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Sunday, April 18, 2010
1st fund-raising towards PacINET-2010.
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Friday, April 2, 2010
VU team in battle over pacinet-2010.org
by Matt Temar
The PACINET 2010 event organizers in Vanuatu have landed on a battle spot with their neighbor colleagues over the pacinet-2010.org website.
The local organizing committee decided to run a separate website and logo to the official PICISOC model which has been driving PICISOC for few years now.
The website and logo has drawn criticisms from the PICISOC community over its location and design which some member think it does not reflect the PICISOC spirit of ones.
Some members feared PICISOC could be fragmented over the opinion and having the information hosted somewhere does not centralize conference information.
However, spokesperson of the organizing team, Dan McGarry clarified Vanuatu's stand on the issue.
"The PICISOC board hasn't ruled on this yet, so please hold your criticisms. Naturally the Vanuatu committee will abide by whatever PICISOC decides",he said.
"Separate sites for recurring events are quite common throughout the world, from the Olympics on down", he added.
Some member's have backed Vanuatu's stand on the issue saying they see no harm with PICISOC and better to serve the purpose not only about PACINET 2010 but some Vanuatu sights that could be of significance during the conference period.
Lynold Wini from Solomon Islands who was heavily involved in organizing PACINET 2007 said, "I do see similarities between the Vanuatu case and our own in 2007. Back then we also made the arguments based on the Olympic model because we had wanted to use a different logo. However, we came to an agreement with the Board quickly to avoid potential problems".
"I see no malice in the Vanuatu initiative and perhaps it is also time PICISOC (board) addresses the expectations of its membership. We (members) have a responsibility to ensure that our expectations are aligned to ISOC/PICISOC ideals but it does looks to me that more and more people are beginning to think a like in regards to how PacINET is hosted and how we (members) do it. PICISOC must evolve and respond accordingly", he said.
Lynold stated another good point to support his statement when he wrote to PICISOC mailing list that, at this point in time and age, integration of varied systems is now easier done then said. Let innovation lead the way.
Franck Martin who is the Vice-Chairman of the PICISOC board said he is concerned about the availability of information when the domain renewal arrives and hosting provisions expires.
He was quickly responded by members that perhaps the PICISOC website can archive it once the event is over. The issue can be easily addressed by following systems administration best practices.
But there are also numerous concern about the administration of the PICISOC website.
As Daryl Moon mentioned, "We needed a place where we could present the conference in a new light and with a fresh new image. Obviously this is not welcomed. Sadly the PICISOC website does not look like it has had any major changes for many years and does not reflect well on an organization that represents the Internet in the Pacific Islands. It would be extremely difficult to attract sponsors and the wider community if it is dictated how and what tools we use".
With these being noted by the community, it is now up with PICISOC board to hand down their judgment over Vanuatu's position on the matter.
Till then, see you in the next edition.
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The PACINET 2010 event organizers in Vanuatu have landed on a battle spot with their neighbor colleagues over the pacinet-2010.org website.
The local organizing committee decided to run a separate website and logo to the official PICISOC model which has been driving PICISOC for few years now.
The website and logo has drawn criticisms from the PICISOC community over its location and design which some member think it does not reflect the PICISOC spirit of ones.
Some members feared PICISOC could be fragmented over the opinion and having the information hosted somewhere does not centralize conference information.
However, spokesperson of the organizing team, Dan McGarry clarified Vanuatu's stand on the issue.
"The PICISOC board hasn't ruled on this yet, so please hold your criticisms. Naturally the Vanuatu committee will abide by whatever PICISOC decides",he said.
"Separate sites for recurring events are quite common throughout the world, from the Olympics on down", he added.
Some member's have backed Vanuatu's stand on the issue saying they see no harm with PICISOC and better to serve the purpose not only about PACINET 2010 but some Vanuatu sights that could be of significance during the conference period.
Lynold Wini from Solomon Islands who was heavily involved in organizing PACINET 2007 said, "I do see similarities between the Vanuatu case and our own in 2007. Back then we also made the arguments based on the Olympic model because we had wanted to use a different logo. However, we came to an agreement with the Board quickly to avoid potential problems".
"I see no malice in the Vanuatu initiative and perhaps it is also time PICISOC (board) addresses the expectations of its membership. We (members) have a responsibility to ensure that our expectations are aligned to ISOC/PICISOC ideals but it does looks to me that more and more people are beginning to think a like in regards to how PacINET is hosted and how we (members) do it. PICISOC must evolve and respond accordingly", he said.
Lynold stated another good point to support his statement when he wrote to PICISOC mailing list that, at this point in time and age, integration of varied systems is now easier done then said. Let innovation lead the way.
Franck Martin who is the Vice-Chairman of the PICISOC board said he is concerned about the availability of information when the domain renewal arrives and hosting provisions expires.
He was quickly responded by members that perhaps the PICISOC website can archive it once the event is over. The issue can be easily addressed by following systems administration best practices.
But there are also numerous concern about the administration of the PICISOC website.
As Daryl Moon mentioned, "We needed a place where we could present the conference in a new light and with a fresh new image. Obviously this is not welcomed. Sadly the PICISOC website does not look like it has had any major changes for many years and does not reflect well on an organization that represents the Internet in the Pacific Islands. It would be extremely difficult to attract sponsors and the wider community if it is dictated how and what tools we use".
With these being noted by the community, it is now up with PICISOC board to hand down their judgment over Vanuatu's position on the matter.
Till then, see you in the next edition.
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