[Chapter-delegates] FW: Application for ISOC Montenegro Chapter

[Alejandro Pisanty]

Joyce, all,

thanks for resending the ISOC .me (Montenegro) application.

I am not familiar with the roster of start-up members (as I am indeed OTOH
with the Dominican Republic members) so can't judge on that basis.

Other than that the chapter composition and stated purposes seem to reflect
what we at least partially know of the environment in Montenegro; a good
combination of academics, technologists and, very importantly, enterprise
and start-ups which seems to be a vibrant activity there.

On the people side of the decision I defer to others with better knowledge.

I am making this longer statement because the process we follow in ISOC for
the recognition of new chapters is exemplary for the At Large environment
of ICANN, to which many chapters often apply as At Large Structures (ALS's)
promptly after recognition by ISOC. The ISOC process is known to be
rigorous and therefore in many cases the RALOs take it as a strong
precedent for the recognition of the chapters as ALS's.

We *have* had to fight hard for the recognition of some but even in those
cases, the ISOC process has been taken  into account by the opponents or
questioners of the recognition as ALS.

Therefore we need to keep this job up to a high standard, so that its
integrity is a gurantee for others. It works in favor of everybody to know
that we as chapters are subject to this close scrutiny by our own
organization. We go in more strongly into debates and environments in which
transparency and accountability are hurled around like flaming arrows.

This applies equally well to the national environments of which among
others Walid here, and Rafael "Lito" Ibarra in the Candidates Forum, have
recently expressed concerns. Knowledgeable, global-and-local, honest,
networked and accountable is our name.

Yours,

Alejandro Pisanty

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Joyce Dogniez <dogniez at isoc.org> wrote:

>   Dear Colleagues,
>
>  As I am surprised by the silence around this application from Montenegro
> I'm resending the message.
>
>  Thanks a lot
> Joyce
>  --
>  Joyce Dogniez, CMM
> Director of Chapters
> Internet Society
>
>  dogniez at isoc.org
> tel: +352 621 266 189
> Skype: joycedogniez
>
>
>   From: Joyce Dogniez <dogniez at isoc.org>
> Date: Monday, February 23, 2015 at 9:57 AM
> To: "chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> >
> Cc: Tommi Karttaavi <karttaavi at isoc.org>
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Application for ISOC Montenegro Chapter
>
>    Dear colleagues,
>
>  The following application for a Chapter in Montenegro 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.
>
>  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 March 9,
> 2015.
>
>  Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>
>  Best regards,
>
>  Tommi Karttaavi
> Manager, Chapter Development - Europe
> Internet Society
>
>
>   --
>  Joyce Dogniez, CMM
> Director of Chapters
> Internet Society
>
>  dogniez at isoc.org
> tel: +352 621 266 189
> Skype: joycedogniez
>
>
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