@gidyn wrote:
Long gone are the days when the primary mediums for networking were in-person events and local gatherings. In an age when events are global, meetings are virtual, and the primary means of communication do not care for geography, local chapters may be something of an anachronism.
I know in my area, one of the challenges may be that other groups have been much more established. For example, my local ISSA chapter was fairly well established, but even pre-Covid it started to scale back. There were also a couple of very active user groups that were great resources with monthly meetings, etc. As such, my local (ISC)2 chapter started out playing third fiddle to these groups.
I think the assessment that virtualized meetings have taken over the space (due to logistics, cost, etc.) is very accurate. I think another factor is just real estate. Nearly every company I know of is cutting back on space post-Covid. If the (ISC)2 is considering a chapter reboot, maybe it would make sense to introduce virtual chapters that were associated by industry or interest rather than geography? I do prefer in-person meetings, but we have entered an age of being more physically isolated (driven by a range of reasons).
