[Chapter-delegates] Proposal to revise ISOC's mission statement

[Gonzalo Camarillo]

Hi Eve,

thanks for your comments. Elsewhere I have commented on the difference
between the mission statement and the highlights of activities. In
short, the highlights of activities is the *unmodified* list of examples
that was listed on the web page. While we may want to revise it in the
future, at this point we do not intend to do so.

I take note of your comments on the statement as well. Thanks!

Cheers,

Gonzalo

On 08/11/2017 9:16 PM, Eve Edelson wrote:
> I agree with the previous statements (and enjoyed the linguistic
> discussion).
> 
> A few thoughts:
> 
> 1. I am not sure the section "Together, we focus on" is needed, because
> the section "To help achieve our mission" spells out our focus.
> 
> [Maybe, in questioning that section, I am belatedly questioning the
> whole effort, something which I do not intend.]
> 
> Setting that aside:
> 
> 2.
> "Together, we focus on:"
> "  - Building and supporting the communities that make the Internet work;"
> 
> This seems admirable, but quite open-ended. Maybe that's as it should be.
> 
> 
> 3.
>  " - Advancing the development of Internet infrastructure, 
> technologies, and open standards; ..."
> 
> This seems redundant, because a bit further down, we see:
> 
>  " To help achieve our mission, the Internet Society:
>   - Facilitates open development of standards, protocols, 
> administration, and the technical infrastructure of the Internet."
> 
> 
> I hope my comments are not off-base; thank you for the opportunity to
> offer them.
> 
> 
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