[Chapter-delegates] Recent Correspondence from the Cambodian Chapter

[Grigori Saghyan]

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On 30.09.2013 2:57, Winthrop Yu wrote:

> On 9/30/2013 5:49 AM, Grigori Saghyan wrote:
>> ... If Chapters are branches, ISOC have to pay to keep this
>> branches, because there is no any organization with branches,
>> where branches are self-financed. In case, if this branches are
>> self-financed, they do not need any HQ.
>> 
> Yes, this is an important point, but we view it somewhat
> differently. The voting record of the Philippines is likewise
> clear.  Much effort went into that, ISOC-PH is currently heavily
> engaged in renewed national debates that will build-up in the
> months to come.
> 
> The point is this -- if we engaged with government and other local 
> stakeholders simply as a branch or satellite office of a
> foreign-based organization, the likely response would be -- "Thank
> you for your (international) organization's opinion, send us a
> position paper and we will take it into consideration."  Then the
> dialogue and engagement ends there. Instead, when ISOC-PH comes to
> the (local) table, we say -- "We are Filipinos too, and wish to
> articulate and convey (some of) the views and concerns of the
> Philippine Internet community."  The resulting continuing
> engagement is more effective.
> 
> WYn
> 
> P.S.  Yes, we do have the same administrative and financial issues
> as many other chapters.  We are also caught in situations where a
> handful of individual volunteers have to cover too many issues on
> multiple fronts.  But we are also wary of the convenience
> (expediency?) of direct financial support and how such funding may
> affect the perception of ISOC-PH *locally*.
> 
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Grigori Saghyan
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