[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a chapter in Ireland

Morad Stern morad at isoc.org.il
Mon Aug 24 04:35:30 PDT 2015


Great news!
ISOC-IL supports the formation of the Ireland ISOC :)

Morad Stern.

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Christian de Larrinaga <cdel at firsthand.net>
wrote:

> I want to echo Olivier's welcome to this team of Internauts from Ireland
> establishing a new chapter. Many of them are well known globally not
> just on the Emerald isle or to us in the UK.
>
> There has been a body of shared perspectives with members of the Irish
> Internet community from the earliest days of the England chapter. More
> recently Stephen Farrell has been hugely supportive for events I've put
> on for the community in UK including those around the IETFs latest visit
> to London in 2014 in the debate in Parliament on mass surveillance.
>
> sláinte!
>
>
> best Christian
>
>
>
> > Dear Alejandro, Judith, all,
> >
> > Thank you for this valuable feedback. I totally agree that diversity
> > among chapter members is important and that we need to demonstrate it
> > somehow. The only problem is that when people are listed with the
> > organisations they work for it may blur the fact that they are really
> > representing themselves as chapter members (unless they are from an
> > organisational member). We have to take into consideration that some
> > people (or organisations) might be uncomfortable with that. As I see it,
> > the problem is not disclosing affiliations, but the possible
> > misconception that people are representing those organisations in the
> > chapter.
> >
> > So there is a bit of a dilemma here. In the case of the Ireland
> > application there was a short text describing the variety of
> > backgrounds, without going into details. Another solution might be to
> > add a text explaining that the organisations are listed only to
> > demonstrate diversity.
> >
> > Feedback and suggestions are more than welcome.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Tommi
> >
> > From: Alejandro Pisanty <apisanty at gmail.com <mailto:apisanty at gmail.com>>
> > Date: Wednesday 19 August 2015 01:58
> > To: Tommi Karttaavi <karttaavi at isoc.org <mailto:karttaavi at isoc.org>>
> > Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> > <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>>
> > Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Application to form a chapter in Ireland
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > while I agree with Judith that we would benefit from more information
> > about the backgrounds and diversity of the members in general, I see
> > enough in the Ireland chapter application to support it. There are
> > technology leaders like Stephen Farrell, whose work in the IETF is well
> > known, and Dennis Jennings, who did a very important job in the US NSF
> > in the early days of the Internet as well as in the ICANN Board, and now
> > is a leader in the start-up environment if I understand well; Michele
> > Neylon, well known in the domain-name space and other tech-related and
> > enterprise activities; and Brand Dainow, whose papers are significant
> > contributions in issues such as Ethics in Cyberspace. I'm sure there are
> > many other worthy people in the list but these I know personally (the
> > first three) and through their work (the fourth.)
> >
> > Also the business-related issues, such as cost-free membership, seem
> > well thought out so this is a ready-to-go organization.
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Alejandro Pisanty
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 6:55 AM, Tommi Karttaavi <karttaavi at isoc.org
> > <mailto:karttaavi at isoc.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Dear Colleagues,
> >
> >     The following application to start a Chapter in Ireland has been
> >     received.
> >     It is being sent to the chapter delegates community for peer comment
> and
> >     review.
> >
> >     Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not
> >     officially been
> >     recognised by the Internet Society.
> >
> >     The period allowed for comments is two weeks from today and the
> deadline
> >     is August 31st, 2015.
> >
> >     Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
> >
> >
> >     Tommi Karttaavi
> >     Manager, Chapter Development - Europe
> >     Internet Society
> >     http://www.internetsociety.org <http://www.internetsociety.org/>
> >     +358405104757
> >     Skype: tommi.karttaavi
> >
> >     ----------------------
> >
> >     Internet Society Ireland Chapter Application
> >
> >
> >     A. Proposed name of the Chapter
> >     The chapter name will be recorded as “The Internet Society - Ireland
> >     Chapter”
> >     Alternative short forms will be ISOC-Ireland and ISOC-IE,
> >     or when using the Irish language, ISOC-Eire.
> >
> >     B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve
> >     ISOC-Ireland will serve people with a verifiable interest in the
> >     Internet
> >     and the island of Ireland. Membership will be unlimited.
> >
> >     C. Purpose and scope of Chapter
> >     ISOC-Ireland will engage in the following areas during its initial
> 12-24
> >     months. Additional areas of focus may be added over time by consensus
> >     among the Executive Council.:
> >
> >     * Privacy - Standards and Awareness
> >
> >     * Internet Governance - Awareness and Promoting Engagement in Ireland
> >
> >     * New Technologies Advocacy(IPv6, DNSsec, etc.)
> >
> >     * Cooperation, collaboration and mediation with private, public and
> >     civil
> >     Society sectors for the development of information and communication
> >     technologies
> >     (ICTs) in Ireland
> >
> >     D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
> >     In the first year ISOC-Ireland will hope to achieve the following:
> >
> >     * Chapter formation and acceptance by ISOC
> >
> >     * Grow membership beyond 30 members within the first 12 months
> >
> >     * Establish a strong relationship with local industry and government
> >     within 12 months
> >
> >     * Build a knowledge base within Ireland on policy matters via the
> >     formation of a policy committee within 6 months of chapter formation.
> >
> >
> >     E. Founding members of the Chapter
> >     Our founding members represent a broad section of Irish interests
> >     ranging
> >     from civil society and academia to cybersecurity and privacy
> >     professionals and Internet Hall of Fame inductees. Our membership is
> >     also
> >     geographically diverse representing all parts of Ireland.
> >
> >     Founding Members:
> >
> >     1. James Gannon
> >
> >     2. Maebh Mullan
> >
> >     3. Stephen Farrell
> >
> >     4. Brandt Dainow
> >
> >     5. Dennis Jennings
> >
> >     6. Seamus O’Ciardhuain
> >
> >     7. Patrick Marshall
> >
> >     8. Michele Neylon
> >
> >     9. Elizabeth Folan O'Connor
> >
> >     10. Jason Barron
> >
> >     11. Richard Moynahan
> >
> >     12. Mícheál Ó Foghlú
> >
> >     13. Kevin Doolin , COO, TSSG
> >
> >     14. Maria Farrell
> >
> >     15. Mick Begley
> >
> >     16. Eileen Gallagher
> >
> >     17. Edward Morris
> >
> >     18. Alex French
> >
> >     19. Garrett Burke
> >
> >     20. Michael John O'Malley
> >
> >     21. Jerry Horgan
> >
> >     22. Nicholas Kiersey
> >
> >     23. Eoin Meehan
> >
> >     24. David Graham
> >
> >     25. Stephen Keaveny
> >
> >     26. Piotr Ginalski
> >
> >     27. Stephen Marron
> >
> >     28. Andrew Power
> >
> >     29. Niall Murphy
> >
> >     30. Niall O'Reilly
> >
> >
> >     F. List of supporters and partner organizations
> >     To be confirmed
> >
> >     G. Membership
> >     ISOC-Ireland will operate a 6 month ‘Founding Member’ period whereby
> all
> >     new members joining the chapter within the initial 6 months post
> >     foundation will be inferred lifetime membership of the chapter
> >     without any
> >     fees or dues being required.
> >
> >     ISOC-Ireland will endeavour to operate on a no-fee membership basis,
> >     this
> >     structure may be examined by the Executive Council at minimum once
> per
> >     year using input from the Treasurer on the current financial state
> >     of the
> >     chapter. In the event that a decision is taken to introduce
> membership
> >     fees provisions will be made for persons
> >     on reduced incomes to ensure that broad participation is maintained.
> >     This
> >     proviso will be included in the by-laws of ISOC-Ireland.
> >
> >     ISOC-Ireland will attempt to engage a variety of sectors, industries
> and
> >     civil society to build a strong membership base. Given Ireland's
> status
> >     as a technology hub we would hope for a strong uptake in membership
> >     within
> >     12 months.
> >
> >     H. List of requirements
> >     ISOC-Ireland will initially operate as an unincorporated association
> >     under
> >     Irish Law. The requirements for an unincorporated association closely
> >     mirror those of ISOC’s own requirements insofar as mandating a
> >     constitution or bylaws and the appointment of a President, Treasurer
> and
> >     Secretary of the association.
> >
> >     NOTE: Unincorporated associations attract unlimited liability in
> >     Ireland.
> >     As a result of this after a period of 12 months the executive council
> >     would be required to examine the possibility of incorporation as a
> >     non-profit within the Irish jurisdiction.
> >
> >     I. Additional information
> >     Ireland is a growing technology nation. The number of giants of
> >     technology
> >     headquarters and locations in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and
> >     Waterford is growing and it is the opinion of the founders of
> >     ISOC-Ireland
> >     that it is time to have a chapter dedicated to the Irish region. It
> >     would
> >     be planned that the chapter will be publicly
> >     unveiled for open membership at ICANN 53 in Dublin in October 2015.
> >
> >     J. Your contact information
> >     James Gannon
> >     Derry House
> >     The Meetings, Avoca
> >     Co Wicklow
> >     Ireland
> >
> >     Tel: +353 (0)86-1753581
> >     Email: james at cyberinvasion.net <mailto:james at cyberinvasion.net>
> >
> >     I am the Director of Cyber Invasion Ltd a Security and Risk
> management
> >     consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland. I am a member of the
> >     Non-Commercial
> >     Users Constituency of ICANN and am active in a number of Internet
> >     Governance and Cybersecurity bodies. I am an ISOC member in good
> >     standing
> >     since October 24th 2014. I am current a member
> >     of the UK Chapter.
> >
> >     _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
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