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Hi,<br>
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You pointed very well where is the "misunderstanding". <br>
<br>
In that case ISOC (regional bureau heart of ISOC) should rename
itself<br>
to organization, foundation or something else and not "SOCIETY". <br>
<br>
The Chapters can be just "sort of associated members"<br>
of the organization or the foundation without any obligation and
without rights. This is another solution.<br>
<br>
However, most of us will stay as "society" in the framework of the
local legal frame (not for profit<br>
association of professionals in the area of Internet).<br>
<br>
<br>
With regards,<br>
<br>
Borka<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Dne 17.9.2012 13:03, piše President of ISOC Cambodia:
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/17/2012 2:03 PM, Borka Jerman
Blazic wrote:<br>
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I share the concerns of the colleagues already (veni, Peter and
the others)<br>
expressed on the list. An association is usually association of
members and they have<br>
the major role in the organization life. All other bodies are
set up for the members to channel<br>
their views, projects and work. This must be reflected in the
Bylaws. So far it seems that<br>
the all other parts of the organization are more important than
the membership.<br>
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With regards,<br>
<br>
borka<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
Thanks for sharing your view, saying that an “association is
usually an association of members and they have the major role
in the organization life” - but you say that in ISOC it “<span
style="text-decoration: none"><b>seems</b></span> that all
other parts of the organization are more important than the
membership.” </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">It does not only <b>seem</b> to be
so. The 22 August 2012<i> [ISOC] NEWS RELEASE: Internet Society
Welcomes Sofie Maddens as Senior Director of Global Services</i>,
says clearly how the Chief Operating Officer of ISOC sees the
Internet Society as it is now: </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>“The Internet Society is a global
organization, at the heart of which are our Regional Bureaus,”
said Walda Roseman, Chief Operating Officer of the Internet
Society.”</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">At the Annual General Meeting of our
Chapter yesterday, there was the question raised strongly by
Board and general Members why this is so, and if it is not
changing, what is the point of being Members? But these voices
were countered with reference to the role to play in the
changing difficult dynamics of the information society in
Cambodia, and to solidarity experienced from other Chapters. And
the hope that the Internet Society's new Bylaws would bring
fundamental changes.<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
Norbert Klein<br>
ISOC Cambodia Chapter<br>
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