[kictanet] Internet Society (ISOC) will be forming Regional Policy Advisory Groups

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If you are interested, please send an email to: rpag-africa at isoc.org
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ISOC to form regional policy advisory groups

Call for Expressions of Interest

The Internet Society (ISOC) will be forming Regional Policy Advisory
Groups (RPAGs) to assist realize one of its key goals, that of further
internationalizing its public policy work. An RPAG will be created for
each region and will assist ISOC tailor its public policy activities at
a regional and global level.  The Regional Policy Advisory Groups will
comprise a small number of experienced and articulate policy advisor
volunteers.

The RPAGs' role will be, inter alia, to actively work within ISOC and to
provide advice as to the formation of ISOC policy programs and
activities in region, identify and engage with influential thinkers and
public policy makers as needed, contribute to shaping and supporting the
focus and formation of the ISOC Regional Bureaus, and to promote and
pursue the policy goals of the Internet Society as per the Strategic
Operating Plan (www.isoc.org/isoc/mission/).

The Regional Policy Advisory Groups will be managed by ISOC's Policy
Director. Each RPAG will comprise individuals selected by the Internet
Society from within each region and appointed for a year. The advisory
nature of the RPAGs must be emphasized and the RPAGs themselves will
have no particular legal standing, etc. The RPAGs will be supported via
electronic means, with conference calls and meetings as needed. The
RPAGs may be asked to represent ISOC interests’ vis-à-vis policy makers
and influencers, and to support, as agreed, Chapter and Bureau activities.

Those interested in being considered for a position on a Regional Policy
Advisory Group should be recognized policy leaders and be committed to,
and comfortable articulating, the principles, values and vision of the
Internet Society.

The Regional Policy Advisory Groups will be established on a staggered
basis. We are currently seeking expressions of interest for two regions,
Africa and North America. If you are interested in being considered for
either, please respond to the appropriate e-mail address below with CV
and cover note:

rpag-africa at isoc.org
rpag-northamerica at isoc.org