[Chapter-delegates] Letter from the ISOC Elections Committee

[Charles Oloo]

Dear Gihan
Thank you for bringing this up. "how a chapter is to engage local
stakeholders effectively, and build up a good profile and reputation in the
country".

Engaging local stakeholders is done at various levels and functions
depending on activity or event. The more engagement we have the more we
raise ISOC profile and visibility. In most cases, the involvement of the
media is paramount if at all one has to reach a wider audience. All these
cannot be done without financial resources, and the annual grant of 2000
USD is not adequate for this, bearing in mind the other equally important
events like the annual IGFs.

If chapters cannot get or identify other financial resources, increasing
visibility and impact in local scenarios will take a little longer,
especially for young chapters. And this is a specific area the ISOC BoT,
and the Chapter Advisory need to look into.

Regards
Charles
President
Internet Society Kenya Chapter








On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 4:57 AM, Gihan Dias <gihan at uom.lk> wrote:

>  On 2014/05/15 ප.ව. 11:24, Jahangir Hossain wrote:
>
> I think trustee need to think one of the important issue in future i.e
> how chapter strongly engage with other local stakeholder specially
> government ? So far i know their is a ISOC workshop will be held on 20th
> June in London about this topics also have a schedule for Webinars in
> future . I think this would be continue in future because the engagement
> between chapter and government makes a new ERA  in future
>
> Jahangir,
>
> I believe one of the major tasks of a chapter is to engage local
> stakeholders effectively, and build up a good profile and reputation in the
> country.
> Obviously, this is something each chapter needs to do. What support would
> you need from ISoc and the trustees to achieve this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Gihan
> ISoc-LK and
> Trustee-elect
>
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