[Chapter-delegates] Application to form a Special Interest Group

[John More]

I fully support this initiative with the following comment.  The one question I have and it is raised by the use of the word “Observatory/Observatorio”.  This word suggests to me that the SIG will be monitoring and not an action group.  We have more than  enough institutions and organizations monitoring cybersecurity issues, what a SIG from the Internet Society needs to be doing is organizing actions, not just providing information.

John More

John More
Co-Convenor & Treasurer
The Greater Washington DC Chapter 
       of the Internet Society
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> On May 10, 2017, at 10:14 PM, Gihan Dias <gihan at uom.lk> wrote:
> 
> On 10/05/2017 20:34, Kyle Shulman wrote:
>> 
>> The following application to start the Global Cybersecurity Observatory SIG has been received. It is being sent to the chapter delegates community for peer comment and review. Please note that the SIG is not yet formed and has not officially been recognized by the Internet Society. The period allowed for comments is two weeks from today and the deadline is 24th May 2017. 
>> 
> This is a very good initiative, and should be supported.
> 
> I have an issue wit the English word "Observatory" which has been translated from "Observatorio". In English, it has the connotation of observing but not changing. I believe the aim of this group is not only to observe, but to take action.
> 
> Therefore, I suggest  name such as Cybersecurity SIG.
> 
> Also, what would be the working language of the group?
> 
> Gihan
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