Re: Proposal to revise ISOC's mission statement

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thanks

Scott


> On Nov 24, 2017, at 1:47 PM, Gonzalo Camarillo <gonzalo.camarillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi again, Scott,
> 
> to be clear, since I did not address the main point of your email in my
> response below; I agree with you the IETF should appear more prominently
> on ISOC's web page. ISOC's comms team is looking into how to make that
> happen on the new web page.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Gonzalo
> 
> 
> On 24/11/2017 5:20 PM, Gonzalo Camarillo wrote:
>> Hi Scott,
>> 
>> as you know, based on (among other things) your input, we have *not*
>> modified or removed the existing list of highlighted activities.
>> Additionally, the old mission statement did not mention the IETF
>> explicitly either. In short, nobody has removed the IETF from the
>> statements.
>> 
>> In any case, at some point we can think of updating the highlights of
>> activities in order to include the IETF explicitly and to update some of
>> the bullets.
>> 
>> With respect to raising funds for the IETF, I assume you are following
>> the IASA 2.0 discussions?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Gonzalo
>> 
>> On 24/11/2017 4:44 PM, Scott O. Bradner wrote:
>>> IMO - it will be harder to raise funds from some parties since there is no mention of the IETF on 
>>> https://www.internetsociety.org/mission/
>>> 
>>> I was talking with the CEO of a major Internet-related company a week or so ago
>>> and he brought up the ISOC seeming to soft sell its support of the IETF - his
>>> company has made significant donations in the past but he is now rethinking that
>>> 
>>> I find it irresponsible, at the least, that there is no mention of the IETF at least under 
>>> “Highlights of Activities” if one knows about ISOC’s support for IETF and squints just right one can read the IETF into a bullet - but why not just say it - is the ISOC ashamed of the IETF?  if so, why?
>>> 
>>> Scott
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 24, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Gonzalo Camarillo <gonzalo.camarillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> in my initial email, which started this thread, I discussed the
>>>> process we were following to gather feedback on the proposal to revise
>>>> ISOC's mission statement. The iterative process we used resulted in
>>>> the involvement of the board, emeriti trustees, staff, and the
>>>> community at large. We want to thank all of you for all the
>>>> constructive comments and suggestions. We have updated the proposed
>>>> mission statement in order to address all that feedback.
>>>> 
>>>> We just concluded a meeting of the Internet Society Board of Trustees
>>>> in Singapore.  As part of that meeting, the ISOC board approved the
>>>> new mission statement. The agreed-upon text is our best effort at
>>>> incorporating the dialogue that we have had with all parts of our
>>>> community. You can find the result on our new web page:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.internetsociety.org/mission/
>>>> 
>>>> Obviously not every single piece of feedback has made it explicitly
>>>> into the final version of the mission statement. Nevertheless, the
>>>> board has processed all the comments received and will be taking them
>>>> into account when working on strategies, targets, and action plans for
>>>> ISOC.
>>>> 
>>>> As I noted in my initial email, in addition to resulting in the final
>>>> revised mission statement, the whole process has been useful in
>>>> itself. The process has helped both the board get a better
>>>> understanding of ISOC's purpose and the community to get a healthy
>>>> sense of ownership.
>>>> 
>>>> In our meeting in Singapore the Board also approved ISOC's 2018 Action
>>>> Plan:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2018/
>>>> 
>>>> This plan provides the foundation for the work of the organization
>>>> both next year and in the years that follow. Our statement at the end
>>>> of the board meeting, where we also recognized the success of this
>>>> eventful 25th year for the organization, is at:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2017/internet-society-board-updated-mission-and-2018-action-plan/
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> Gonzalo
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 





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