[Chapter-delegates] Welcome on behalf of the ISOC Chapter Delegates to the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter

Wed Dec 7 05:05:45 PST 2011

Thank you Eduardo.

This advice/experience is very helpful indeed.

The Local Chapter on-line registration approach is a particularly useful
suggestion.

Thanks again,

Tracy
On Dec 7, 2011 8:57 AM, "Eduardo Diaz" <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tracy:
>
> One of the things that we do in Puerto Rico that has helped us increase
> our membership is to have a monthly activity. Each month we have a
> presentation around an Internet related theme and invite everybody
> (these events are open to the public). During the presentation we talk
> about ISOC and invite people to join the chapter.  Also, we have an
> on-line registration form  (
> http://isocpr.org/en/registrant-login/register#content) that allows
> people to register as a member any time. We get two or three new members a
> week by just providing this mechanism.
>
> ISOC provides US$2,000/year to support these activities. Also, ISOC can
> provide chapters with promotional material that can be used during these
> events.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> -ed
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <
> tracyhackshaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Victor, Rahman, all:
>>
>> The ISOC Trinidad & Tobago Chapter intends to become very active in the
>> social media space and establish itself as a regional leader on this front.
>>
>> We will be establishing several "presences" which will be communicated to
>> all as we work towards filling out our various committees etc. who will be
>> charged with the mandate of keeping these spaces up-to-date.
>>
>> In my role as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Membership Committee, I am
>> charged with the mandate of growing our membership base and also keeping
>> our members well informed and satisfied that they are members of a vibrant,
>> dynamic and active organisation.
>>
>> To this end, you will soon see the ISOC Trinidad & Tobago Chapter
>> activated on Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, as well as
>> our soon-to-completed web presence (www.isoc.tt) - we will be keeping
>> our members, and indeed, the wider global community informed about our
>> current and past activities and goals as well as crowd-sourcing ideas,
>> suggestions and recommendations regarding our future work.
>>
>> As a start, it would be really useful if, based on their experiences, the
>> members of this list could share some thoughts about:
>>
>> 1. How to both grow and retain an active membership base
>> 2. How to best utilize social media (or alternatives) in less
>> well-connected communities to communicate the ISOC vision and mission
>>
>> NOTE: As a personal preference, I do not network on Facebook (although
>> you can subscribe to my various externally-driven updates/shares there via
>> facebook.com/tracyhackshaw), but you can Connect with me/Add me to your
>> Circles/Follow me on:
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyhackshaw
>> Google+: https://profiles.google.com/tracyhackshaw
>> Twitter: @thackshaw
>>
>> I will be extremely happy to connect and share with you! Hope to see you
>> there!
>>
>> Rgds,
>>
>> Tracy
>> On Dec 6, 2011 1:28 PM, "Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google" <
>> tracyhackshaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks to all ... and congratulations all around ... most especially to
>>> Anne, Sebastian and Sabrina for their persistence, advice, guidance and
>>> support.
>>>
>>> Thanks to my colleagues - Cintra and the incoming Board for all of their
>>> hard work and support, despite the various challenges for sticking to it
>>> and for seeing us through this teething period.
>>>
>>> Special shout-out to the PICISOC Board for their support and advice to
>>> me personally on treating with internal Chapter issues.
>>>
>>> I am proud to be a Member of ISOC Trinidad & Tobago! It feels good!
>>>
>>> And, for those who are not aware of Trinidad & Tobago and what we are
>>> all about, see:
>>>
>>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/112558830650398635855/posts/M1HyzU4QVCp
>>>
>>> Happy Holidays everyone!
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>> On Dec 6, 2011 12:52 PM, "Rahman Khan" <rahman.khan.john at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Colleagues of ISOC TT Chapter,
>>>>
>>>> It is very good to see known faces specially Tracy and Cintra, forming
>>>> a chapter of ISOC and I hope that we can continue working together for the
>>>> Internet Community at-large wherever we are in this world. I would like to
>>>> extend our heartiest welcome on behalf of ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Rahman Khan John
>>>> Chapter Vice President
>>>> ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter
>>>> M: +880 1759400111
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2011/12/6 Sabrina Wilmot <wilmot at isoc.org>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Cintra and colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>> On behalf of all the Chapter Delegates, I'd like to extend a warm
>>>>> welcome to you and your colleagues at the ISOC Trinidad and Tobago Chapter
>>>>> to the Internet Society and to this mailing list.
>>>>>
>>>>> As per previous discussions on this list, I encourage individual
>>>>> Chapter Delegates to follow up with Cintra and her team off list if they
>>>>> wish to extend their own personalised welcome greetings.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have any questions regarding matters pertaining to your
>>>>> Chapter, please do not hesitate to use your colleagues on this list to get
>>>>> feedback or to email Chapter Support directly.
>>>>>
>>>>> We all look forward to working closely with the ISOC Trinidad and
>>>>> Tobago Chapter in the near future.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sabrina Wilmot
>>>>> Manager, Chapter Formation
>>>>> Internet Society (ISOC)
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