[Chapter-delegates] Does your Chapter want to be a remote hub for the Global INET?

[Veni Markovski]

Klaus,
You may now know it, but ISOC has issued a public statement 10 years 
ago: http://www.economist.com/node/1352732 declaring that ISOC China is 
not affiliated to ISOC, and with such strong wording:

The attempt at censorship in China is diametrically opposed to
our principles and *we would never endorse a pledge to limit
the dissemination of information nor similar actions *that you
describe.

On the map 
<http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/chapters/chapters-ii/find-chapter> 
of ISOC chapters, there's no ISOC China.

It seems also that ISOC China is put on the same level as the ITU and 
the NITA. There's not even a panelist from ISOC itself, which seems 
strange. Hope that ISOC is working on this, and will not leave it like that?

Also, might be good to figure out some explanation on the ISOC China 
engagement, given ISOC's statement from The Economist.

*Otherwise, I agree with you - we need to talk to China, and ISOC China, 
but have to make sure the people who look at the program don't get the 
wrong impression ISOC China is an ISOC chapter. *

Best,
Veni

On 2/23/2012 05:27, ISOC.DE wrote:
> Hi Ted,
> frankly, based on how the program looks today, I cannot make-up my
> mind. I also cannot make-up my mind to register. What I see today is a
> list of general topics that we use to rehash again and again. Which
> would not be so bad if one could see some spice. But instead of talks,
> abstracts, and information there is only a list of more or less shiny
> panelists. I mentioned this before and I wonder if, what we have now,
> will fill the place.
> This said: I was puzzled with the announcement of Mme Hu in the
> program. She is correctly announced as Chairperson of Internet Society
> of China. But this announcement implicitly suggests that this
> organization is affiliated with ISOC - an impression to avoid by all
> means (or is it affiliated meanwhile?). The "Internet Society of
> China" - an organization under control of the Chinese government - is
> responsible for such beautiful things like the "great firewall" that
> blocks much of the Internet today. Mme Hu is rather eloquent in
> defending her position saying "I don't want to live in a country where
> the government doesn't have control over the Internet". Don't get me
> wrong: we should talk to them - they are in charge of a huge part of
> the Internet (including CNNIC). But as said we should make clear
> that they are not affiliated with us (or we with them).
> Klaus
>
>
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