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

[Nadira Alaraj]

Dear All,

I'm impressed by the proposal of the applicant of an ISOC Chapter on
Internet of food.  They are introducing a theme based chapter rather the
traditional country based chapters.

Since their
*"Community of Interest the Chapter will serve:*
Individuals and entities globally interested in advancing issues and
technology at the intersection of the Internet and food."

and in the membership section they include
"The ambition is to cover a wide international spectrum and to work with
distributed leadership for specific tasks and initiatives. The ambition is
to make the question of Internet of Food a natural part of local ISOC
chapters and to foster local leadership around the issue."

they made me think of the supply-chain of the food industry and all what it
goes with it and how the Internet & its content has to offer.  If the
Internet of Food chapter is approved I could see the importance to have
with their founding members representative from the global south where the
resources are exploited by multi-national corporations.

However, is ISOC ready to introduce theme based chapters to its structure?
or do ISOC allow those founder establish a Special Interest groups per the
suggestion by some of the colleagues here.
Here ISOC must support a new structure to work globally with the interested
partners or Chapters.

Best regards,
Nadira Alaraj
ISOC Palestine Chapter

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Joyce Dogniez <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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*Nadira Alaraj*
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