[Chapter-delegates] Update to Chapters on the ISOC 2012 Business Plan
Anne Lord
lord at isoc.org
Wed Nov 16 13:03:23 PST 2011
Hi,
Just some small clarifications:
> Absolutely. There is a chapter delegates email list that goes to
> all chapter members. We haven’t created an email list that goes to
> all members, simply because many of those who wish not to be
> associated with a chapter do not
>
Chapter delegates - has chapter Officers on it
isoc-members-announce - is a list of all members list that is an
announcement list
isoc-members-discuss - is a subscription membership discussion list
for all members.
None are moderated but only staff can post to the "announce" list.
regards,
Anne
> want, for similar reasons, to be contacted by us. So if you want to
> send something broadly to all chapter members you can simply use:
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> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
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> Keep in mind that someone here will have to approve that it be
> sent. And then off it will go! Gook luck, Mike and take care.
>
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> Ted
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> Ted Mooney
>
> Sr. Director - Membership & Services
>
> The Internet Society
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> www.isoc.org
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> Direct Line: 703.439.2774
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> Cell: 301.980.6446
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> From: Michael Snell [mailto:mjjsnell at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:22 PM
> To: Ted Mooney
> Cc: Anne Lord; Annalisa Roger; Konstantin Kalaitzidis
> Subject: Re: Update to Chapters on the ISOC 2012 Business Plan
>
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> Ted--
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> Thanks for responding so quickly to my questions. The information
> you provided is very helpful.
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> To answer your question: I'm not aware of our working with any ISOC
> staffer about the IPNSIG membership, but Konstantin (copied here)
> would know better than I.
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> Is there any process for chapters to leverage global ISOC for
> broadcast communications? Does some platform already exist for
> proposing global communications for review by global? Is that
> something I should reach out to Wende Cover (or someone else) about?
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> Thanks so much for the response. We're looking forward to working
> with you in the future.
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>
> Mike Snell
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> Great to hear from you. Thanks for taking the time to read my email.
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> Our 2012 budget calls for financial assistance to chapters for
> website development and hosting as well as the availability of
> templates for many different web pages. The details of the program
> will be available by the end of January but I will do whatever I can
> to get updated, detailed information to everyone sooner if possible.
>
>
>
> Regarding an enhanced ability for Chapters to manage their
> membership, we expect to have the upgraded engagement platform beta
> version in March. We’ve received a lot of comments how to improve
> this so we’ll be looking for feedback from Chapters who want and
> need to put the new application through its paces.
>
>
>
> As far as the IPN mail list, I’ll be happy to look into this. Were
> you working with any staffer that you recall? Let me get back to
> you by Friday with what I’ve got.
>
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> Thanks again,
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> Ted
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>
>
> Ted Mooney
>
> Sr. Director - Membership & Services
>
> The Internet Society
>
> www.isoc.org
>
>
>
> Direct Line: 703.439.2774
>
> Cell: 301.980.6446
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: Michael Snell [mailto:mjjsnell at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:57 PM
> To: mooney at isoc.org
> Cc: Konstantin Kalaitzidis; Annalisa Roger
> Subject: Re: Update to Chapters on the ISOC 2012 Business Plan
>
>
>
> Ted—
>
>
>
> Your email was both encouraging and timely. Konstantin Kalaitzidis
> and myself are both core team members of the San Francisco Bay ISOC
> Chapter. I’ve copied Annalisa Roger. She’s the co-chair of the SF
> Bay Chapter, and I believe the two of you met recently at the ISOC
> Board meeting in Dakar.
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> We are looking to significantly revise and improve our web presence.
> Can you tell us what kind(s) of assisting might be forthcoming from
> global ISOC, and the time frames within which that assistance might
> become available? That will help us very much in finalizing our
> plans for submittal to the Chapter Board for approval.
>
>
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> Also, your email mentioned assistance in managing membership. That
> also would be very helpful. Simply having better access to the
> membership database would really help us drive more visibility and
> engangement with our ~500 Chapter members.
>
>
>
> Finally, we are working with Dr. Vint Cerf, some scientists from JPL/
> NASA (Adrian Hooke and Scott Burleigh), and some major universities
> to participate in the planning of a proposed Chapter project to
> develop an integrated architecture for an Inter-Planetary Network.
> There was an active ISOC special interest group at one time, but it
> has not been active for the last four to five years. Is there any
> way to get a list of those folks who were members of the IPN SIG, or
> would it be possible to work with you to send a global message
> announcing the “resurrection” of that SIG, and inviting interested
> ISOC members to join?
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> Thanks much for any help or guidance you can provide.
>
>
>
> Mike Snell
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> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org> wrote:
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> Dear Michael,
>
> The most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Internet
> Society held in Dakar prior to ICANN 42 was a testament to a strong
> collaborative effort and an alignment of objectives for our work and
> our organizations. The business plan, approved with minor
> adjustments, will be printed and publically available on our website
> in the near future. As I will be visiting and addressing chapters
> both here at ICANN and at the upcoming INETs in Bangalore and
> Bucharest, I want to take this opportunity to share my enthusiasm
> with you and to mention a few areas where ISOC chapters will see
> significant benefit in 2012.
>
> As we all understand, The Internet Society Business Plan for 2012
> rests on the pillars of our four overarching strategic goals:
>
> - Fostering an open, innovative, and trusted Internet worldwide
> - Advancing policies and strategies that strengthen the Internet’s
> growth and evolution
> - Empowering people to achieve human potential through unencumbered
> Internet use
> - Enabling a vibrant organisation and vital global community to
> advance the Internet’s future
>
> Our chapters have significant roles to play in the achievement of
> each of these goals. ISOC will continue to increase our investment
> in support of chapters in a variety of ways, as many of you have
> expressed. For example, in 2012 there will be increased
> expenditures in chapter tools including web-hosting, membership
> management and overall chapter administration. There will be
> additional support for community grants by way of training,
> templates and ISOC staff resources. And we will look for additional
> avenues for chapter voices and interaction with other key ISOC
> stakeholders.
>
> By its clear and engaged support of the 2012 ISOC Business Plan, the
> Board of Trustees has provided a strong statement that Chapters
> continue to be key components of ISOC's ability to deliver on our
> shared mission. ISOC chapter support staff recognize that the
> quality of our mutual engagement locally is a cornerstone for the
> success of an open, resilient and secure Internet for Everyone. I
> look forward with great optimism to working with all of you in
> continuous pursuit and delivery of this goal.
>
> With respect,
>
> Ted Mooney
> Senior Director for Membership and Services
> The Internet Society
> Office: +1 703 439 2774
> Mobile: +1 301 980 6446
> Website: http://www.isoc.org
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