[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Participation in OneWebDay - Sept 22nd

[Anne Lord]

hi Alejandro,

Thanks for your comments. In fact we are in agreement (well almost!)  
- we are trying to come at this from a viewpoint that acknowledges  
the role of web but is also broader than that and that allows us to  
showcase work done by the chapters. If ISOC Mexico decides not to  
join that is fine. If there was an overwhelming momentum from  
Chapters that said that it would not be good to participate in this -  
we would change course. But that was not the case in response to the  
last email invitation in January and we are dutifully following up in  
responding to interest from a number of chapters.

With respect to exemplary activities - that is the purpose of the  
call - to take a look at what might and might not be appropriate and  
to try to co-ordinate.

Best wishes,
Anne
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On 21/06/2007, at 8:23 PM, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:

> Dear Anne,
>
> in the Mexico chapter we have not joined this celebration earlier  
> because we believe deeply that the Internet is much more than the  
> Web, and find the motif "celebrate online life" a bit too undefined.
>
> Are you defining an approach that bears an Internet Society  
> imprint, or can we all contribute to that? Can you help us all know  
> what have been the activities of others last year that seem  
> exemplary under an ISOC lens?
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
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> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Anne Lord wrote:
>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:58:49 +0200
>> From: Anne Lord <lord at isoc.org>
>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Cc: Terry Monroe <Monroe at isoc.org>
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Participation in OneWebDay -  
>> Sept 22nd
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Earlier this year a number of chapters expressed interest in  
>> participating in OneWebDay, which will take place on 22 September  
>> (See note below).  We now wish to have a discussion with those  
>> chapters who expressed an interest in participating in this event  
>> and any other interested chapters, so that we can share ideas and  
>> co-ordinate our activities.  To that end, please let me know your  
>> availability for a group conference call during the week of 9  
>> July.  To help with the co-ordination and to find a mutually  
>> acceptable time for the call, please state those times you are NOT  
>> available.  To save bandwidth, please reply to me off list.
>>
>> In the meantime, attached is some information provided to us by  
>> OneWebDay. Please note the events they propose are only  
>> suggestions.  A number of you may have experience from last years  
>> 'One Web Day' and similar events in the past and it would be good  
>> to share experiences about what worked and what did not work. Our  
>> intent is to focus on activities and events which highlight the  
>> benefits of the Internet (not just the web) to people everyone and  
>> to showcase the many ISOC chapters around the globe and the work  
>> done to advance ISOC's mission and goals.
>>
>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
>> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of
>> Terry Monroe
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:50 PM
>> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Participation in OneWebDay
>>
>> Dear Chapter Delegates-
>>
>> Happy New Year!
>>
>> As we start the new year, ISOC has been asked to participate in an  
>> initiative on 22nd September called 'OneWebDay' (http:// 
>> onewebday.org/). Some of our chapters participated in this event  
>> in September 2006.
>>
>> According to their website, "The mission of OneWebDay is to  
>> create, maintain, advance, and promote a global day to celebrate  
>> online life".  In the past, ISOC chapters have successfully hosted  
>> similar events -- "Internet Fiestas" -- that focused on the  
>> benefits of the Internet (not just the Web) and the work of ISOC  
>> members related to capacity building, education and training. We  
>> believe that collaborating with the OneWebDay initiative is  
>> consistent with our principles, i.e., that ISOC should be a focal  
>> point for cooperative efforts to promote the Internet as a  
>> positive tool to benefit all people throughout the world.
>>
>> We would appreciate hearing from you as to whether your chapter is  
>> interested in participating with ISOC in this event.  Please  
>> respond either to me or Anne Lord, Sr. Manager of Chpaters  
>> (lord at isoc.org).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Terry Monroe
>> Director of Development & Membership
>> Internet Society
>> +1 703 326 9880 x115
>>
>> -----End of forwarded message---------
>>
>>

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