[Chapter-delegates] Note to Chapters

Mon Oct 7 17:55:19 PDT 2013

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Louis Houle
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La Société Internet du Québec (ISOC Québec)
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Le 2013-10-01 15:47, Walda Roseman a écrit :
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> Thanks, Alejandro.  Your wisdom and assistance are always welcomed and 
> appreciated.
>
> Best,
>
> Walda
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> *From:*Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch [mailto:apisan at unam.mx]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 01, 2013 3:48 PM
> *To:* Walda Roseman; chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> *Subject:* RE: Note to Chapters - DRAFT
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> Walda,
>
> thanks for this message.
>
> I think that most of the issues we have been discussing have been 
> dealt with in one or another way, with varying degrees of success 
> (from the stellar to the dismal, and also dependent on who is doing 
> the grading.) As Veni said, there's little that we haven't gone over 
> several times, though happily now with new participants.
>
> The *one* true innovation in the landscape is the possibility in the 
> Bylaws to create a Chapter Advisory Council.
>
> Previous attempts have failed and I am among those who have had 
> serious doubts about the concept. We should test it now. We know 
> afresh much of what the Council should be able to do and what is out 
> of its scope. Let's get on to it. I'm in if I can be considered useful.
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
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> *Desde:*chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org 
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> [chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] en nombre de Walda Roseman 
> [roseman at isoc.org]
> *Enviado el:* martes, 01 de octubre de 2013 14:21
> *Hasta:* chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> *Asunto:* Re: [Chapter-delegates] Note to Chapters - DRAFT
>
> To Chapter Delegates,
>
> Recently there has been a strong and useful discussion regarding the 
> nature of chapters, funding of chapters and administrative support for 
> chapters, among other broader themes.  I would like to help bring some 
> clarity to these issues for everyone.
>
>  1. The ISOC Board of Trustees recently adopted an updated set of
>     by-laws that specifically affirmed the role of chapters in the
>     governance and mission of the Internet Society, explicitly
>     acknowledged the right of Chapters to form an advisory group, and
>     increased the number of Trustees to be elected by Chapters.  This
>     was a meaningful and far-reaching show of resolve for the key role
>     of Chapters within the Internet Society.
>  2. Chapters, as stated in the by-laws, are autonomous groups of ISOC
>     members formed explicitly for the collaboration, promotion and
>     execution of the mission of the Internet Society.  This autonomy
>     comes with both rights and responsibilities, including a high
>     degree of self-determination and cause-based organization management.
>  3. The funding of the Internet Society staff, projects and tools with
>     proceeds from the Public Interest Registry was determined by the
>     Trustees in 2007 and has been reconfirmed through a disciplined
>     and transparent annual budget development and review process by
>     the Board.  A growing portion of these funds has been apportioned
>     for the exclusive support of ISOC Chapters.  This includes support
>     staff, travel and event funding, tools development and deployment,
>      and capacity development.
>  4. There continue to be unmet needs of chapters with respect to
>     day-to-day management, among which tasks include member and
>     financial administration, member communications, press relations
>     and outreach, though few chapters experience these gaps in equal
>     measure.
>  5. Chapter input into strategy, policy and project development is
>     valuable and valued at all levels -- global, regional and local.
>      IPv6, DNSSec, ITE/IXP, and policy related to governance,
>     technology and international regulation, as well as greater
>     visibility and understanding for the IETF and the open standards
>     process, are on-going examples of very successful chapter
>     collaboration with ISOC staff. We recognize that additional ways
>     to take advantage of this collaboration are needed. A number are
>     under development and are being rolled out for Chapter use.
>
> To comply with the intent of the updated by-laws as well as with the 
> Board of Trustees' support for strong and engaged chapters, Chapter 
> Development Staff have embarked upon three key projects with direct 
> Chapter involvement and leadership:
>
>   * Administrative support -- Through a recently convened working
>     group of chapters, suggestions for how best to address issues by
>     the chapters are being discussed. Guidelines and proposals leading
>     to deployable solutions will be developed and shared with the full
>     Chapter community.  While we all know that no one solution will
>     fit all chapter needs, we hope that we will be able to further
>     help chapters address a number of key challenges.
>   * Collaboration with Chapter leaders in formation of  a Chapter
>     Advisory Group. Note that monthly regional chapter webinars are
>     now the norm.
>   * The sourcing and deployment of a web-based platform for deep and
>     flexible engagement involving a variety of levels, topics and methods.
>
> The ISOC Board of Trustees is also committed to the regionalization of 
> our organization, which means the development of more resources in the 
> regions themselves, and hence greater local and regional collaboration 
> with chapters.  This priority on effective regionalization is fueled 
> by the understanding of the individual character and priorities of 
> each region, and by the ability of regionally-based staff and members 
>  working together to best understand and address them.
>
> When we speak of the growth of The Internet Society we should be sure 
> to include that there are now 99 chapters around the world.  This has 
> been a rapid development that should please all members.  Staff is 
> dedicated to providing support that has real impact on chapter 
> effectiveness, including operational and management efficiency.  We 
> hope that we can all pause to appreciate this success, the issues it 
> has brought forth and the collaborative spirit it takes to improve our 
> impact for the Sustainable and Open Internet.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Walda
>
> Walda Roseman, Chief Operating Officer
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