[Chapter-delegates] The importance of Chapters in ISOC

[Carlos Vera]

Most Chapter before the changes in Chapter's policy from 2-3 years ago, were
chapters only by name. Now we feel we are part of the success of ISOC.

We need to find a sustainable way to support chapters. I come back again
with the idea of cc .org domain name as source of sustain for Chapter in
each country

Carlos Vera
ISOC Ecuador

2010/6/3 Anne Lord <lord at isoc.org>

> 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
> --
>
>
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .
>>  .
>>    Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
>> UNAM, Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico
>>
>> Tels. +52-(1)-55-5105-6044, +52-(1)-55-5418-3732
>>
>> * Mi blog/My blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com
>> * LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty
>> * Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty
>> * Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn,
>> http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614
>>
>> * Ven a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.org.mx, ISOC http://www.isoc.org
>> *Participa en ICANN, http://www.icann.org
>> .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
>>  .
>>
>>
>> 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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