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

Mon Apr 8 15:36:44 PDT 2024

Congratulations to the members that have submitted such an application. I
wish them all success towards a bigger and better future of the Internet
Society.
Sincerely,

Dr. Luis M Martinez
Member of the Board of Trustees

On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:22 AM Kyle Shulman via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Chapter Leaders,
>
>
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> 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*.
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> 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.
>
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> Thank you in advance for your feedback.
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>
> Best Regards,
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> Kyle
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> *Chapter Application Los Angeles and Southern California *
>
> *A. Proposed name of the Chapter *
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> 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:
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>    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]
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> *Organization *
>
> *Status *
>
> *Sector *
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> America on Tech
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> Potential
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> Civil Society
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> All Tech is Human
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
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> LA Tech 4 Good
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> Los Angeles Jewish Federation
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
>
> AI LA
>
> Potential
>
> Civil Society
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> City of Los Angeles
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> Potential
>
> Government
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> County of Los Angeles
>
> Potential
>
> Government
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> 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
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> TikTok
>
> Potential
>
> Tech
>
> *G. Membership *
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> We will establish the following communication channels:
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>    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
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> [image: page3image61731424]
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> *Name *
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> Josh Steinberg
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> Jakob Nielsen
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> Liz Oh
>
> Kenneth Wyrick
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> Bri Riggio
>
> Tom Thorley
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> Joseph Benton
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> Robert Gonzalez
>
> Jonathan King
>
> Jessica Dickinson Goodman
>
> Lianna Galstyan
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> Carson Mobley
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> Diana Ascher
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> 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
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> Senior Manager,
>
> Community Engagement
>
> Shulman at isoc.org
>
> ______________
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