[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Chapter in Guyana

[Rodneyc Taylor]

Is membership normally restricted by nationality as is being required?

*Individual Membership Requirements*

   - Citizen of Co-operative Republic of Guyana (by birth or naturalization)
   - Global member of Internet Society
   - Guyanese citizen will not be restricted to living in Guyana only, a
   member of the ISOC Guyana Chapter can also be residing outside of Guyana.


Rodney
Chair
Internet Society Barbados Chapter

On 17 June 2017 at 22:24, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <
tracyhackshaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am well acquainted with several of the individuals listed as founding
> members and can vouch for their passion and dedication to the preservation
> of a free and open Internet.
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> Looking forward to welcoming another English-speaking Caribbean Chapter!
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> Best wishes,
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> Tracy Hackshaw
> Chair
> Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter
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> On Jun 12, 2017 12:29 AM, "Jahangir Hossain" <jrjahangir at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello ,
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> I support this application .
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> *Regards / Jahangir​ HossainISOC Bangladesh Dhaka chapter​*
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> On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 2:40 AM, Nancy Quiros <quiros at isoc.org> wrote:
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>> Dear Colleagues, The following application to start a Chapter in Guyana
>> has been received (below) . It is being sent to the chapter delegates...
>> -posted to the "Chapter Leaders Community" community
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>> Dear Colleagues,
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>> The following application to start a Chapter in Guyana has been received
>> (below) . It is being sent to the chapter delegates community for peer
>> comment and review.
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>> Please note that the Chapter is not yet formed and has not officially
>> been recognized by the Internet Society.
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>> The period allowed for comments is two weeks from today and the deadline
>> is June 29th, 2017
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>> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
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>> Regards ,
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>> *Chapter Application Form*
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>>    1. *Proposed name of the Chapter*
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>> "Internet Society Guyana Chapter"
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>>    1. *Community of Interest the Chapter will serve*
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>> Cooperative Republic of Guyana
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>>    1. *Purpose and scope of Chapter*
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>> Connecting Guyana, working with others, and advocating for equal access
>> to the Internet and strive to make Guyana a better place.
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>> *Scope of Chapter*
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>>    - Carry out the work of its parent body the Internet Society (ISOC);
>>    the activities and involvement of the local chapter will be extended to the
>>    Guyana diaspora maintaining development and availability of associated
>>    technologies and applications to more effectively collaborate, cooperate,
>>    and innovate.
>>    - Support ISOC to ensure the beneficial, open evolution of the global
>>    Internet;
>>    - Serving the interest of Internet Society who has a global presence
>>    through a local presence in Guyana;
>>    - Advance the professional development of ISOC members in Guyana.
>>    - Create an awareness and facilitation of Information and
>>    Communication Technology professionals and organizations in Guyana;
>>    - Support education in Guyana specifically and wherever the need
>>    exists.
>>    - Provide reliable information and educational opportunities that
>>    include training workshops in Guyana;
>>    - Encourage innovation and creativity with grants and awards received
>>    from ISOC to relevant initiatives and outreach efforts that address the
>>    humanitarian, educational, and societal contexts of online connectivity.
>>    - Facilitate leadership programmes through ISOC that include the
>>    cultivation of Next Generation Leaders and Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
>>    Ambassadors.
>>    - Organize events and opportunities that bring people together to
>>    share insights and opinions.
>>    - Liaise with other chapters that serve the needs of the growing
>>    global Internet community
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>>    1. *Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter*
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>>    - Strengthen Internet Society Guyana Chapter membership and
>>    leadership
>>    - Establish the ISOC Guyana Chapter Website
>>    - Media training for members in collaboration with University of
>>    Guyana Centre for Communication Studies.
>>    - Host Guyana's first Internet Governance Forum in 2018
>>    - Collaborate with ICANN to hold a DNS & Entrepreneur training in
>>    2018
>>    - IPv6 Training in 2018
>>    - Participate in ICT events held in Guyana in 2018.
>>    - Establish the Membership, Finance, Executive and any other relevant
>>    committees.
>>    - Select ICANN Representatives
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>>    1. *Founding members of the Chapter*
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>> *Name*
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>> *Affiliation**
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>> 1. Bertnell A Malisa Richards
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>> Private Sector
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>> 2. Jennifer Britton
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>> Technical Community
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>> 3. Lenandlar Singh
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>> Academia
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>> 4.  Lance Hinds
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>> Public Sector
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>> 5. Nelsonia Persaud-Budhram
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>> Academia
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>> 6. Muriana McPherson
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>> End User
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>> 7. Myrtle Richards
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>> NGO
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>> 8. Terrence McKenzie
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>> NGO
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>> 9. Samuel Reid
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>> Technical Community
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>> 10. Vidyaratha Kissoon
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>> Civil Society
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>> 11. Jason Joseph
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>> Student
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>> 12. Othneil Bowman
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>> Technical Community
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>> 13. Godfrey Munroe
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>> Public Sector
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>> 14. Ron D'Avilar
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>> Student
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>> 15. Akeem Hinds
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>> Private Sector
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>> 16. Leon Walcott
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>> NGO
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>> 17. Ricky Chand
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>> Public Sector
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>> 18. Hilary Benjamin-Byer
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>> Public Sector
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>> 19. Elenie Andre
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>> Public Sector
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>> 20. Gerhard Ramsaroop
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>> Technical Community
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>> 21. Yvette Philander
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>> Academia
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>> 22. Phil Mingo
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>> Public Sector
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>> 23. Onamah Griffith
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>> Public Sector
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>> 24. Kadeem Davis
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>> Civil Society
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>> 25. Rondel McArthur
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>> Technical Community
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>> 26. Aggrey Marsh
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>> Technical Community
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>> 27.
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>>    1. *List of supporters and partner organizations*
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>>    - Mr Lance Hinds
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>> ICT Advisor
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>> Minister of Ministry of Public Telecommunications
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>>    - Miss Jennifer Britton
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>> Deputy Programme Manager - ICT4D
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>> Caricom Secretariat
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>>    - Miss Bertnell A. Malisa Richards
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>> Web Services Officer
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>> BrainStreet Group Inc
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>>    - Lenandlar Singh
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>> Head of Department
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>> Department of Computer Science
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>> University of Guyana
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>>    - Godfrey Munroe
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>> Ministry of Education
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>>    1. *Membership*
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>>    - Communication with members will be done via telephone, e-mail,
>>    social media, networking, newsletters, webinars and video conference
>>    facilities.
>>    - Recruiting of members will be done via the following ways:
>>       - Just Ask and Social Media– members of the Internet Society
>>       Guyana Chapter will ask persons in their workplaces, etc if they are
>>       interested in becoming a member. Regularly update social media pages
>>       thereby keeping the internet public up-to-date about the activities.
>>       - Engage through service – Because ISOC is internationally
>>       recognized, the Guyana Chapter will from time to time attend as well as
>>       host events. At these events we will be sure to have flyers, membership
>>       applications and brochures available for prospective members to learn more
>>       about Internet Society Guyana Chapter.
>>       - Membership drive – decide on creative ways each year at a
>>       specified period to recruit members.
>>       - Create a Campaign of "100 Reasons to be a Member of Internet
>>       Society Guyana Chapter"
>>    - Select members to participate in ISOC Next General of Leaders
>>    programme, Ambassadorship to the IGF, IETF, ICANN, OECD Technology
>>    Foresight Forum
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>>    1. *List of requirements*
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>>    - *Government Requirement*
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>> Register the organization as an Non-Governmental Organisation with the
>> Registrar of Friendly Societies, Ministry of Social Protection and Deeds
>> Registry, Ministry of Legal Affairs.
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>>    - *Individual Membership Requirements*
>>       - Citizen of Co-operative Republic of Guyana (by birth or
>>       naturalization)
>>       - Global member of Internet Society
>>       - Guyanese citizen will not be restricted to living in Guyana
>>       only, a member of the ISOC Guyana Chapter can also be residing outside of
>>       Guyana.
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