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ISTF Status Report December 10, 2000: Organizational Update

Key updates from the ISTF report including newly elected members, working groups, and upcoming initiatives presented at conferences.

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ISTF Status Report December 10, 2000: Organizational Update

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  1. ISTF Status Report December 10, 2000 Vint Cerf

  2. Organizational Structure • Steering Group (ISSG) elected • Election.com conducted the international election online on behalf of ISTF • 24 members elected for 1, 2 or 3 year terms • Chairman selected by ISOC BoT • New Chair, Christine Maxwell, Dec 2000 • Working Groups continue to form

  3. The New ISSG • 1 year terms: Wawa A. Ngenge (CM), Christian de Larrinaga (UK), Alejandro Pisanty (MX), Rosa Delgado (PE), Jun Murai (JP), Veni Markovski (BG), Jeremy Hunsinger (US), Sam Kritikos (?) • 2 year terms: Christine Maxwell (FR, Chair), Michael Burks (US), Cynthia Waddell (US), Sam Lanfranco (CA), Mark Perkins (Noumea), Stefan Probst (VN), Lajos Balint (HU), Ted Gavin (US) • 3 year terms: Parry Aftab (US), Marie-Anne Delahaut (BE), Jonathan Robin(FR), Chris Kwan (AU), Hans Klein (US), Costas Popotas (LU), Chris Zielinski (UK), Ian Peter (UK?)

  4. Working Groups • Accessibility Working Group • Privacy and Security Working Group • Public Software Working Group • --------------in formation--------------------- • Cultural & Language Diversity Working Gp • Education Working Group

  5. Support Functions • STF DOC editor – David Nordfors • ISTF Webmaster – Sheryl Hiatt (*) • ISTF Mailing List master – Sheryl Hiatt (*) • (*) courtesy of Lyris

  6. Activities/Events • "Global Trends that will Impact Universal Access to Information Resources“ report by ISTF/ISOC presented at UNESCO INFOETHICS Conference Nov 13-15, 2000 (Christine Maxwell et al) • UNESCO: ISOC NGO Status November 11, 2000 • Creating Digital Dividends, Oct 17, 2000 (Cerf) • ISTF meeting INET99, Yokohama, July 1999 • Various press releases (disabilities, digital signatures, NGO/ISOC, …)

  7. Initiatives • Cyberspace Research Institute • Prof. Shalini Venturelli, American University, Washington, DC (in coordination with Christine Maxwell) • Possible Rockefeller, MacArthur Foundation funding • INET2001 Session(s) – Access, Privacy and Security, …

  8. Recommendations • Funding initiatives for the support of ISTF • ISOC Platinum Member support • Foundation Grants, Gov’t and UN sources • Personal Donations • Coordination with ISOC VP Public Policy • Cyberspace Research Institute MOU • Accelerate Working Group activities

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