[Chapter-delegates] Recent Correspondence from the Cambodian Chapter

[Veni Markovski]

No, +1 is a generally accepted term that "I also agree", or "I support 
this view".

v.

On 09/30/13 05:42, Pornphisud Mongknonvanit wrote:
> Hello... I am new here. What is +1 mean? Are we voting now?
>
> Pornphisud Mongkhonvanit
> President
> Siam Technology College
> ISOC Thailand
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>> On Sep 30, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Grigori Saghyan <gregor at arminco.com> wrote:
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>> +1
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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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