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

[Joly MacFie]

It's not a Chapter. It's an independent Society. In a sovereign nation.

j

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:55 PM, John More <morej1 at mac.com> wrote:

> To the contrary.  They use the ISOC name.  Why should this chapter get a
> pass just because it is in China?  Read the requirements of ISOC's
> affiliation agreement for Chapters. If you do not stand for ISOC's
> principles, your usurpation of the name needs to be pointed out and those
> responsible need to work with the offedning body to encourage compliance.
>  What they do that is good should be applauded?
>
> John More
> Greater Washington Dc Chapter
>
> On Feb 23, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:
>
> Sorry to be contrary but...
>
> It's always been widely known,at least within ISOC, that the Internet
> Society of China is a non-aligned body with regard to the Global Internet
> Society. They have expressed in the past the imperatives, which we may or
> may not understand or validate, that make them choose this path.
>
> That said, engagement is good. We have, some years back, hosted their
> representatives in NYC. They were politely interested in what we had to
> say, as indeed were we the other way.  Not everything they do is bad, by
> any means.
>
> It really smacks of hubris for us to tell them what they can call
> themselves or, because of pique, not welcome them to engage to the best of
> our ability. Such actions can only play to the rationale of those that wish
> to replace the open multistakeholder model with a top-down treaty based
> regime like the ITU.
>
>
> j
>
>
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