[Chapter-delegates] Letter from the ISOC Elections Committee

[Richard Hill]

Veni,

Personally, I agree with you, but some members of ISOC-CH seem to be more
reserved, at this stage.  As I said, we are still discussing the matter.

My point regarding the organizational members of ISOC is that they are very
broad and differentiated.

Best,
Richard
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  From: Veni Markovski [mailto:venimarkovski at gmail.com]On Behalf Of Veni
Markovski
  Sent: dimanche, 18. mai 2014 12:27
  To: rhill at hill-a.ch; Gihan Dias; Chapter Delegates
  Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Letter from the ISOC Elections Committee


  I am not sure I follow you, Richard.
  What conflict of interest? Publish on your site who is your sponsor for
that particular project, and that in most cases should be enough.
  After all, if you or the sponsor don't have any interest in the matter
your project covers, then the sponsor is wasting their money, no? I don't
say there should be a conflict of interest.
  Also, I am not sure what is the relation with the organizational members
of ISOC?

  v.



  On 05/18/14 05:42, Richard Hill wrote:

    Regarding funding from private companies, we are currently discussing
this within ISOC-CH, because some concerns have been expressed. Personally,
I don't see any problems with sponsorhip for specific portions of specific
events, e.g. providing lunch or coffee, but it is important to avoid even
the appearance of conflict of interest, because sometimes an ISOC chapter
might take a position that is not consistent with that taken by some private
companies.

    Also, I think it is important to seek balanced contacts with private
companies and I note that indeed many different types of private companies
are corporate members of ISOC, see:

      http://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/join-community/organisatio
ns-and-corporations/list-members

    Best,
    Richard
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      From: Chapter-delegates
[mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org]On Behalf Of Gihan Dias
      Sent: dimanche, 18. mai 2014 03:28
      To: Chapter Delegates
      Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Letter from the ISOC Elections
Committee


      On 2014/05/17 ?.?. 1:12, Charles Oloo wrote:

        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.
      Charles,

      Yes. I agree. Could you shre with us some the engagements you have
carried out or planning to do so. Also, how you are engaging the media?

        All these cannot be done without financial resources, and the annual
grant of 2000 USD is not adequate for this,
      My suggestion, (not as a trustee, but based on my experience
elsewhere) is to first spend the USD 2000, and then discuss with
Christine/Anne about your additional requirements. Often, some funds may be
available somewhere.

        bearing in mind the other equally important events like the annual
IGFs.

      The IGF ambassadors program is separate from chapter funding. Not sure
about its status in 2014.



        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.

      To develop your chapter, you need to get other funding. Since the ISoc
name is well known, it is often not difficult to get funding, both from
local companies and rom the local offices of places like Google, Cisco and
Microsoft. Please let me know what assistance you need in this regard.

      Regards,

      Gihan




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