[Chapter-delegates] The importance of Chapters in ISOC

[Anne Lord]

hi Raul, Alejandro,

Many thanks to you both for your words of support.  ISOC truly has a  
wealth of expertise and talent in the Chapter and Member network. Our  
programmatic efforts are directed this year ever more towards  
supporting, assisting, celebrating, recognising and appreciating the  
talent and hard work that goes into running a successful Chapter.

Best wishes
Anne
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On 03/06/2010, at 1:14 PM, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:

> Hi,
>
> and, in addition to Raul's statements on chapter closures and  
> rejuvenations, we all continue to be excited, proud, and committed  
> to the other 98% (or so), i.e. the chapters that are working;  
> struggling, striving, doing amazing acts with zero resources, yet  
> earning a place in their societies, contributing unequalled  
> combinations of technical, legal, societal, and ethical knowledge,  
> and building everyday the Internet for all.
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
>
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>
> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010, Raul Echeberria wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:13:18 -0300
>> From: Raul Echeberria <raul at lacnic.net>
>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] The importance of Chapters in ISOC
>>
>> Dear Chapter Delegates,
>>
>> Due to recent developments regarding the situation of several  
>> chapters, I would like to share with you the views of the ISOC  
>> Board of Trustees on this topic.
>>
>> The ISOC Board of Trustees recognises that active Chapters are at  
>> the heart of ISOC's success.  To support this important work, the  
>> Board has worked closely with staff in the last year to provide  
>> strategic input to the Chapter Development Plan. This has entailed  
>> close examination of the status of the Chapters, together with a  
>> review of the complementary programmatic efforts to assist Chapters  
>> to become successful.
>>
>> I am pleased to report that the Board is happy to see that a  
>> significant number of ISOC Chapters are active. The Board wishes to  
>> see concerted and continued effort from staff to help Chapters in  
>> difficulty through a process of rejuvenation and to close inactive  
>> Chapters.   Recent closures have included Gambia and Brazil.    
>> Examples of recent rejuvenation activity include the Washington DC  
>> area Chapter which is once again very active (see: http://www.isoc-dc.org/) 
>> , the Geneva chapter which is now on a path to rejuvenation and may  
>> become a Swiss Chapter and there are many more examples. In most  
>> cases, the rejuvenation processes undertaken are to reach out to  
>> members and to recruit new ones, which gives a larger pool from  
>> which new leaders can emerge with new energy.
>>
>> The Board is strongly supportive of the Chapter closure and  
>> rejuvenation process and we urge staff to continue with this  
>> important work.  As ISOC continues to expand its membership,  we  
>> expect to see more rejuvenated Chapters in the year ahead. This is  
>> a successful indicator of the improving health of ISOC as an  
>> organisation with impact and influence achieved through the  
>> collective actions of its members, stakeholders and staff.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Raúl Echeberría
>> ISOC BoT
>> Chair
>>
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