[Chapter-delegates] Update to Chapters on the ISOC 2012 Business Plan

Wed Nov 16 14:40:32 PST 2011

On Nov 17, 2011, at 3:28 AM, Ted Mooney wrote:

> 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 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:

As Anne notes, chapter-delegates doesn't go to all chapter members, and yes we actually have a list that goes to all members. isoc-members-discuss was most recently used last March, per my email record; the subject line on 28 March was "[isoc-members-discuss] call for expressions of interest: CriticalTheory of The Internet Project"

I'd like to respond to the point that "many of those who wish not to be associated with a chapter do not want ... to be contacted by us".

Bologna.

I am not a member of a chapter, although I have been an ISOC member (and for most of this time one that paid annually for my membership) since the society was founded in 1992. I have been a member of the board, and the chair of the board. I have spoken at chapter meetings and events - and am still willing to do so - wherever I go, which is all over. I have spoken at ISOC chapter meetings and events on six continents, and would be willing to do so in Antarctica if there were a chapter there and business took me in that direction. I recently flew from California to Nairobi because ISOC asked me to, and I work with ISOC chapters and staff when I can and it makes sense.

I am not a member of a chapter because the obvious chapter, the Los Angeles chapter, is too far away to be relevant to me, and there is not to my knowledge critical mass where I live, which is Santa Barbara.

My big question is not whether I find something of value in ISOC, but whether ISOC finds something of value in me. Comments like yours in this email tend to underscore that question. 

> 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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> Direct Line: 703.439.2774
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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
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> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org> wrote:
> 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. 
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> 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.
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> 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
>  
> Ted Mooney
> Sr. Director - Membership & Services
> The Internet Society
> www.isoc.org
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> 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
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> Ted—
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> As we all understand, The Internet Society Business Plan for 2012 rests on the pillars of our four overarching strategic goals:
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> - 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> With respect,
>  
> Ted Mooney
> Senior Director for Membership and Services
> The Internet Society
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