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 >>>> >>> >>