I successfully paid my $25 via paypal. on Oct 6 2014 -. Invoice 0001 :) I'd suggest writing [log in to unmask] j On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Seun Ojedeji <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks for this detailed info. I remember I signed up to membership during > the IGF 9.... is there any update about membership confirmation/activities > (any list for members?) > > Cheers! > sent from Google nexus 4 > kindly excuse brevity and typos. > On 18 Sep 2014 18:00, "Avri Doria" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 18-Sep-14 12:05, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) wrote: >> > here here! She's the living fingertips and a resource for newbies >> > On an unrelated issue, I heard that Avri will be serving in the newly >> > formed IGF support forum. If I may ask, how is this different from MAG? >> > Where does the new groups mandate end? >> > Regards, >> >> I was (s)elected as part of the inaugural executive committee of the >> IGFSA, the Internet Governance Forum Support Association. >> >> This is a group, initiated with a grant by the Internet Society to raise >> money for the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) and for regional and >> national IGF type efforts. Since the IGF Trust only works for big >> donors who negotiate a contract with the trust, this is mean for the >> smaller contributions. It is one of 2, as far as I know, such >> fundraising efforts. The other being one initiated by Google. >> >> It is completely separate from the MAG, except perhaps for some of the >> same people being on both. >> >> We have only had one meeting so far and really have only gotten as far >> as agreeing to open a bank account in Geneva and on fundraising goals >> for the rest of this year and next year. I think we may have also >> started some subcommittee people who want to fundraise and publicize >> fundraising will be able to join, not exactly sure were wee are on that >> yet. We have a whole lot to talk about, but have not really gotten >> started yet. For those who have seen discussion on other lists about >> funding for travelers to IGF consultations, while that idea was brought >> up, it has not been decided on. >> >> The IGFSA has an open list >> <https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/igfsa> but it has not seen >> much traffic yet. It also has a closed executive committee list. The >> website is <http://www.igfsa.org/> >> >> BTW, Subi Chaturvedi, also a member of NCSG is also a member of the >> IGFSA Executive Committee. >> >> >> As there is more to say, I will try to remember to say more. Feel free >> to ping me anytime, the bot will respond. ( : >> >> >> avri >> > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -