[Chapter-delegates] Additional survey content was Re: [] ISOC-NY President

Fri Apr 8 04:15:31 PDT 2016

Good luck to Avri and Rudi with the kick-off of this initiative (Chapter 
Advisory)

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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On 8 Apr 2016, at 5:09, avri doria wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> On 07-Apr-16 19:53, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. wrote:
>> Thank you Keith,
>>
>> hope at least the Chapter Advisory Committee takes note. This issues
>> are not directly included in the survey.
>
> The survey does include space for chapter delegates to include
> additional issues.    Issues discussed on this list can help in 
> getting
> many of the delegates to add this issue if they desire.  Definitely an
> opportunity for  'write in' campaign.
>
> Seeing active conversation on this list is encouraging.  That is one 
> of
> the first steps to making the Chapter Advisory Council an influential
> body within the Internet Society
>
> Avri
>
>>
>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>> +506 8837 7176
>> Skype: carlos.raulg
>> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>> On 7 Apr 2016, at 14:54, Keith Davidson wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I agree with Carlos regarding the sustainability of ISOC chapters.
>>>
>>> Currently the chapter "officers" spend inordinate amounts of time on
>>> doing meeting minutes, treasurers functions, looking after the
>>> website, convening meetings, maintaining members lists, and other
>>> routine administrivia. It would be of extreme benefit to the 
>>> chapters
>>> if ISOC could provide administrative staff to undertake these
>>> functions. This would free up considerable time for the chapter
>>> "officers" to spend on strategic thinking and advancing the issues 
>>> of
>>> real importance to their chapters.
>>>
>>> Furthermore, ISOC would gain considerably overall by devolving its
>>> centralised authority, allowing more regional or local empowerment,
>>> to deal with the issues more critical within those communities. I
>>> feel the current centralised structure inhibits ISOC's ability to
>>> grow. I also sense from this thread there is a growing frustration
>>> with the current structure, and I remain hopeful that high level
>>> strategic changes are being considered by the board and senior 
>>> staff.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>> On 07-Apr-16 12:51 AM, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. wrote:
>>>> Hi Vreni!
>>>>
>>>> I see it as a much broader question than just for 3 candidates to 
>>>> the
>>>> Board. There are many different paths to make chapters sustainable,
>>>> trough their leaders, their initiatives and else. Even by getting 
>>>> them
>>>> on ISOCs or any other 5* payrolls.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>>>> +506 8837 7176
>>>> Skype: carlos.raulg
>>>> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>>>> On 6 Apr 2016, at 6:34, Veni Markovski wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Carlos!
>>>>>
>>>>> Given the fact that right now is voting time, that sounds like a
>>>>> question, aimed at the candidates to join the Board of Trustees.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope that they will respond?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 04/05/16 23:58, info at isoc.org.ec wrote:
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Veni Markovski
>>>>> http://www.veni.com
>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/venimarkovski
>>>>> https://twitter.com/veni
>>>>>
>>>>> The opinions expressed above are those of the
>>>>> author, not of any organizations, associated
>>>>> with or related to him in any given way.
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