[Chapter-delegates] Best wishes for 2014!

[Sohaib Saleem]

Thank you Bob and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and the community of
Members, Chapters, Staff, partners, and friends as well. :)


On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 6:57 AM, Bob Hinden <bob.hinden at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I am writing on behalf of the Internet Society Board of Trustees to wish
> our community of Members, Chapters, Staff, partners, and friends a very
> Happy New Year!
>
> 2013 was a very busy year with many new challenges.  Lynn St. Amour
> notified the Board and the community that she would step down as ISOC's
> President and CEO at the end of her contract, revelations about the U.S.
> NSA and other government surveillance programs threatened the Internet's
> fundamental principles, new Internet Governance meetings emerged such as
> the 2014 Brazil meeting, and many questioned the sustainability of the Open
> Internet model.  2014 may well be a watershed year for the Internet and a
> test for our mission of creating an Internet for everyone.
>
> There were also many important accomplishments in 2013.  IPv6 deployment
> continues to increase, the IETF reached a consensus to improve the security
> of Internet protocols to respond to pervasive surveillance, the I*
> Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation was very well
> received, and after a long and thorough search, the announcement that the
> Board hired a new CEO to replace Lynn St. Amour.
>
> As we look ahead to 2014, we welcome our new CEO Kathy Brown to the
> organization and look forward to her strong leadership to carry us into the
> future.  This also means we say goodbye to Lynn, who built the Internet
> Society into a trusted and internationally respected leader operating at
> the intersection of policy, technology, and development.  Lynn made ISOC
> what it is today.  The Board and I greatly appreciate all her hard work and
> wish her the very best in her future endeavors.
>
> Thank you all for your support and engagement to advance our mission
> around the world.  Working together we can create the Internet we want for
> everyone.  I look forward to continuing our important work to keep the
> Internet strong and open.
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> Bob Hinden
> Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees
>
>
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