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

[Veni Markovski]

Independant is a strong word, if you look at their quasi governmental
status, if I remember correctly.

On Thursday, February 23, 2012, Joly MacFie wrote:

> 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<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '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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-- 
Best,
Veni

== Sent from my iPhone, so sorry for any spelling mistakes, caused by the
screen keyboard.
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