<div dir="ltr">Dear ISOC-CH members, <div><br></div><div><pre><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We cordially invite you to the ISOC-CH annual </span></font><span class="gmail-il" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">General</span><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><span class="gmail-il"><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Assembly 2018, which will take on </span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">27 April in Bern, from 18.15 - 20.00</b><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">, followed by a reception. Please register <a href="https://www.isoc.ch/events/general-assembly">here</a> to attend. The agenda for the General Assembly is provided below. </span></font></span></font></pre><pre><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;white-space:normal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:Hind,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Please note that the General Assembly will be preceded by a </span><a href="https://www.isoc.ch/events/vit2" style="color:rgb(0,75,138);margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Hind,Helvetica,sans-serif">half-day event</a><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:Hind,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">(14.00-17.30) dedicated to the implementation of privacy-enhancing standards for digital communication as part of the </span><a href="https://www.isoc.ch/archives/3017" style="color:rgb(0,75,138);margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Hind,Helvetica,sans-serif">Values of Internet Technologies workshop series</a><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:Hind,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">. The event is held at welle7 (situated 5 minutes away from the venue of the General Assembly). Registration is open at: <a href="https://www.isoc.ch/events/vit2">https://www.isoc.ch/events/vit2</a></span></span></div></pre></div><div><div>----</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:top"><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">AGENDA - GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2018</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Opening</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Election of two vote counters</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">3.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Agenda Bashing</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">4.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Presentation & acceptance (or rejection) of reports</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Preceding GA (minutes)</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Board (incl. Activity Report 2017)</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">3.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Public Policy Aspects committee (PPAC)</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">4.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Financial statement</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">5.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Oversight Committee</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">5.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Discharge of Board members</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">6.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Elections</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Members of the Board</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:66pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Members of the Oversight Committee</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">7.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Presentation & acceptance (or rejection) of </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Budget 2018</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">8.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">AOB</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">9.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Discussion with members: e-voting in Switzerland</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">10.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Closing</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(85,85,85)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:small"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:51pt;font-size:12.800000190734863px;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:small">According to our statutes every member has the right to propose an</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:small"> additional agenda items 20 days before the GA. If </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:small">you want to make use of this opportunity, please send your proposal to the Board <</span><a href="http://lists.isoc.ch/mailman/listinfo/announcements" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">board at isoc.ch</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:small">> and include:</span><br></p><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> - Description / background of the topic for discussion
- Is this item subject to vote (yes/no)?
- Estimation on time required for discussion
- Name(s) of the proponent(s)</font></pre><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span lang="EN-GB"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Proposals for additional agenda items can be submitted in writing to the Board by 7 April. The final agenda will be published on 12 April. </span><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Hind, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Best regards, </span></font></div><div><font face="Hind, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Roxana</span></font></div><div><font color="#555555" face="Hind, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></span></font></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>---</div><div>Roxana Radu</div><div>Chair, Internet Society-Switzerland</div><div><span><font color="#888888"><br>-------ISOC-CH------<br>Website: <a href="http://www.isoc.ch/" target="_blank">http://www.isoc.ch/ </a><br>Follow ISOC-CH on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ISOCSwitzerland" target="_blank">ISOCSwitzerland</a></font></span></div></div></div></div>
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