[Chapter-delegates] Collaborative 'Chapter Handbook' Project - Step 1 - Draft outline

[Tony Hill]

Hi Anne

Many thanks for the work that ISOC and you are puting into this project.

What a LONG list of contents!  But when I read them, I find relevance in 
all the topics and I am sure there will be useful advice for chapter 
people in all parts.

Here are some suggestions:

#  1.3 Forming strategic partnerships in your local community

     * 1.3.1 Examples....
Examples:
-  links to industry organisations, consumer groups, other ICT interest 
groups, governments, companies

1.5.1.2 How to use - ettiquette
comment: should that be 'nettiquette' or 'Netiquette' (from Wikipedia)

1.5.3.3 Planning meetings with members
comment: seems to duplicate 1.2.4 Regular membership meetings.  Maybe 
1.5.3.3 should be retitled Membership benefit from meetings

6.3 ISOC Sphere project
comment: I wonder if sphere could be lifted up the order of contents a 
little and given its own status, as part of the underlying principles of 
the ISOC shared community.  Also, I wonder if its title as the ISOC 
Sphere project gives insufficient implication of joint ownership.  This 
may be a point that could be reviewed throughout the contents, because 
sometimes ISOC is used to mean shared (as in this instance), and 
sometimes it is used to represent ISOC central.

Hope these comments are helpful.  Happy to discuss further.

regards, Tony Hill
ISOC Australia



Anne Lord wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> 'Tools, Communications and Support' is one of the key work areas within
> the Chapter Development Plan.  In support of this, a collaborative 
> project to write a "Chapter Handbook" is being launched.
> 
> As a first step an outline for the "Chapter Handbook" has been drafted 
> and is available at the URL below:
> 
> http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Chapter+Handbook
> 
> I would like to ask for your help as follows:
> 
> 1) reviewing the outline for missing content
> 2) make comments or changes to improve the outline
> 
> If you feel something is missing or have suggestions for improvements,
> please edit the wiki directly (Using the 'history' function, all changes
> can be tracked.) or send email to <chapters at isoc.org>. The deadline for 
> input to the outline is 1st August.
> 
> This is "work in progress", so an incremental approach will be taken.
> 
> The next step will be to establish a volunteer editorial committee and 
> thereafter seek volunteers to assist with writing the 'Handbook'. We 
> will also be using other resources to contribute to the work.
> 
> It will be a living document updated frequently by Chapter Delegates and 
> ISOC Staff.  The "Chapter Handbook" is also intended to be translated 
> into other languages like French and Spanish.
> 
> Warm thanks are extended to Holly Raiche, Franck Martin and Eduardo Diaz
> for their early reviews and feedback.
> 
> I look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Best wishes
> Anne
> 
> 
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