISOC Chapters Management in HQ 
> convene a small force of willing people?
>
> Count me in, by the way, and feel free to look at the resources (mostly in 
> Spanish) my University in Mexico, and chapter members, develop.
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
>
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>      Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
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>
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Lynn St.Amour wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:51:01 +0100
>> From: Lynn St.Amour <st.amour at isoc.org>
>> To: eduard.tric at isoc.ro, Elena Zvarici <elena.zvarici at isoc.ro>,
>>     didier <didier at jobantech.cd>,
>>     Didier Rukeratabaro Kasole <dkasole at gmail.com>,
>>     Victor Ciza <victor at cbinet.bi>, phil at cnsi-congo.org
>> Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Please welcome ISOC Chapters
>>
>> I just returned from a few days out of the office and was very
>> pleased to see the announcements of all the new chapters.
>>
>> Please accept my sincere and warmest congratulations and welcome to
>> all the recently approved chapters:
>>
>> - Internet Society Romania (ISOC RO) led by Eduard Tric and his 
>> colleagues
>>
>> - Internet Society Burundi (ISOC BI) led by Victor Ciza and his
>> colleagues
>>
>> - Internet Society Democratic Republic of Congo (ISOC CD) led by
>> Didier Rukeratabaro Kasole and his colleagues
>>
>> - Internet Society Republic of Congo (ISOC CG) led by Jean
>> Philemon Kissangou and his colleagues
>>
>>
>> Thank you to all those who made this happen and to all the members
>> (old and new) who keep ISOC growing.    These are exciting times for
>> ISOC and we appreciate all your efforts and all your support.
>>
>> Let us know if we can be of any help in your efforts.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Lynn
>> -- 
>> Lynn St.Amour
>> President & CEO
>> Internet Society
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