[Chapter-delegates] Special Invitation to Global INET 2012

Tue Jan 24 07:34:38 PST 2012

I would like to hear ISOC staff's point of view regarding this discussion.

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On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In addition to what I have shared already on the list:
>
> In its early years ISOC had a lot of limitations. Trustees and Chapter
> Leaders of the early days of ISOC were the pillars who built up ISOC which
> has grown to be an organization of the size and resources as we see today.
> ISOC is celebrating its 20th year as an organization that has gone past its
> initial years of struggle. It naturally becomes an occasion to invite all
> its former Trustees and former Chapter Leaders, with all arrangements made
> for their travel, stay and participation. This event needs to be like a big
> fat wedding with a thorough list of invitees, past and present.
>
> Sivasubramanian M
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Borka Jerman Blazic <borka at e5.ijs.si>wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I do agree with the sent comments of my colleagues.
>>
>> My additional comment address the "establishers" of ISOC.
>>
>> It is  a general practice that  the people
>> that established and launched  a society as it was  the case with the the
>> Internet Society in Kobe at the INET conference in 1992
>> together with Vint Cerf and the other first members of ISOC (I am sure
>> that the archive of
>> people that were present and become members  is  available)
>> to be invited. Usually, other societies in such anniversaries are
>> promoting the first members that
>> established the Society and continued to be active in the Society for 20
>> years as Members of Honour.
>>
>> Maybe the current staff in ISOC offices is not aware of that fact!
>>
>> I was among those in INET 1992 in Kobe and  I was present at  the meeting
>> when Internet Society was launched.
>>
>> With regards,
>>
>> Borka Jerman-Blazic
>>
>>
>> Dne 24.1.2012 12:13, piše philip fomba johnson:
>>
>>  I do agree with my colleagues that Chapter leaders need to attend the
>> Special Event.
>> Philip F. Johnson
>> President, ISOC Liberia
>>
>>    *From:* Daniel Stern <danielrstern at gmail.com> <danielrstern at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> <veni at veni.com>
>> *Cc:* Chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:18 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Chapter-delegates] Special Invitation to Global INET 2012
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>  I confess I have not been keeping up with the posts so please excuse me
>> if my remarks may be redundant or inappropriate.
>>
>>  I heartily agree with Veni.   I had been championing the cause of the
>> chapters going way back to when ISOC's leadership did not seem to
>> understand the importance of the tole that chapters had to play, sometimes
>> having confront them at a public meeting during an INET, which I did on
>> several occasions over the years.  And I have written to Ted and others of
>> ISOC's leadership how I have been heartened by the support chapters have
>> been given recently.  (I am part of the Uganda ISOC chapter team.)
>>
>>  I'd say that if ISCO could pronounce that any chapter members who can
>> organize their own travel and accommodation would be welcomed to INET as a
>> delegate, without having to pay a conference fee, no limitation on numbers.
>>  I think it would go a long way towards reinforcing chapter members' sense
>> of belonging to the ISOC family.  ISOC could also assist those who require
>> a visa by offering to send a formal letter of invitation where necessary.
>>
>>  Hope this helps.
>>
>>  Kind regards, Daniel
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, everyone - some light on this question.
>> I got an email that the invitation was sent to me as a former Board of
>> Trustees member. Needless to say, this wasn't in the invitation, as you all
>> saw it.
>> However, to respond to some of the off-the-list emails -
>>
>> I wrote to ISOC that I wouldn't mind joining the INET in Geneva, *if the
>> invitation was going out to all current members of ISOC, or at least
>> chapter presidents and trustees. *
>> I also noted that this is important for me, because I was a Trustee,
>> elected by chapters, and I would have liked to see this invitation as a
>> sign that ISOC finally has recognized the importance of the chapters, which
>> elected me, and not the importance of the Trustees.
>>
>> I know it may sound naive, but many of you here remember the time, when
>> we were struggling to persuade ISOC that it has to work closely with the
>> chapters, and it should recognize the importance of the chapters, and of
>> the fact that they, the chapters, bring legitimacy to the organization.
>>
>> I hope you would agree with me that chapters should have been given
>> special treatment at this special INET, with at least allowing their
>> officers to participate free at the INET (although, given the tens of
>> millions of USD that ISOC is spending, I would argue that a free admission
>> for everyone in Geneva would be a better investment and would have had a
>> great return for the organization). After all, travel and stay in Geneva
>> for most of the countries of the world is a pretty expensive adventure, but
>> the participation fee could be used instead for airplane ticket or hotel
>> stay for several nights. ISOC must show more respect towards its chapters,
>> many of which made the .org deal possible by gathering support from around
>> the planet to prove that ISOC will be a good guardian of the public
>> interest, if they are given the management of the .org top level domain.
>>
>> best,
>> veni
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am not sure if this is for chapter presidents, or how I was selected to
>> be invited, but thought that in the light of what we discussed earlier on
>> our list, it is important to find out how these invitations are being sent.
>> I certainly hope that they are not coming as a response to our comments in
>> the list.
>> Perhaps Ted could also tell us how come?
>>
>> best,
>> veni
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:        Special Invitation to Global INET 2012
>> Date:   Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:24:01 -0500 (EST)
>> From:   lynn.st.amour at isoc.org
>> To:     veni at veni.com
>>
>>
>>
>>   Dear Mr. Markovski,
>>
>> To commemorate the Internet Society's 20th anniversary in 2012, we are
>> hosting an international conference, Global INET 2012, in Geneva,
>> Switzerland from 22-24 April.
>>
>> As a vital player in the Internet ecosystem, and a partner in our 20 year
>> shared history,  I would like to extend a special invitation to attend the
>> Global INET 2012.
>>
>> Please take a moment to review the attached invitation.  I hope you will
>> be able to join us in Geneva.
>>
>> With best regards,
>>
>> Lynn St. Amour
>>
>>
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