[Chapter-delegates] Chapter and Member Meeting alongside ICANN Mexico meeting

[Anne Lord]

Dear Colleagues,

At the last face to face Chapter & Member meeting held alongside the  
ICANN meeting in Cairo in November, there was a discussion about how  
to take maximum advantage of fact that there would be a large number  
of Chapter delegates at the ICANN meeting in Mexico in order to  
participate in the 2 day ICANN At Large Summit. It was suggested to  
hold a one day Chapter and Member meeting in advance of the ALS Summit  
on Friday February 27th which would be a pilot for a larger all  
Chapters face to face meeting in the future.  The intent of the  
meeting is to provide more time for Chapters to meet, exchange ideas,  
learn from each other and progress ideas.

TRAVEL BOOKINGS FOR ALS SUMMIT

Cheryl has made us aware that the ICANN ALS travel bookings window  
opens on 2nd January and closes on the 23rd January 2009. Therefore,  
if you are confirmed to attend the ALS Summit and are interested to  
attend the Pilot one day ISOC Chapter Workshop, please email <chapter-support at isoc.org 
 >. ISOC will cover the additional expenses incurred (one nights  
accommodation and meals) for those attending the summit.   You will  
need to amend your travel plans to arrive one day earlier.

This event is experimental. It will be a pilot which will provide us  
with valuable feedback for planning for a larger all Chapter summit in  
the future.  Funding is limited. Not all Chapter delegates will be  
able to attend. However, some additional funding will be made  
available to sponsor the attendance of Chapter delegates from the LAC  
region under the travel fellowship scheme (details of how to apply  
will be available mid January 2009).  Equally if you have funding to  
attend the ICANN meeting and are confirmed to attend,  but  your  
Chapter is not an ALS, you may also be eligible under the travel  
fellowship scheme for some assistance with the extra costs incurred to  
attend the workshop.

We will also investigate opportunities for remote participation.

WORKSHOP TOPICS - PLANNING

Whilst in Cairo, those interested to further discuss the idea of the  
workshop met to brainstorm possible topics for the one day meeting.  
The following suggestions for 2 parallel break out groups were proposed:

        - Chapter capacity building strategies
        - How to interact with government
        - Funding:  lessons shared and how to write grant proposals
        - Accessibility
        - Promoting IPv6
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(Thanks to Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Khaled Khoubaa and Patrick Vande  
Walle for the above suggestions).

We are looking to establish a small committee of volunteers who are  
planning to attend ICANN Mexico to help with the planning and  
execution of the meeting.  In particular we are looking for people to  
lead the discussions in the above areas. If you are interested, please  
email  <chapter-support at isoc.org>.

Best wishes for 2009,

Anne
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Anne Lord, Senior Manager                             <lord at isoc.org>
Chapter & Individual Memberships                  http://www.isoc.org
Internet Society (ISOC)                "The Internet is for everyone"
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Anne Lord, Senior Manager                             <lord at isoc.org>
Chapter & Individual Memberships                  http://www.isoc.org
Internet Society (ISOC)                "The Internet is for everyone"
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