[Chapter-delegates] Recent Correspondence from the Cambodian Chapter

[David Vyorst]

Dave,
Thanks for your encouraging remarks.


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Dave Burstein <daveb at dslprime.com> wrote:

> Cambodian colleagues
>
>    I'm a board member in New York and respect your decision but urge you
> to keep working to resolve this. The board of ISOC is strongly committed to
> working with chapters and directed staff to improve things. If that's
> broken down here, as it seems, several board members are surely willing to
> help. They are dedicated, committed people who make a point fo responding
> to ISOC chapter members. I or a dozen others on this list can connect you
> if that makes things easier.
>
>    They are all strong and independent thinkers, most with a no b______
> attitude.
>
>
> Ted
>
>    Thanks for addressing this; leaving it without response would have been
> painful. This is a crisis for the goverance model of ISOC that needs to be
> resolved at the highest level. As you saw from this list, a dozen other
> chapters think this crucial to solve.
>
>    But "The issue of the lack of direct financial transfers is currently
> not among the solutions the Internet Society can offer" doesn't seem to the
> point. Is there anything in the ISOC charter that makes this impossible? If
> so, please point to it and people can bring it to the board.
>
>    "Can" is the word you used. I'm guessing this actually is an
> administrative decision made by the senior staff, who can, if they choose,
> simply reverse the decision. Staff are constantly making financial
> decisions an order of magnitude greater.  If staff feel they can't do this
> without board approval, that's easy to obtain if it's important to ISOC. As
> many of us know, most of the board members are very accessible and
> dedicated to solving ISOC problems if necessary.
>
>    "Should" ISOC provide the seed funding here, necessary to get the
> chapter started on the path to independence is the real question. I'm sure
> there's a lot more here than the presumably modest sum to share some office
> space.  Likely, a shared or cheap office space that fits the legal
> requirements can be obtained for less than the cost of sending one more
> talking head to IGF Bali. Nothing wrong with IGF, but a slightly smaller
> ISOC delegation isn't a fatal wound.
>
>     *I don't know enough to decide whether ISOC should do more here* and
> I'm sure there are major issues that haven't been discussed.
>
>     So let's draw in Lynn, Walda or whomever else actually has the power
> to make things happen and prevent a deep organizational problem.
>
> db
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org> wrote:
>
>>  To all Chapter Delegates
>>
>>  ISOC Staff and, in particular, Membership and Services,  are saddened
>> by the recent decision and communication from the Cambodian Chapter
>> regarding their desire to dissociate from the Internet Society for
>> administrative and other support concerns.  I believe, however, there has
>> been an unfortunate miscommunication.  The Chapter Development and APAC
>> staff  have reached out to the Cambodian Chapter on numerous occasions.  As
>> many of you know, our Chapter Development team has worked with other
>> chapters to help address issues nearly identical to what the Cambodian
>> Chapter is experiencing.  Our offer of collaboration remains.
>>
>>  The issue of the lack of direct financial transfers is currently not
>> among the solutions the Internet Society can offer.  There are,
>> nevertheless many other avenues to address the administrative support of
>> the Chapter, which are both local and long term.  Indeed Staff are working
>> with Chapter volunteers and have convened a new Chapter Administrative
>> Support Working Group to address this issue broadly.  We hope the Cambodian
>> Chapter will reassess their position and re-engage with ISOC staff as soon
>> as possible.  Our Chapter Development staff will reach out once again to
>> the Cambodian Chapter officers.
>>
>>  Best regards,
>>
>>  Ted
>>  Ted Mooney
>> Senior Director, Membership & Services
>> The Internet Society
>> 1775 Wiehle Avenue
>> Reston, VA 20190 USA
>> Office: +1 703-439-2774
>> Cell: +1 301-980-6446
>> eMail: mooney at isoc.org
>>
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