Many Thanks Kivuva for this great information about our Chapter development. This shows that together we can make it greater. regards Daniel Omondi -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 1/7/15, Mwendwa Kivuva via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Subject: [isoc_ke] Internet Society Kenya Chapter 2014 year under review To: "ISOC@lists.my.co.ke" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 12:31 PM Happy new year. We start the year highlighting the Chapter’s achievements in 2014. Our membership grew past the 800 mark In 2014. We had the following programmes:1. Safer Internet Day held in February2. Kenya IGF held on 3rd July 2014. The report is available here http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/igf-initiatives/igf-regional-and-na... The sponsors were Microsoft, Ogilvy, Oakar, Kenic, Tespok, KHRC, iHub, ISOC, and Google.3. Watoto Watch safer Internet day. Cyber space security Parent edition by Watoto Watch at the Junction: http://192.185.143.243/~isoc/cyber-safe-parents-edition-event4. World Internet Day5. ICANN 50 remote hubs on June 26th 2014 on 3 locations. Kabarack University, Kenyatta University, and Jaramogi Oginga University6. NetMundial remote hub at iHub on 23 - 24th April 20147. DNSSEC training in conjunction with KENIC8. Roundtable lunchion with ISOC partners at China Plate9. At-Large Structure presentation on the Morning breakfast with Mr. Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN Vice President for Africa10. ISOC ALS hosted the ICANN VP for Africa on a talk to University of Nairobi Students-International Front:We had our members represent the society in many international fora including the African IGF in Abuja Nigeria, Global IGF in Istanbul Turkey, NetMundial in Brazil, ITU Plenipot in Busan South Korea, ICANN meetings in Singapore, Bueno Aires, and Los Angeles, and , IETF in Toronto and Hawaii, and ISOC Chapter leaders workshop in Dakar. We continue to have our members make positive impact in society by participating in many regional and global initiatives. We had Barrack Otieno elected AFRALO Secretary (https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+Regional+Officers), and Emphraim Kenyanito nominated to the UN MAG (http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article?id=2102:mag-2015).D... Muthoni was also feted as an Internet Hall of Fame inductee 2014 - Global Connectors (http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees) in a colorful ceremony in Hong Kong on 8 April 2014 We also had Individuals members attended Internet Society online training courses available at <http://internetsociety.org/what-we-do/inforum-learn-online> Year 2015 outlookWe are compiling list of events and will share with all members soon. We value your feedback on what you would like to see from the Chapter in 2015. We are also actively looking for more volunteers to take on positions of responsibility, organizing local meetings or also speaking at events. If you would like to organize an event or a gathering, please contact us.Finally, I want to wish you a Happy New Year 2015 on behalf of the Kenyan Chapter of the Internet Society. We hope it will be filled with more events than ever whilst improving the activities of our Chapter. Thanks for your support and involvement. See you on the Internet! Sincerely,______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc