[Chapter-delegates] Seeking input: Internet Society's greatest accomplishments

[Christopher Wilkinson]

Good evening:

 > Internet Society  ...  accomplishments:

1.	The recent growth in the number and activity of regional and  
national Chapters in Africa, Asia  and in  the Americas is a major  
achievement.
	All credit to the leaders and initiators of these new Chapters and to  
the ISOC Regional Bureaux concerned. The Europeans, where the number  
of active Chapters is large but stable, need to look to their laurels.

2.	If we look back over the past 20 years, the major achievement is  
the definition of the economic and political management of the DNS.  
That was done through the IAHC and the POC under the Chairmanships of  
Don Heath and David Maher. That was done before the US Green Paper or  
the US White Paper or the creation of ICANN:  A significant achievement.

If we look to the less successful achievements, I would mention

3.	IPv6:	there is obviously a problem. I suspect that it originates in  
a decision by IETF, at the time, that IPv6 would not be backwards  
interoperable with IPv4. If so, that was a mistake which we are now  
paying for.

4.	The constitution and regulation of ISOC itself: it is clear from  
recent debates in the Board of Trustees that the Membership and  
Representation of Chapters and other members of ISOC is not  
appropriately provided for.
	We await with interest the forthcoming proposals from the Board of  
Trustees.

5.	At a time when the governance of the Internet is the principal  
issue for many stakeholders, the Internet Society is muted by our  
reluctance to come out clearly as the lead spokesperson for the  
interests of the Internet users.
	Consequently the debate among global civil society is moving  
elsewhere. ISOC risks becoming compromised if not irrelevant. The  
debate has moved from technology to policy. Has ISOC moved as well?  
Not yet.


Regards,

CW



On 18 Oct 2011, at 21:57, Wende Cover wrote:

> Hi Everyone - I am compiling information on the Internet Society's  
> history
> and greatest accomplishments over the past 20 years.  This information
> will be used to populate many of our upcoming 20th anniversary  
> programs. I
> am interested in your thoughts on the most important achievements of  
> ISOC.
> Please send me your input by 31 October 2011.
>
> Thank you, Wende Cover
>
>
> Wende Cover, Director of Media and Communications
> Internet Society
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