Initially the chapter's primary focus will be to raise awareness in our community of the ISOC and its principles and goals. We will leverage professional networking and personal relationships along with local and online media to "spread the word" and garner support. Then going forward this chapter will act as a centralized force in this region for promoting the principles and goals of the ISOC both within our local community and around the world. This chapter will bring the numerous knowledgeable Internet professionals in this region together and unite them in efforts to promote the evolution and understanding of the modern Internet. The Internet Society, Colorado Chapter will also act as an environment for social and professional networking in order to build a more cohesive culture for Internet professionals and amateurs in this region. The chapter will organize events and projects to serve all of these goals. I believe that because of the concentration of highly intelligent and very motivated people here in this area, we will quickly become one of the more active and productive chapters of the ISOC.