[Chapter-delegates] Is Internet Society Newsletter dead ?

[Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google]

Wow ... did not know a Chapters Wiki existed. What a shame that it is not
used more ...



On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

> Victor, a wiki has been tried, and still exists -
> http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/ - but it was never much used.
>
> Also Elena of ISOC Romania made a a valiant attempt to launch a buddypress
> http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/ which similarly failed to inspire much
> participation.
>
> The fact is that the newsletter, carefully curated by hand, with
> individual elements coming out as thy happened via wordpress + rss,
> followed up by a monthly global digested mailout, was as effective as it
> gets. My only suggestion would be that there be some more detailed style
> options, such as html or non-html.  I especially appreciate that the
> non-html existing version was universally accessible.
>
> The rss made it easy to embed chapter updates on our site. Right now all
> we have is ISOC headlines rss - http://www.internetsociety.org/rss - not
> by any means as comprehensive.
>
> ISOC's piecemeal adventures into social media have, at times, been
> amateurish and embarassing. I myself have taken up moderation of the ISOC
> linked in group as nobody else was doing the job. While the ITU has a
> consistent program of masterfully produced side interviews from events,
> ISOC went for shaky phone versions<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbvna25jL2M>,,
> etc, etc..
>
> Recently North America regional director Paul Brigner has made a concerted
> effort to upgrade video capabilties of not just his region, but all
> regions. He should be supported in that effort.
>
> Raquel Gatto made the point, in a recent North America members hangout,
> that it is important to take our discourse to where the people are today,
> but the corollary is that it's counter productive to abandon those that are
> happy with email etc.. I think it is good to enhance our communications
> over new platforms, but that they should only be supplemental to the robust
> and accessible existing ones.
>
> j
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Victor Ndonnang <
> ndonnang at nvconsulting.biz> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Joyce for the update. While acknowledging the great work you and
>> the ISOC Chapter support team are doing, more communication between
>> ISOC-headquarters and Chapters is still needed to avoid such questions…**
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>> In the web 2.0 age, It is true that the ISOC Chapters newsletter is not
>> still the best way to share updates and information among chapters. Blog,
>> wiki and social Medias are new tools to maintain Chapters connected to each
>> other and share information. So I welcome Joyce’s proposition of having a
>> blog platform for Chapters information sharing. In addition to that, I
>> suggest a wiki platform where Chapters can easily introduce information
>> about their past, recent and future actives; a sort of “online’ ISOC
>> Chapter Newsletter. Finally I call all chapters to create and keep
>> up-to-date accounts on most popular social networks; at least Facebook and
>> Twitter.****
>>
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>>
>> Thank you once again and thanks to Takaaki, Eduardo and Carlos for
>> pointing out the issue.****
>>
>> Best regards,****
>>
>> Victor Ndonnang****
>>
>> ISOC Cameroon Chapter****
>>
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>> *De :* chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:
>> chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] *De la part de* Joyce Dogniez
>> *Envoyé :* vendredi 13 septembre 2013 16:51
>> *À :* Eduardo Diaz; Carlos Vera Quintana
>> *Cc :* ISOC Chapter Delegates
>> *Objet :* Re: [Chapter-delegates] Is Internet Society Newsletter dead ?**
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>> Dear Takaaki-san, Eduardo and Carlos, ****
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>>
>> I understand your question is related to the overall ISOC newsletter. We
>> are looking into replacing this newsletter with a blog platform (to be
>> launched early Oct) that will also offer new "subscribe" options that can
>> be filtered by specific topics. This will allow our readers to follow
>> general updates, as well as specific themes. It will also provide the
>> opportunity for chapter content and updates.****
>>
>> We will share more about this in the next coming weeks.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> As for the link Eduardo posted to ISOConnect, this is the Chapter Officer
>> 'newsletter', specifically addressing available resources or information
>> relevant to the chapter officers. Information about funding, new available
>> resources, important information you can share with your members
>> and communities, etc. It mainly provides links to our website as we
>> received the feedback some information is not always easy to find or needs
>> some highlighting once in a while. ****
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>> Hope this answers your question.****
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>> Kind regards****
>>
>> Joyce****
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>> -- ****
>>
>> Joyce Dogniez, CMM****
>>
>> Director of Chapters****
>>
>> Internet Society****
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>> ** **
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>> dogniez at isoc.org****
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>> tel: +352 621 266 189****
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>> Skype: joycedogniez****
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>> *From: *Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com>
>> *Date: *Thursday, September 12, 2013 5:26 PM
>> *To: *Carlos Vera Quintana <cveraq at gmail.com>
>> *Cc: *ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> *Subject: *Re: [Chapter-delegates] Is Internet Society Newsletter dead ?*
>> ***
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>> I received this before: ****
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>> http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1cd9d7df0f6d424140468f887&id=c47c15b005&e=33b8fcf700
>> ****
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>> It looks this is what we are going to use but...who knows? Can someone
>> from staff let us know what happened to the newsletter?****
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>> -ed****
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>> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Carlos Vera Quintana <cveraq at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Is dead o we kill it?
>>
>> Carlos Vera Quintana ****
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>> 0988141143****
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>> Sígueme @cveraq****
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>> El 11/09/2013, a las 23:17, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> escribió:****
>>
>> Good question!****
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>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 8:17 PM, HIGUCHI,Takaaki <
>> higuchi.takaaki at miraitsystems.jp> wrote:****
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is Internet Society Newsletter ended ?
>>
>> There has been no inquiry since March about chapter contribution
>> (included below), and there has been no update of Internet Society
>> Newsletter since then.
>> http://www.internetsociety.org/newsletter
>>
>> So I'd like to confirm the newsletter is dead now.
>>
>> And then, one more question, where(or how) do we report our activities ?
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>> Takaaki Higuchi, Japan Chapter
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Your Chapter contributions for ISOC January
>> 2013 Newsletter
>> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:44:06 +0100
>> From: Jacek Gajewski <gajewski at isoc.org>
>> To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>
>>
>> =================================================================================
>> VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS  // VERSIÓN ESPAÑOLA ABAJO // DEUTSCHE
>> VERSION UNTEN
>>
>> =================================================================================
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> We would like to hear from your Chapter! Please share your news and
>> activities with other Internet Society members and Chapters by sending in
>> your contributions for the next Internet Society Newsletter (see
>> http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/). You will see the articles on the
>> Internet Society's blog site [1] throughout the month, as well as a monthly
>> round up of all articles via email.
>>
>> You may include a short description (100-140 words) of your Chapter's
>> activities with links to your website or the Chapter wiki [2] for
>> additional information. Please also include any information about future
>> scheduled events.
>>
>> I would appreciate receiving your contributions for this month's issue by
>> 27 March 2013 at chapter-support[at]isoc.org .
>>
>> Thank You!
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> FRANCAIS
>>
>> L'actualité de votre chapitre nous intéresse! Informez les autres membres
>> et Chapitres - envoyez-nous vos contributions pour la prochaine édition de
>> l'ISOC Newsletter (voir: http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/). Les articles
>> seront publiés au fur et à mesure sur le blog d'ISOC [1]. A la fin de
>> chaque mois, vous recevrez un courriel avec l'ensemble des articles.
>>
>> Votre contribution peut presenter les activités (environ 100-140 mots) au
>> sein de votre Chapitre, complétée par des liens vers le "Chapter Wiki" [2]
>> ou votre site Internet. Nous vous invitons également d'ajouter les
>> événements prévus dans votre agenda.
>>
>> Pour l'édition de ce mois, nous vous prions de nous faire parvenir vos
>> contribution jusqu'au 27  mars 2013 à chapter-support[at]isoc.org .
>>
>> Merci d'avance!
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> ESPAÑOL
>>
>> ¡Nos gustaría oir de tu Capítulo! Por favor, comparte tus novedadesy
>> actividades con otros miembros y Capítulos de ISOC enviando tus
>> contribuciones para el próximo newsletter de ISOC (
>> http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/). Verás los artículos publicados en el
>> blog de ISOC [1] todo el mes, así como un resumen mensual via correo
>> electrónico.
>>
>> Puedes incluir una descripción corta (100-140 palabras) de las
>> actividades de tu Capítulo con enlaces al wiki de Capítulos [2] o a tu
>> sitio web para información adicional. Por favor, también incluye
>> información sobre eventos futuros.
>>
>> Agredecería recibir tus contribuciones para la edición de este mes antes
>> del 27 de marzo de 2013, envía por favor a chapter-support[at]isoc.org .
>>
>> ¡Muchas gracias!
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> DEUTSCH
>>
>> Informieren Sie weltweit ISOC Mitglieder und Chapter über die aktuellen
>> Themen aus Ihrem Verein (Chapter). Bitte senden Sie uns einen Beitrag mit
>> Neuigkeiten und Aktivitäten Ihres Chapters für die nächste Ausgabe des ISOC
>> Newsletter (siehehttp://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/). Die Beitrage werden
>> während des Monats auf ISOC's Blogseite [1] veröffentlicht und am Ende des
>> Monats zusammengefasst als Email veschickt.
>>
>> Sie können eine kurze Beschreibung (100-140 Wörter) der wichtigsten
>> Aktivitäten Ihres Chapters mit Links zum Chapter Wiki [2] oder zu Ihrer
>> Webseite sowie Einzelheiten über kommende Veranstaltungen einfügen.
>>
>> Alle Beiträge für diesen Monat sollten bis zum 27. Maerz 2013 bei uns
>> vorliegen, E-mails bitte an chapter-support[at]isoc.org .
>>
>> Vielen Dank!
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Jacek Gajewski
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> Internet Society (ISOC)
>> Jacek Gajewski
>> Manager, Chapter Development
>> Website: www.InternetSociety.org
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>>
>>
>> [1] Link to ISOC Newsletter Blog:
>> http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/
>>
>> [2] Link to ISOC Chapter Wiki:
>> http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/
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