[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society 2019 Action Plan - please read and share

[Andrew Sullivan]

Chapter leaders:

How can we work together, as the Internet Society community, for an
open, globally-connected, secure and trustworthy Internet for
everyone?

To answer that question, we published our 2019 Action Plan today,
which the Internet Society Board of Trustees has just approved at its
meeting in Bangkok. It is how we will focus and organize our work
through 2019 and beyond.

Please read and share the plan:

https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2019/

This 2019 Action Plan builds on what we did in 2018 and applies the
lessons we learned. First, this plan makes a distinction between what
we do and how we do it. Second, it refines the campaign-led approach,
which helped break down internal barriers, by defining the criteria
for success or completion. Finally, this plan contemplates some
changes to the organization of the Internet Society to address
functional gaps that became clear in 2018.

We believe an open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy
Internet makes a positive difference in the lives of people
everywhere. More than 3.5 billion people around the world enjoy the
benefits of the Internet, but a nearly equal number remain
unconnected. Our work is to connect the unconnected to bring people
opportunity and to develop human potential. At the same time, we must
ensure that the Internet to which they connect is a network they can
trust and where their activity is secure. This plan serves as our
roadmap for our work in the year ahead to close this gap between the
world of today and our vision for the future.

As you will read in the plan, part of that roadmap involves the
planned launch of the Internet Society Foundation during the first
quarter of 2019. This represents an exciting new opportunity for the
Internet Society. It will enable us to further our mission and expand
our community and our impact around the world.  We will share more
detailed information on the Foundation in the coming months

With our vision of the Internet under threat, we have a great amount
of work to do. There are many forces challenging our view of the
future of the Internet. I ask you to read this plan, share it with
others, and join with me and the rest of the Internet Society
community to take action to shape the future of the Internet.

Best regards,

Andrew

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Andrew Sullivan
President & CEO, Internet Society
sullivan at isoc.org
+1 517 885 3587