[ncdnhc-discuss] Join ISOC and save ORG ???

[Marc Schneiders]

On Sun, 2 Jun 2002, at 22:56 [=GMT-0400], Hans Klein wrote:

> The decision to open ISOC membership to anyone, free of cost, was
> accompanied by the decision to cancel the right of members to select the
> board.   So you can be a member, but you cannot exercise direct influence.

Thanks for explaining. I could have guessed...

> If that appeals to you, then you might be interested in ICANN's At Large
> Membership organization... :-)

Perhaps it is time to start our own membership organization? "If you can't
fight them, join them" doesn't seem to work any more.

> HK
>
>
> At 04:19 PM 6/2/2002 +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote:
> >Since it is not unlikely [yes, I am in a good mood today] that ISOC will
> >win the bid for ORG, we could perhaps all join ISOC, so we can influence
> >the future running of ORG?
> >
> >To join ISOC is now FREE for individuals. You can sign up at
> >
> >http://www.isoc.org/
> >
> >I do not quite understand the election rules which still indicate one has
> >to be paying to be able to vote.  Maybe someone who follows ISOC closely
> >can elucidate? Do individuals that join up (for free for a little while
> >now, as it says) have a vote? Or is it like the GA in ICANN? If that is
> >the case, well, forget about it then.
> >
> >Anyone who understands how this works in ISOC?
> >
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