[Chapter-delegates] Think global - act local - 22-24 april - Global Inet - Local Internet Springs - Re: Announcing Global INET 2012!

Mon Jan 16 12:27:37 PST 2012

Eduard,

I am always enthusiastic whenever a chapter proposes to get creative and to
energize the larger community on behalf of Internet freedom, progress and
celebration.  The idea of complementing and supporting the Global INET with
local events could be a really good one, bringing the ISOC mission messages
to a more diverse, and equally important audience, as well as to our own
circle for those unable to make the journey to Geneva.

Please keep us all posted with your ideas on the details as they evolve and
deepen, as well as any requests of us.  We'll provide feedback and
suggestions wherever we can.  Please do keep in mind that Staff remained
focused on preparation and full implementation for the Global INET and will
focus our resources to that end.

Finally I applaud your work to bring collaboration tools to the chapters. It
has been difficult for us to lead in this respect, and are very happy for
your leadership.  I would love to learn about the tools you've evaluated,
which ones you've deployed and your recommendations.  I'm particularly
interested to understand as much as I can in the area myself and learn from
you how we can assist chapters better in the future.

With thanks,

Ted

Ted Mooney
Sr. Director - Membership & Services
The Internet Society
www.isoc.org

Direct Line: 703.439.2774
Cell:           301.980.6446

-----Original Message-----
From: Eduard Tric [mailto:eduard.tric at isoc.ro] 
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 3:01 PM
To: Ted Mooney; Chapter Delegates
Cc: Frederic Donck; Roseman Walda; Jacek Gajewski
Subject: Think global - act local - 22-24 april - Global Inet - Local
Internet Springs - Re: [Chapter-delegates] Announcing Global INET 2012!

Dear Ted , dear all,

Thank you for confirming us the programme of Global Inet.
Regarding the chapter workshop, the timeframe was a bit tight (less than one
month to make a public announcement and selection of a delegate matching the
criterias ) , but we understood that most of the chapters , including ours ,
managed to confirm their NGL or potential NGL delegate.
Also , for being involved in the preparation of Bucharest Inet, we know that
finalizing an agenda it's a tough job (it took us 4 months of permanent
adjustments), thus we are confident that eventually you will get the most
interesting  speakers.
Investing in the future is certainly the right thing to do , but we have
seen on the list some concerns from chapters regarding the involvment  in
this event of actual or "senior" chapter management.
This is why we come with a small proposal.
The idea is to link the global event with smaller (simbolic ) events ,
organized by chapters, taking place in the same period (22-24 april 2012 ). 
We could call them "Internet Spring" , making the link  between Isoc 20-th
anniversary and the future of Internet.
We intend to use the annual chapter event fund to organize "Primavara
internet" - Internet Spring between the 22-24-th april in Romania.
If there are other chapters interested to have a coordinate event in the
same period , please let us know.
Regards,
Ed

P.S. If there are some conclusions available from last year Bucharest
chapter workshop we will be happy to distribute them to our chapter members
. As promised , with help from some other chapters who volunteered during
the workshop , we made a small experiment of chapter to chapter
collaboration . It is available on http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/ . We
would like to deliver in 2012  what we promised ourselves in 2011 : a forum
making possible cross-collaboration between chapters, based on various
topics . We all had an agreement that the hierachical distribution of
information  Isoc-HQ- Chapter Delegates List- Chapter members is limited and
we need at least forums.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Mooney" <mooney at isoc.org>
To: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:37:27 PM
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Announcing Global INET 2012!

To all Chapter Delegates, 

As a key component of our 20 th Anniversary celebration, the Global INET
2012 will serve as a beacon for industry, academia, NGOs, governments, and
Internet Society members. The event will convene industry pioneers; global
influencers; ISOC members, chapters and affiliated community; and Internet
users to draw attention to the challenges and opportunities impacting the
future of the Internet. 

Scheduled 22-24 April 2012 at the International de Conférences Genève in
Geneva, Switzerland, the Global INET 2012 is a 3 day programme of
thought-leader plenary sessions and concurrent sessions. Our programme will
include visionary keynotes and insightful roundtable discussion on critical
topics including privacy, net neutrality, IPv6, security, digital content
and innovation, and human rights and freedom of expression. And, with
Pre-Conference workshops for our Chapters, Internet Leaders, and Business
Executives, there will be many opportunities for learning, sharing, and
networking. 

As part of the Global INET, we will host our 20 th Anniversary Awards Gala
on Monday, 23 April 2012. This very special evening will mark our 20 th
anniversary as our inaugural class of honorees is inducted into the new
Internet Hall of Fame. 

Registration is now open, and I encourage you to take the time to sign up
for this exciting event! We are offering special discounted rates to
Internet Society Members. And, signing up by 20 January 2012 ensures you
also qualify for our early bird pricing. 

Sign up today:
http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-conferences/global-inet-2012/regi
ster 

We also ask that you to join us in promoting the Global INET 2012 by sharing
details and information with all your chapter members, professional contacts
and peers in the industry. 

To that end, we will provide members an email invitation to share conference
details. And, we will use social media engines such as LinkedIn, Facebook
and Twitter to help announce our event and share regular updates. For those
of you with social media accounts, we encourage you to share news of the
Global INET conference with your networks. 

For the latest news and updates on the Global INET, please visit our
website:
http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-conferences/global-inet-2012 

To review our marketing brochure follow this link:
http://internetsociety.org/global-inet-brochure 

*Note that our brochure is an evolving piece and will be updated regularly
with new programme details and speakers. 

I would like to extend a significant “Thank you” to everyone who contributed
ideas and feedback in developing the programmes and agendas for the Global
Chapters Workshop and the Global INET which will be published in the next
few weeks. Your support and input is deeply appreciated and will continue to
be requested and incorporated. 

We look forward to a productive year in 2012, as we recognize the
accomplishments of the past 20 years and look forward to the next 20 years
and beyond. 

Best regards, 

Ted Mooney 

Sr. Director, Membership & Services 

The Internet Society 

www.isoc.org 

Direct Line: 703.439.2774 

Cell: 301.980.6446 

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