[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Updates from Public Policy and Strategic Deveopment
Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond
ocl at gih.com
Tue Jan 28 14:22:08 PST 2014
Dear Ted,
Thank you for your kind reply. I look forward to your follow-up on the
matter later in the week or early next week - it is well understood that
Rome wasn't built in a day, but designing a road that leads to Rome
might be a good first step.
Kind regards,
Olivier
On 28/01/2014 22:10, 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 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
> ----------
> 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
>
>
> From: Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com <mailto:veni at veni.com>>
> Reply-To: "veni at veni.com <mailto:veni at veni.com>" <veni at veni.com
> <mailto:veni at veni.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 3:06 PM
> To: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com <mailto:ocl at gih.com>>, Ted
> Mooney <mooney at isoc.org <mailto:mooney at isoc.org>>
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> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Updates from Public
> Policy and Strategic Deveopment
>
> I see no further discussion on that....
>
> :-(
>
> v.
> On 01/22/14 19:58, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
>> +1 to what Veni said. A handful of Chapters were able to send people
>> as part of their country delegation and it really made a difference
>> to the outcome.
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Olivier
>>
>>
>> On 20/01/2014 23:16, Veni Markovski wrote:
>>> Thanks - helpful.
>>> It would be good to see some plans on supporting chapters delegates
>>> to participate at the WTDC as members of the isoc delegation or as
>>> members of their respected countries' delegations.
>>> We have talked about it for the WCIT, but back then isoc didn't
>>> support any chapter. Isoc-bulgaria nevertheless was able to send
>>> several people, who were very helpful, not only sitting on the last
>>> row, but actually participating actively and providing precious
>>> support to governments.
>>>
>>> On Monday, January 20, 2014, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org
>>> <mailto:mooney at isoc.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> To the Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council Members of the
>>> Internet Society,
>>>
>>> Sally Wentworth (Public Policy) and Jane Coffin (Strategic
>>> Development) are familiar most of you. They have compiled a
>>> short message to update you on two key initiatives begun last
>>> year and carried through 2014 for potentially significant
>>> impact. Please take a few moments to review this short update
>>> and feel free to provide any feedback you think appropriate.
>>>
>>> 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 <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
>>> 'mooney at isoc.org');>
>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2014 is shaping up to be a critical year and we wanted to share
>>>> two near-term targets where we could use your help and
>>>> expertise —(1) IXP Toolkit & Best Practices Report & Portal
>>>> (community feed-back) and (2) the Upcoming ITU World
>>>> Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC):
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1. Throughout 2013 we updated you on the IXP Toolkit & Best
>>>> Practices Project. To refresh memories – this is a grant
>>>> project that aims to promote and enhance IXP development, the
>>>> project tries to:
>>>>
>>>> - consolidate and document best practices for creating and
>>>> improving IXPs
>>>>
>>>> - encourage data collection
>>>>
>>>> - create case studies
>>>>
>>>> - and facilitate work with IXP communities of interest and
>>>> other partners
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (a) *Report & Portal*: We are aiming for release of the
>>>> r*eport by the end of February* and *for the Portal to go
>>>> "live" in tandem or just after the Report release*. Both the
>>>> report and Portal are considered preliminary and are going to
>>>> be used to obtain Internet community feed-back. We would
>>>> really like to hear back from chapters throughout the year on
>>>> the report & portal. You can email Jane Coffin, Director,
>>>> Development Strategy, (coffin at ISOC.org <javascript:_e({},
>>>> 'cvml', 'coffin at ISOC.org');>).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (b) *Training, Equipment & Case-studies*: The IXP Toolkit
>>>> project also facilitates capacity building and has funds for
>>>> training, workshops, equipment, and travel for
>>>> developing/emerging markets. Here are examples of how we can
>>>> work together:
>>>>
>>>> -Are you assisting an IXP develop? Let us know if you
>>>> are interested in a workshop, training, "twinning"
>>>> or mentoring from an existing IXP? We may be able to help.
>>>>
>>>> -Do you need equipment to get started or to upgrade existing
>>>> facilities? Let us know, we may have funds to help.
>>>>
>>>> -Did you help start an IXP? Let us know and we could work with
>>>> you on a case-study that will go on the IXP Portal.
>>>>
>>>> -Are you interested in helping us provide training in your
>>>> region? Let us know as we would be very keen to have chapter
>>>> delegates help us with training.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (2) *WTDC*: As many of you already know, 2014 will be a very
>>>> busy year for Internet policy-related conferences. A first big
>>>> one coming up is the WTDC (ITU-D’s World Telecommunication
>>>> Development Conference). Sally Wentworth ISOC Senior Director,
>>>> Strategic Public Policy is leading ISOC's preparation for this
>>>> event that will be held on 31 March - 11 April, in the UAE.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ISOC Staff is shaping an ISOC contribution to the WTDC now.
>>>> Our contribution will have two audiences: first, we will be
>>>> speaking to the policy community and offering a perspective on
>>>> the topics where we have expertise; second, we will be speaking
>>>> to the ITU in terms of its future development activities and
>>>> workplan.
>>>>
>>>> We would welcome Chapter members' input (keeping in mind the
>>>> above audiences) on things we might emphasize in the following
>>>> areas BY 31 JANUARY:
>>>>
>>>> - Digital Divide / enabling environment
>>>> - Local hosting infrastructure
>>>> - Regional & Cross-border connectivity
>>>> - Human Capacity Building
>>>> - Security / spam
>>>>
>>>> We have an ISOC website for WTDC
>>>> here: http://www.internetsociety.org/development/world-telecommunication-development-conference-wtdc.
>>>> Our background paper for the conference is
>>>> here: http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/wtdc-2014-itu-world-telecommunication-development-conference-background-information
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> *Thank you!*
>>>>
>>>> *Jane and Sally*
>>>>
>>> *
>>> *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best,
>>> Veni
>>> http://veni.com
>>> https://facebook.com/venimarkovski
>>> https://twitter.com/veni
>>>
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>>> ***
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> --
>
> Best,
> Veni Markovski
> http://www.veni.comhttps://www.facebook.com/venimarkovskihttps://twitter.com/veni
>
> The opinions expressed above are those of the
> author, not of any organizations, associated
> with or related to him in any given way.
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