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>>>> The text below is a (simulated) 

Statement of an ISF organizing committee, to declare the extension of ISF

Its purpose is helping to  convey the basic message of extension  that anyone interested can find ways to participante in ISF  in an extended way, and with support of organizing committee

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Extension is a collective dynamic to provide access to the right to participate in the WSF process "from where we live and act for another possible world".  "extended"  participation modalities have developed since 2009, collective video-conference,  enlargement of activities on the internet, WSF cafés,  "local" activities, that is to say, far from the center of the SF event.

ISF organizing commitee is therefore announcing that "The Internet social forum  event,, with its main venue in (tbd) in (tbd date)   will have  an" extended "format to allow the widest possible participation of individuals and organizations who wish to participate in the World Social Forum process on occasion of ISF, wherever they are on the planet. " .

This has three implication that ISF organizing committee is  

• The ISF participation website will  allow 1/ the registration of activities "out of ISFcentric venue( tbd)" and "video conferences with ISFcentric venue( tbd)" and 2/ the early announcement of the will of the organizers of activities in ISF  to enlarge those on the internet, whether local or in ISF centric venue( tbd) , to allow remote participation in those
• The ISF center venue will have good quality internet connectivity
• An "ISF  extension commission" will be created to facilitate the  extension dynamic in ISF build up and mobiliizing process  1 / It will inform the potential and declared ISF participant  about modalities and dynamics of extended participation, and will accompany months in advance, the "actors of extension " 
  Whether you are or not based in ISF centric venue (tbd) , if you are interested to contribute to the support for the ISF extension in different regions of the world, which implies spending time on the internet  in interpersonal communication for this in the coming months, contact us (tbd) 

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Presentation of  an ISF extension commission,

It is adapted from  presentation of extension commission of WSF2015 . Its purpose is helping to  figure out what "extension commssion of ISF" can be doing 

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Extension is a collective dynamics aiming at providing access to the "right to participate in the WSF process "from where we live and act for another possible world". "Extended" participation modalities have developed since 2009 : collective video-conference,  meeting on enlargement of activities on the internet , WSF internet café, "local" activities, that is to say, far from the ISF centric venue.

  "ISF, as a  thematic social forum about Internet has an" extended "format to allow the widest possible participation from people and organizations that wish to participate in the World Social Forum process, wherever they are on the planet. Website (tbd) will allow registration of ISF activities "outside ISF centric venue ( TBD)   'and' video conferences with ISF centric place"

An ISF  "extension" commission can be responsible for facilitating the extension dynamics for ISF first edition

• 1 / It provides information on extended participation modalities in ISF  on ISF communicaiton and participation websites ( tbd)   and www.openfsm.net  websites 
  
  
• 2 / , together with ISF mobilization commission, It accompanies, months in advance, the "ISF extension actors"  that is :
•  -on the one hand, people who are not coming to ISF centric venue, and wish, with their organization, to set up in their city local ISF activities, and video-conferences with people in ISF centric venue,  ISF internet Café spots, etc ..
• -on the other hand, people coming to ISF centric venue,  and wishing to contribute to local activities before leaving their home region, or to enlarge on the internet their activities in ISF centric venue, in order  to involve their networks, or to volunteer for remote interventions in other ISF local activities during or after their stay in ISFcentric venue

To make yourself visible from the ISF extension commission, as a potential participant in the ISF  process extension dynamics, you can answer some questions on the online participation form here : (tbd)   

• 3 / the commission cares, in cooperation with other commissions (logistics and program) about preparing the greeting, in the website, then direct or via internet, of actors of extension on ISF centric venue. It ensures that a quality Internet connection is accessible as widely as possible  for enlargement on the internet of ISF centric program activities..  
• It runs a "ISF tele-center ": a set of rooms dedicated to host collective video conference activities,  and host main room ISF internet café  
  
  
• 4 / Within the ISF extension commission,  volunteers tasks are shared  to inform about the extension, to support the other ISF commissions in enlarging their ISF preparation  meetings on internet,  to accompany the actors of the extension in the preparation of their extended activities, to preparing schemes and  modalities for hosting  and supporting extension in ISF centric venue
• To do this, volunteers use the ISF registration participaton website ( tbd) and  use a collaborative workspace in www.openfsm.net  , you can visit: http://openfsm.net/projects/extensionfsm2015  .
• To show your interest for being part of ISF  extension dynamics , write to :( tbd)  

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