[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Updates from Public Policy and Strategic Deveopment

[Veni Markovski]

Ted, good to hear our emails are being noticed. It is very discouraging 
to see how some of them, which chapters consider important, are being 
left lonely.

One comment below:

On 01/28/14 16:10, Ted Mooney wrote:
> Veni, Olivier and Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council Members,
>
> There is ample thought and desire to gather with ISOC chapters and 
> members to  agree 1)  our strategic and tactical objectives and 2) how 
> best to achieve them; meaning  what should our mobilization and 
> engagement strategy look like.  Staff are keen to address this in 
> detail so that there are resources available to do all that we might 
> want.  Of course , this is not as easy as asking for money and resources

Oh, that has not been easy - trust me on that. We have talked for years 
with ISOC, with the response, which Julia from ISOC-Bulgaria still 
treasures, where it is explained that the project is too international, 
and cannot be funded through the small grant program ($ 7500).

v.

> and having them show up.  Nevertheless, we Staff are committed to 
> assuring a prioritization of member and chapter involvement in WTCD 
> preparation and engagement.  Public Policy is convening the Regional 
> Bureaus, Communications and Membership & Services on a conference call 
> tomorrow to allocate internal tasks, after which you may expect much 
> more explicit and collaborative communication.
>
> Chapter and member action in the WTDC and beyond is critically 
> important for the successful inclusion of our positions and values in 
> the outcomes of these conferences.  We welcome your ideas, your 
> collaboration and you collective action.
>
> More before the end of the week,
>
> Ted
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