[Chapter-delegates] New ATLARGE Structure Internet Society China

[Glenn McKnight]

Special  Interest Group idea  vs  chapters
Recently  a group of us  via  the  University of  Calgary, IEEE  and IEEE
SIGHT saw it more appropriate for us to create a global group that is a SIG
 vs  the idea of  a  local chapter in Calgary.  The  group is global in
scope and reach and we all share a common interest in Community WIFI, MESH
and HAM Radio vs the idea of  local and national  policy issues which
 Chapters tend to have a special interest in their own right

Glenn

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On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Sam Lanfranco <sam at lanfranco.net> wrote:

> For progress here we should start by asking the question: What is ISOC’s
> role in a local context, and what is a local group’s role in ISOC? People
> have long come together as independent Special Interest Groups (SIGs) or
> Birds of a Feather (BOF), grouped around a common mission or vision, since
> the early days of this digital revolution. The core issue here is how ISOC
> and its chapters move forward within the wider ISOC mission and vision.
> There is more of a win-win in dialogue and collaboration than in silence
> and isolation. ISOC should keep that channel open, not just to IGF, ICANN,
> WSIS, etc. but also to regional and local constituency groups with
> potential chapter prospects.
>
> For China there are two issues. One is the use of the ISOC brand, and the
> other is the distance between its own practices and the ISOC mission and
> principles. There is a middle ground here, apart from the branding issue.
> Adherence to ISOC’s principles is a condition of official chapter
> designation. There are situations where national policy constrains local
> potential ISOC groups from adhering to all of the ISOC principles. It is
> likely that a number within such groups see the ISOC link as a way to stay
> engaged to activities within those broader principles. It is unlikely that
> they see engagement as just a free-ride on the ISOC brand.
>
> Many interested groups are not ready for ISOC membership either because
> they have not reached critical mass, or because they face national
> constraints. Rather than distance itself from those groups, ISOC should
> promote engagement and dialogue. It might be unwise to designate such
> groups as “pending ICANN chapters” since that would focus on progress
> toward chapter status. It would make more sense to simply designate them as
> collaborating groups and potential chapter prospects. It should continue to
> engage them in dialogue and collaboration within the remit of the ISOC
> mission and vision. That is the win-win consistent with ISOC's mission and
> vision.
>
> *Sam Lanfranco*
> *ISOC Canada*
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