[Chapter-delegates] Notification to Chapters and AC on Connect

[Roque Gagliano]

Hi Ted,

Thanks for the email. One question for you:

Will the Connect system replace the AMS systemsand help us administrate
Chapter memberships (fees/receipts, etc)?

Thanks!
Roque




On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org> wrote:

>  Dear Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council Members,
>
>    The Internet Society is close to launching Connect, our community
> engagement platform. We are truly excited at the opportunities for
> collaboration Connect will bring to our organization. At this time we want
> to share with you our vision and our progress for this long awaited
> capability.
>
>  Our goal is to enable the Internet Society to be the leading place where
> you can easily find and engage the most amazing people, projects and
> discussions about the open and global Internet.
>
>
>   Our goal is to have a place where all members can work together in new
> and innovative ways on issues and projects that both inspire and motivate.
>
>    Our goal is to to empower our members to collaborate on cross-boundary
> issues and act both locally and globally .
>
>  Connect has been developed for our community with significant input over
> the past two years and it will continue to be shaped by you. You, the
> members, provide the content, the questions, the issues and the ideas that
> will make this system the nerve center of the Internet Society.
>
>    And we need your regular feedback to assure the systems improves in
> response to your needs. Navigation ease, content development and access,
> functions and usability will be continuously improved based on the
> information you share about your Connect experience.
>
>    Here is some additional information: CONNECT is powered by Higher
> Logic (http://www.higherlogic.com) and integrated with our membership
> database to provide our members easy and secure access.
>
>  As of today:
>
>
>    - The membership database is being exported to Connect daily.  The
>    data are being scrubbed;
>    - A test group of users has been using the issue forum area for the
>    WTDC work including chapter members and the Advisory Council co-chairs;
>    - A number of features including SSO, access via email, micro sites
>    and others are under test;
>    - There is on-going development of initial content to encourage early
>    use and value
>
>   We are still interested in additional volunteers to assist with
> pre-launch testing and content development.  If you are interested in
> learning more how to participate, please contact us at isoconnect at isoc.org
>
>    We expect to go live with full capability for all staff and members by
> mid May.
>
>  There has been excellent feedback and encouragement from chapter leaders
> and staff, which continues to guide our configuration and preparations.
>  Initial input has already led to feature and configuration updates.
>
>   Thanks to all who have given of their time to help implement Connect.
> Please join together in the coming weeks, months and years to make Connect
> the place where the the ISOC communities connect, collaborate and act.
>
>  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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