[Chapter-delegates] Be Part of History — Join the CCAP Proof of Concept

[Adebunmi Akinbo]

Dear Chapter Advisory,
This is a welcome development for all chapters.
Regards.
- Akinbo.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 8:42 PM Umut Pajaro Velasquez via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Thilina
>
> The Colombia Chapter is ready to contribute with this important project.
>
> All the best,
>
> Umut Pajaro Velasquez
> El 3/07/26 a las 17:52, Thilina Pathirana via Chapter-delegates escribió:
>
> Dear Chapter Leaders,
>
> The Internet has a history — and much of it lives in the archives, hard
> drives, and memories of chapters like yours. The Internet Society wants to
> make sure that history isn't lost.
>
> Under the guidance of the ChAC Steering Committee and ISOC/ISOC Foundation
> Staff, the Mexico and New York Chapters are launching the Proof of Concept
> (PoC) for the *Chapter Content Archive Project (CCAP)* — an initiative to
> preserve the Internet's history by collecting and safeguarding the
> documents, photos, audio, and video produced by ISOC chapters around the
> world.
>
> We're looking for *ten chapters* to help pilot this project:
>
>    - *5 chapters* for the *Archival track*
>    - *5 chapters* for the *Audio & Video (AV) track*
>
> *Archival Track*
> Participating chapters will contribute copies of historical documents and
> photos, preserved according to digital library standards. This involves
> roughly *4 hours total*: attending online meetings, receiving training on
> cataloguing and uploading materials to the CCAP Archive, and providing
> feedback at the end of the pilot.
>
> *AV Track*
> Participating chapters will dedicate *5–8 hours* to producing, streaming,
> and archiving audio/video content related to the Internet — training
> sessions, meetings, conferences, and more. This time covers onboarding to
> the production, recording, and streaming platform, plus uploading finished
> content to the CCAP Archive.
>
> *Timeline*
>
>    - *August:* Online introduction and Q&A session for interested chapters
>    - *Late September:* Selected chapters begin training
>    - *End of year:* PoC phase concludes
>
> *What You'll Need*
>
>    - *Archival participants:* a computer with Internet access (a digital
>    scanner is a plus)
>    - *AV participants:* a computer, camera, and microphone, plus Internet
>    access for recording and streaming
>
> Both the Archive and AV platforms run on open-source software, and
> detailed technical requirements will be shared with selected chapters soon.
>
> This is a chance to help shape how the global Internet community documents
> and shares its own story — and to have your chapter's work preserved as
> part of that history.
>
> Watch for details on the August introductory session, and let us know if
> your chapter is interested in taking part.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Thilina and Alejandra on behalf of the ChAC Steering Committee
>
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