[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in the Greater Washington DC region (U.S.)

[Eduardo Diaz]

It looks OK to us.

Eduardo Diaz
ISOC Puerto Rico

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The following application for the restart of a Chapter in the Greater
> Washington DC region (U.S.) has been received. It is being sent to this list
> for peer comment and review.
>
> Please note that this is a rejuvenation effort, the Chapter has not
> officially been recognised by ISOC yet. More information about the recent
> activities of this Chapter in formation can be found at:
> http://www.isoc-dc.org/
>
> The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is October
> 7th, 2009.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list with your feedback.
>
> Best regards,
> Sabrina Wilmot
> ISOC
>
> -------------------------------
>
> Chapter Application
>
> A. Proposed name of the Chapter
>
> The Chapter name will be "The Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet
> Society"; the additional phrase "Serving the DC-MD-VA Region" to be added
> where appropriate in order to indicate the geographical scope.
>
> B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
>
> The Chapter will serve individuals and organizations living or working in
> the Greater Washington DC region encompassing the District of Columbia, the
> State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of
> America.
>
> C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
>
> The general purpose of the Chapter shall be to advance and promote the
> General Purpose and Guiding Principles of the Society by serving the
> interests of the local, national and global Internet community through a
> local presence.
>
> The Chapter will carry out activities designed:
>
>    * To facilitate and support the technical evolution of the Internet as a
> research and education infrastructure, and to stimulate the involvement of
> the scientific and engineering communities, industry, government and others
> in the evolution of the Internet;
>
>    * To educate industry, government, academia, non-governmental
> organizations, and the public at large concerning the technology, use and
> application of the Internet;
>
>    * To promote educational applications of Internet technology for the
> benefit of government, colleges and universities, industry, and the public
> at large; and
>
>    * To provide a forum for exploration of new Internet applications, and
> stimulate collaboration among organizations in their operational use of the
> global Internet.
>
> D. Founding Members of the Chapter
>
> See attached Exhibit 1 "Founding Members".
>
> E. List of Supporters
>
> Several organizations in our area have indicated an interest in becoming
> sponsors, but no formal relationships have been established as of the time
> of this Application. They are Verizon, Afilias, Verisign, High Performance
> Technologies, Neustar, Georgetown University, and George Mason University.
>
> F. List of Requirements
>
> The Chapter intends to incorporate in the District of Columbia as a
> nonprofit corporation and to obtain Section 501(c)(3) charitable status from
> the IRS, either by application or by making use of ISOC’s group exemption,
> if available. A copy of the proposed Bylaws will be submitted for the
> required review and approval by ISOC.
>
> G. Additional Information
>
> This application is to restart the Washington DC chapter of the Internet
> Society, previously a large and vigorous chapter of ISOC for a number of
> years. The restarted Chapter intends to have new, active leadership, while
> benefitting from the expertise of those previously involved in the DC
> Chapter.  The proposed Chapter has already had several organizational
> meetings, breakfast discussion meetings in the District, Maryland and
> Virginia, and on-line discussions that have generated a high degree of
> interest and suggestions for programs and issues.  The strong support for a
> reinvigorated ISOC Chapter in the Greater Washington area can be seen in the
> many ISOC members that have signed on as co-founders and organizations that
> have indicated their interest in being chapter sponsors.
>
> H. Your Contact Information
>
> Prof. Michael R. Nelson
> Acting President
>
> John H. More
> Acting Treasurer
>
>
> Exhibit A
>
> The following Internet Society members have signified, either by their
> physical signature or by an email with their name and email address, their
> desire to support the reactivation of the Washington DC Chapter of ISOC as a
> founding member of the chapter.
>
> [Note by ISOC: The list with ca. 180 names and email addresses of founding
> members has been received by ISOC.]
>
>
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