[Chapter-delegates] Map of Chapters

[Norbert Klein]

On 2/13/2013 7:41 AM, HIGUCHI,Takaaki wrote:
> (2013/02/13 8:17), David Vyorst wrote:
>> http://www.isoc-dc.org/isoc-chapter-list/
> Following Japan chapter link, it shows a link
> to http://www.iaj.or.jp/isoc-jp/ at
> https://portal.isoc.org/EBusiness/Chapters/ChapterPreview.aspx?ID=463
>
> This URL is obsolete (dead more than 10 years ago).
>
> I have checked and edited at portal.isoc.org and
> the website information of Japan chapter is now
> http://www.isoc.jp/
> but this URL modification has no effect at
> https://portal.isoc.org/EBusiness/Chapters/ChapterPreview.aspx?ID=463
>
> Could some one let me know how to fix this ?
>
> thanks in advance
> Takaaki Higuchi
> Treasurer and Board member
> Internet Society Japan Chapter

I take this mail from the ISOC Japan Chapter to comment - I could have 
taken also several others that relate to the same issue: lack of 
coordinated attention at the ISOC headquarters.

This important, but not structured or coordinated discussion reminds me 
that many months ago we had a similar round on the Chapters list, even 
with suggestions that ISOC might decide to assist this process by 
agreeing to use an issue tracing platform. Some such had been in use for 
some time, but ISOC staff did not provide -- unless I missed it -- a 
clear guidance which instrument will be used consistently, that means of 
course: Which instrument would be regularly read by ISOC staff and get 
responses, so that all involved and all interested could get easy access 
to see the status of ongoing issues getting attention.

I remember the following platforms were used at certain times for 
tracking issues:

https://mantis.tools.isoc.org <https://mantis.tools.isoc.org/>

Used sometimes for AMS issues.

https://github.com/InternetSociety/isoc-wp/

Used for WP development issues.

And, somewhat differently, there was Elena Zvarici's

*Chapters Collaboration Platform*

http://www.anuntul.eu/

Also Christine Saegesser Baethge and Anne Lord had been starting to use 
it -- but then the initiative did not seem to get any more interest and 
attention from ISOC staff. The platform was structured with the 
following sections:


      Discussion Groups

    Geneva Workshop Participants
    <http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/groups/spirit-of-unity/>
    Spirit of Unity
    <http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/groups/european-chapters-coordination/>
    European Chapters Coordination
    <http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/groups/ipv6-adoption/>
    IPv6 <http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/groups/ipv6-adoption/>

This collaborative effort, where specific concerns had a place for 
common engagement, is now almost dead.

I would strongly appeal for a new effort to agree and then to use such 
platforms, and I think *a common issue tracking system* should get high 
priority attention. Mantis seemed to work fine. I sincerely hope that we 
will soon all know that there is a simple issue tracking system in use 
by ISOC, which gets appropriate attention by ISOC staff.

And the Map of Chapters concerns - quite a lot of different ones have 
been raised so far - could then get a common place, and we all could see 
how the issues raised are being discussed and move towards clarifications.


Norbert Klein
Member of the Executive Committee
ISOC Cambodia Chapter



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