[Chapter-delegates] Please welcome ISOC Chapters
Luc Faubert
LFaubert at conceptum.ca
Sun Feb 18 20:15:38 PST 2007
This is music to our ears, Lynn and Alejandro.
If ISOC Québec can be of any help in planning the multilingual aspects of an evantual revamping of our informational infrastructure, we will gladly contribute.
Regards,
_________________________________________
Luc Faubert
Conseiller en gouvernance TI et en gestion du changement /
IT governance and change management consulting
+1 514 236 5129
www.LucFaubert.com
www.isoc.qc.ca
www.ccig.ca
www.maillons.qc.ca
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf
> Of Lynn St.Amour
> Sent: 18 février 2007 17:15
> To: Alejandro Pisanty
> Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org; didier; Elena Zvarici
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Please welcome ISOC Chapters
>
> Thanks very much Alejandro, these are good suggestions. Our new
> Commmunications Director - Mark Thalhimer and I have had
> discussions re developing a plan for making our materials
> (and of course our web
> site) multi-lingual. We are working to bring Mark up to speed on a
> number of requirements and I'm sure he will be reaching out
> to you and others for more suggestions and support. Peter
> Godwin has also been involved and we are thinking about
> following a Wikipedia like model for development.
>
> All suggestions/contributions very welcome.
>
> Regards,
> Lynn
>
> At 7:38 PM +0000 2/18/07, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
> >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out of date;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
> >
> >
> >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> . . . . .
> > Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
> >Director General de Servicios de Computo Academico UNAM, Universidad
> >Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF
> >Mexico Tel. (+52-55) 5622-8541, 5622-8542 Fax 5622-8540
> >http://www.dgsca.unam.mx
> >*
> >---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, www.isoc.org
> > Participa en ICANN, www.icann.org
> >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> . . . . . .
> >
> >
> >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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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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