[Chapter-delegates] Application to start an Internet Society Chapter US Los Angeles and Southern California : Peer-Review

Mon Apr 8 09:55:18 PDT 2024

According to Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California>
the SOCAL area has a population of almost 24 million, larger than some
countries! So, very much deserving of Chapter representation.

I've been aware of efforts to get something going there since at least
twenty years back, and recognize that, ultimately, it was the
persistent efforts of the SFBay Area Chapter in engaging their southern
neighbours, that finally pushed this into fruition!

Joly

On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 9:22 AM Kyle Shulman via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Chapter Leaders,
>
>
>
> We have recently received the application below to start an Internet
> Society Chapter in *Los Angeles and Southern California*. I invite you to *review it
> and share your comments by 22 April 2024*.
>
>
>
> If you know of any active Internet Society members interested in joining
> this initiative, please let me know via shulman at isoc.org I would be happy
> to connect them to the volunteers who submitted this application.
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance for your feedback.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> Kyle
>
>
>
>
>
> *Chapter Application Los Angeles and Southern California *
>
> *A. Proposed name of the Chapter *
>
> The Los Angeles and Southern California Chapter of the Internet Society
> (ISOC LA-SOCAL)
>
> *B. Community of Interest the Chapter will serve. *
>
> The ISOC LA-SOCAL will generally serve individuals who live or work in the
> geographic area of Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern
> California from San Luis Obispo County and eastward to the southern border
> of California, with the understanding that all ISOC Chapters are not
> confined to geographic areas.
>
> *C. Purpose and scope of Chapter *
>
> The chapter will work towards:
>
>    1. Supporting awareness by building initiatives and outreach efforts
>    concerning internet connectivity.
>    2. Facilitating discussion of issues that affect internet users in the
>    community.
>    3. Furthering the community's participation in areas important to the
>    evolution and further
>
> development of the Internet.
>
>    4. Ensuring the community voice is included in Internet policy
>    development.
>
> *D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of the Chapter *
>
> *It is important that, besides drive and vision, there are also some
> concrete plans for what the chapter will achieve in its first year of
> operation. If you are unsure as to how to develop a plan, please **visit
> our resource page**. *
>
> In the short term, the chapter will aim to achieve the following
> objectives:
>
>    1. Establish a presence in the communities and build awareness through
>    partnering with existing organizations and promoting membership in ISOC Los
>    Angeles Chapter.
>    2. Policy development Global Connected Internet and Unrestricted
>    Reachability
>    3. Internet Access for Homeless Communities
>    4. Digital Literacy and Education
>    5. Establish a website and social media presence to promote ISOC LA
>    Chapter events and
>
> local initiatives that also support the ISOC and local communities.
>
> *E. Founding members of the Chapter *
>
> *Please list complete contact information and affiliations for all persons
> who will be working together to create the Chapter. A minimum of 25
> Internet Society members is required for a charter. Please supply their
> names. *
>
> Membership Tracking document - Current have 41 members signed up to ISOC
> and evenly distributed across industry, academia and other parts of civil
> society.
>
> *F. List of supporters and partner organizations *
>
> *Please list complete contact information for any organizations or groups
> who will be supporting or partnering with the potential Chapter. Be sure to
> indicate an individual or an individual’s role for each supporter and their
> contact details. We strongly encourage Chapters to take a
> “multi-stakeholder” approach to forming a Chapter. *
>
> Potential partners: Google Venice (and Jigsaw), County of Los Angeles, Los
> Angeles Jewish Federation, Discord, UCLA, AI LA, Left Field Live, City of
> Los Angeles, LA Rams.
>
> [image: page2image61765232]
>
> *Organization *
>
> *Status *
>
> *Sector *
>
> America on Tech
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> All Tech is Human
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> LA Tech 4 Good
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> Los Angeles Jewish Federation
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> AI LA
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> City of Los Angeles
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> Potential
>
> Government
>
> County of Los Angeles
>
> Potential
>
> Government
>
> LA Rams/LA Dodgers
>
> Potential
>
> Sports - Community (via Eradicate Hate)
>
> Disney
>
> Potential
>
> Film Industry
>
> Discord
>
> Potential
>
> Tech
>
> Google
>
> Potential
>
> Tech
>
> Left Field Live
>
> Potential
>
> Tech
>
> AirTable
>
> Potential
>
> Tech
>
> TikTok
>
> Potential
>
> Tech
>
> *G. Membership *
>
> We will establish the following communication channels:
>
>    1. A website to communicate events, recruit board members, share key
>    information, and raise up the voices of our membership and the ISOC
>    community-at-large.
>    2. A monthly newsletter to all members.
>    3. A Discord Server to communicate with members and document events
>    and a LinkedIn
>
> group to recruit new members.
>
> Founding Members
>
> [image: page3image61731424]
>
> *Name *
>
> Josh Steinberg
>
> Jakob Nielsen
>
> Liz Oh
>
> Kenneth Wyrick
>
> Bri Riggio
>
> Tom Thorley
>
> Joseph Benton
>
> Robert Gonzalez
>
> Jonathan King
>
> Jessica Dickinson Goodman
>
> Lianna Galstyan
>
> Carson Mobley
>
> Diana Ascher
>
> Daniel Zaltsman
>
> Karen Borchgrevink
>
> Garrett Allen
>
> Alex DeLarge
>
> Darren O'Connor
>
> Dominic Cutulli
>
> Lonnie Elijah
>
> Nathan Benavides
>
> Sean Clift
>
> Victor Salazar
>
> Yesenia Cisneros
>
>
>
> *H. List of requirements *
>
> We are in the process of establishing a new 501(c)3 to house this chapter,
> paying the $600 cost using a grant from the Internet Society Foundation
> (San Francisco and Bay Area Chapter).
>
> *I. Additional information *
>
> Our 25 founding members include past ISOC chapter board members from other
> chapters who have relocated to LA, so we are honored to start off this
> process with a lot of depth in the organization.
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> Kyle Shulman
>
> Senior Manager,
>
> Community Engagement
>
> Shulman at isoc.org
>
> ______________
>
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>
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>
>
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