[Chapter-delegates] ISOC-NY President Resigns

[info at isoc.org.ec]

With an every day growing staff, ISOC HQ should have a dedicated staff to chapters, with real chapter experience and also a dedicated program for make chapters sustainable and volunteers. 

Maybe it's a good time to ask for this as a real an serious compromise from the various candidates to the ISOC board in the next coming election 

Carlos Vera
Internet Society Ecuador
www.isoc.org.ec
Síguenos @isocec

> El 5 abr 2016, a las 11:51 a.m., Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <crg at isoc-cr.org> escribió:
> 
> @Glenn +1
> 
> After spending a long year trying to get our local chapter 100% registered under a celar non-for profit structure in Costa Rica so we can even have our own bank account, we found out the ISOC does not even consider guaranteeing  the basic yearly support of US $ 2´000/year we assumed as the basic support to share one part time person with one of our Board members………
> 
> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
> +506 8837 7176
> Skype: carlos.raulg
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>> On 5 Apr 2016, at 9:59, Glenn McKnight wrote:
>> 
>> Hi
>> I think David's situation is the same as most locations and it's a serious
>> issue that ISOC needs to address
>> G
>> 
>> Glenn McKnight
>> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
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>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> David:
>>> 
>>> Is sad to see you moving from ISOC but we understand.
>>> 
>>> Please keep in touch and good luck in your new ventures.
>>> 
>>> Eduardo Diaz
>>> ISOC Puerto Rico
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 5:55 AM James Kofi <kofiadzamli at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello David,
>>>> This is Very touching. Even though i've not heard about you all this
>>>> while, i will say kudos to you for the relentlessness. I wish you well and
>>>> hope you'll not let your love for ISOC grow cold.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards!
>>>> 
>>>> James
>>>> +233248814328
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 9:16 AM, David Solomonoff <president at isoc-ny.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Effective Monday, 4/11 I will resign my position as President of the New
>>>>> York Chapter of the Internet Society.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I put all my time and financial resources as a full-time, unpaid
>>>>> volunteer into developing the Chapter and more broadly, the cause of open
>>>>> technology for social good, over the last three years.
>>>>> 
>>>>> That proved not to be sustainable - I've completely run out of financial
>>>>> resources and can no longer make the time commitment.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ISOC-NY EVP Grace Wang and SVP Carolina Coto will jointly assume
>>>>> leadership until a new election can be held. I will help them in every way
>>>>> I can.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I would like to have a final Board meeting as President at Civic Hall on
>>>>> Friday, 4/8 or Sunday, 4/10.
>>>>>