[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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>>> ***
>>>
>>>
>>> == Sent from my phone, so any spelling mistakes are caused by the
>>> touchscreen keyboard.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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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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