[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: Urgent: Signature of the updated ISOC Chapter Charter Letter

[Andrew Sullivan]

Dear colleagues,

I think it is quite inappropriate for me to discuss the details of a
particular negotiation with one group on this list, so I'm not going
to do that.  But I do wish to respond to something:

On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 04:22:19PM -0500, Dave Burstein wrote:

>       ISOC has dropped from 110,000 members to 40,000 members according to
> our own figures.

I disagree with this characterization.  In my opinion, we went from a
list of a little over 100,000 people of uncertain commitment to an
admittedly smaller list of confirmed and clearly engaged members.  My
view is that the second sitation is better, though obviously I would
prefer that we have a stronger membership with more people that are
all engaged.  Part of the point of the organizational changes
announced this week, bringing chapter relations and member relations
together in a single organization, is all about ensuring that this
critical component of our shared Internet Society remains vital and
grows.

Best regards,

A

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Andrew Sullivan
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