[Chapter-delegates] Remarkable, Productive Open Session at the Board

[Richard Hill]

On behalf of the Chapters AC Steering Committee, here is our reply to the message below from Costa Rica.  I apologize for the delay in replying, but we had to discuss the matter and coordinate our reply.

In the message below, which was posted to the Chapters delegate list on 10 April 2015, the Costa Rica chapter made the following request:

"ISOC Costa Rica volunteers to work with the Chapter Advisory, based on a specific proposal
a) to integrate new Chapters in Central America to a common chapter electronic platform
b) joint raise profiles, local membership activities  and private sector contributions (particularly the regional finer optic connection REDCA, owned by the regional public utilities (SIEPAC)
c) for developing and interconnection regional IXPs
d) and based in a better use of  the new .ngo-.ong platform offered by PIR"

The Charter of the Chapters AC is at:
 
http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/chapter-advisory-council/chapter
-advisory-council-charter  

According to the Charter, the primary purpose of the Chapters AC shall be to channel and facilitate advice and recommendations to and from the President and Board of Trustees. The Chapters AC shall stimulate and facilitate enhanced communications and collaboration between Chapters, Trustees, ISOC staff, and other members of the ISOC community.

Additionally, the Chapters AC may serve as the consultative body to the President and Trustees, in the case of disputes or status changes related to Chapters.

The request above from Costa Rica seems to be for operational support, which is not in the mandate of the Chapters AC. 

On the other hand, it is in the mandate of the Chapters AC to make recommendations regarding operational support to chapters, and the Chapters AC is in the process of developing such recommendations and plans for consideration by the Board.

The Chapters AC looks forward to comments from Costa Rica and other chapters regarding the recommendations that it will develop.

Best,
Richard
For the Chapters AC Steering Committee

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-
> bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G.
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 18:37
> To: avri doria; Rudi Vansnick; Dave Burstein
> Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Remarkable, Productive Open Session at
> the Board
> 
> ISOC Costa Rica volunteers to work with the Chapter Advisory, based on
> a specific proposal
> 
> a) to integrate new Chapters in Central America to a common chapter
> electronic platform
> b) joint raise profiles, local membership activities  and private
> sector contributions (particularly the regional finer optic connection
> REDCA, owned by the regional public utilities (SIEPAC)
> c) for developing and interconnection regional IXPs
> c) and based in a better use of  the new .ngo-.ong platform offered by
> PIR
> 
> Does it make sense????
> 
> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
> +506 8837 7176
> Skype: carlos.raulg
> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
> On 10 Apr 2016, at 10:21, avri doria wrote:
> 
> > On 10-Apr-16 12:54, Dave Burstein wrote:
> >> Avri, the Chair of the Chapters' Committee, specifically endorsed
> the
> >> proposal of allocating 3% of the budget for the chapters to spend,
> >> with sensible oversight.
> >
> > But I did so individually as this is something the AC has not
> > discussed.
> > And was very specific in saying that.
> >
> > If we want it to become an AC proposal, we need to do more work on
> it.
> >
> > avri
> >
> >
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