[Chapter-delegates] Application to form the Internet Society Chapter on Internet of Food

Fri Apr 3 03:42:35 PDT 2015

Dear Chapter Leaders,

Thank you all very much for this constructive feedback and reaction.

>From the comments so far it seems like there is pretty general agreement on the fact that we should revisit the SIG's concept or something similar that allows for non geographical 'structures' within a defined framework that aligns those structures with the mission and objectives of ISOC.

After receiving this application Staff had already started an internal discussion around non geographical chapters and this is extremely helpful.

I'm looking forward to hearing from some more people to complete the picture.

Thanks a lot!
Joyce

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From: Borka Jerman Blazic <borka at e5.ijs.si<mailto:borka at e5.ijs.si>>
Date: Friday 3 April 2015 10:32
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Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form the Internet Society Chapter on Internet of Food

+1 Alejandro.

The non-geographical "groups" (SIG)  or Chapters should  be  more systematically set up.
Rules, themes  and some limitation in a set  framework  must be known between Chapters and this new body
type - in case of proliferation. There must be distinction
as for no other reason for the double voting pointed by Alejandro.
Chapters have known mission in the locations they act, the  mission of this new type
of Chapter is certainly different and this type of body should be recognized someho as
other type "sub-organization" within Internet Society. The current non-geographic
chapters we have were well justified and with mission that was accepted by
the majority members of ISOC. This case  is different.

Borka

Dne 2.4.2015 ob 22:03 je Alejandro Pisanty zapisal(a):
John, all,

I fully agree on reservations on the creation of non-geographical chapters. We already have a couple good-faith efforts which I think do their work well and can allow us to study some of the in-depth issues.

For me first and foremost is the question of vote-counting/double-voting. We already have some difficulties with that when we allow members to belong to more than one chapter. It doesn't seem to do much damage because the number of people in such a situation are few (and I know of only one pathological case of membership in something like 8 chapters.) If the system of special-interest groups grows, it really changes the internal governance of ISOC and we should not step lightly. At the very least, changes must be introduced with a clear date in which they will be assessed (and by whom etc.) so if need be they can be reverted and redirected. "It is interesting and good people want it" may be a naive motive to support but not a sufficient one.

The idea of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) is interesting and worth a comprehensive look.

Yours,

Alejandro Pisanty

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 1:51 PM, John More <morej1 at mac.com<mailto:morej1 at mac.com>> wrote:
Joyce

I strongly suggest that before moving to approve this type of “Chapter”, there should be discussion of whether this sort of a special interest body is really appropriate for the Chapter structure. If there already has been an examination in depth of the issues raised, I would suggest there still needs to be some guidelines and limits on what sort of interests are appropriate for Chapter status.

I myself feel that it would be better to create an additional type of ISOC entity that could be focused on specific interests.  I note that I am fully supportive of creating groups within ISOC to focus on specific interest, such as the Internet of Things, Accessibility. Parallels can be found in other organizations. The “Interest Councils” can then be very effective in creating liaisons with the Chapters to encourage participation and interest in their area of interest.

Chapters strength comes from their having at their core a geographic base. I would not like to dilute that.

John More
Co-Convenor
Greater Washington DC Chapter

On Apr 2, 2015, at 1:09 PM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com<mailto:isolatedn at gmail.com>> wrote:

Dear Joyce

Though the name appears a bit strange, if the founding members have the vision, will and strength to gather the required resources in terms of membership and other forms of support,  this might turn out to be a positively disruptive effort towards causing the Internet eco-system to bring about global development. Internet has yet unexplored potential to address and swiftly resolve the world's problems.

This proposal is a step in that direction. Several other initiatives could follow.

Sivasubramanian M
President
Internet Society India Chennai
http://isocindiachennai.org<http://isocindiachennai.org/>

Sivasubramanian M<https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy>

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Joyce Dogniez <dogniez at isoc.org<mailto:dogniez at isoc.org>> wrote:
Dear colleagues,

The following application for a Chapter on Internet of Food has been
received.
It is being sent to this list for peer comment and review. Please note
that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not been officially recognised
by the Internet Society.

As this application for a topic based Chapter that would be a little
different from the geography based ones, here is a little explanation of
the concept (an excerpt from the application):
Internet of Food is a concept equivalent to Internet of Things, though
more complex and dynamic and with potentially larger impact on human life.
Yet, the discussion on how we combine the power of the Internet with food
is little explored in spite of its massive potential to affect key areas
such as food security, transparency, health and food waste through
innovation and openness. The proposed chapter on Internet of Food aims at
leading the
discussion regarding this new field and to engage a wide audience in
building better solutions for how to feed the planet in a healthy and
sustainable way.

If there are people on this list that know any of the individuals

proposing to establish the Chapter, their feedback is especially welcome.

The period allowed for comments is two weeks and the deadline is April 16,
2015.

Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.

Best regards,

Tommi Karttaavi
Manager, Chapter Development - Europe
Internet Society

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