[Chapter-delegates] Important Reminder: Systems Downtime (15-30 June) related to the transition to the new AMS

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Dear Andre,

your last communication regarding the roll-out of a new system was 16th 
June 2023. As we are entering the holiday season in Europe, yesterday a 
couple of colleagues asked me whether there was a new date for roll-out 
and if the ISOC Portal was likely to be unavailable soon, as we may 
launch into some updates and potentially filing projects for funding. We 
wouldn't want to be interrupted in the middle of this work. Just a quick 
update of where you are would be helpful.
Many thanks,

Olivier

On 08/06/2023 14:58, Andre Copelin via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> Dear Klaus,
>
> We understand that, as chapter officers, you rely on our AMS to manage 
> your activities, and the success of this rollout is critical to you.
>
> Please know that I am as eager as you are to see the new system up and 
> running and supporting the needs of all stakeholders. I, and several 
> others, are deeply entrenched in making this happen.
>
> To help our members understand what to expect, we developed a set of 
> FAQs <https://isoc.box.com/s/d4zt053guc8dmsmbj0rq6sr5a2ure4mh>. Our 
> responses to your earlier questions were included in the 2 June update.
>
> We are also working on the answers to additional questions we have 
> received, including yours. Please check back on the FAQ by the end of 
> this week; we'll have another update by then.
>
> If there is anything else you’d like to know, please let us know via 
> AMShelp at isoc.org.
>
> Thank you for your thoughts and concerns. We all have a vested 
> interest in making this transition a success so we can spend more of 
> our time and resources supporting our shared vision of an Internet for 
> everyone.
>
> Best,
>
> Andre
>
> *From: *Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org> 
> on behalf of Klaus Birkenbihl via Chapter-delegates 
> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 11:06 AM
> *To: *chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>, AMS Support <amshelp at isoc.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Chapter-delegates] Important Reminder: Systems 
> Downtime (15-30 June) related to the transition to the new AMS
>
> Andre,
>
> Just to stay fair: I checked the FAQ - and none of my questions was 
> answered. Maybe you referred to the Question:*What happened to the 
> requirements gathered in 2021? *Admitted there is some text pretending 
> to be an answer. But neither did we ever get an info about the outcome 
> and which requirements were accepted - nor did we see any requirements 
> specification for the vendors. So saying "The requirements gathering 
> in which the chapters participated was critical to selecting the right 
> AMS." isn't far from "shut up - father knows best".
>
> So here some further questions:
>
>   * For the sake of a minimum of transparency: can you please make the
>     RFI sent to vendors available?
>   * Was the RFI kind of an requirements specification (RS) or more a
>     generic "can you provide something cool?"?
>
>   * Some of the Chapters admins urgently demand since many years a
>     simple API to exchange data between local Chapter Admin Systems
>     and AMS - crucial to keep HQ and Chapters DBs in sync. (An option
>     to transfer bulk data might be a modest start.) Is this covered by
>     FONTERA? (I'd hate to repeat the rational for a decentralized
>     networked administration between HQ and Chapters).
>
> Best regards
>
> Klaus
>
> Andre Copelin via Chapter-delegates wrote on 02.06.23 21:20:
>
>     We have responded to questions received so far, including those
>     from Klaus
>
> -- 
> Klaus Birkenbihl
> Internet Society German Chapter (ISOC.DE) e.V.
> c/o ict-Media GmbH
> https://www.isoc.de
>
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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