[Chapter-delegates] Best wishes for 2014!

[Alon Hasgall]

Thank you Bob for your important message
Indeed , "Working together we can create the Internet we want for
everyone".
Happy new year
Regards

Dr. Alon Hasgall

ISOC-IL [Israel] Chapter




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> 2014/1/1 Bob Hinden <bob.hinden at gmail.com>
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>> 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!
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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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