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

Wed Sep 23 08:24:23 PDT 2009

Hi,

some of us have been aware of the activities Mike Nelson has started in 
order to reactivate the DC (now Greater DC) chapter.

Unless it doesn't pass the "ruffled feathers" test ISOC Mexico fully 
supports this restart. Is anybody aware of something like that happening? 
Is Gene Gaines around to comment? (Since we do not see the list of 180 
persons we can't just go check if the previous leadership of the DC 
chapter is in agreement or, even better, on board.)

Yours,

Alejandro Pisanty

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On Wed, 23 Sep 2009, Chris Grundemann wrote:

> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:26:07 -0600
> From: Chris Grundemann <cgrundemann at gmail.com>
> To: chapter-support at isoc.org
> Cc: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in the	Greate
>     Washington DC region (U.S.)
> 
> I and the Colorado Chapter fully support this restart of the
> Washington DC regional Chapter!
>
> Also - it appears that they are having some trouble with the website
> currently, I can not reach the url below at this time - this one does
> seem to work though: http://isoc-dc.org/wordpress/
>
> Best Regards,
> ~Chris
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 08:10, 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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