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<div>Dear Christopher,</div>
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<div>By their very nature the relationships between ISOC and Organization Members, and ISOC and Chapters is not symmetrical. Organizations who become ISOC members are set-up for purposes other than support of the open, interoperable, multi-stakeholder Internet;
some exist for profit, some for a cause or motive aligned directly (or not) with the values, mission and goals of the internet Society. They pay for the privilege of joining the Internet Society but are not obligated to pursue the mission of the Internet
Society. A simple cessation of the remittance or acceptance of dues ends the Organization's membership. Conversely, Chapters are chartered for the expressed purpose of supporting and pursing the vision, mission and values of the Internet Society, irrespective
of their prior organization charter or incorporation. Chapters do not pay dues to the Internet Society; they receive funds and support in the way of travel fellowships, event funds and other support not offered to organization members. The two components
(Organization Members and Chapters) fulfill different roles within the strategy and operations of the Internet Society. Nevertheless, with respect to ISOC governance, the By-laws Working Group and Trustees believe that the two components should have equal
voices.</div>
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<div>Understood in this light, there is no rechartering process for an organization member since none is necessary. However, within your comments is perhaps a different question. What steps would the Internet Society take were an organization member to publicly
support a position in opposition to the Internet Society mission and values? The answer is situational. For example, you are aware I'm sure that the ITU is an organization member of ISOC, highlighting one of our key strengths: our ability to convene parties
with differing, even opposing views, and engage a constructive dialog wherever possible. This has already occurred in the areas of digital intellectual property rights, Open Internet Standards, Internet regulation and other areas with divergent views of
the future of the Internet.</div>
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<div>I hope, Christopher, this provides some insight into the thinking and discussion that went into the formation of the draft of the new by-laws and gives you more confidence that the debate and adoption of these will address the shortcomings of the existing
by-laws, particularly with respect to the role of Chapters. </div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Ted Mooney</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>CW Mail <<a href="mailto:mail@christopherwilkinson.eu">mail@christopherwilkinson.eu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, July 22, 2013 12:26 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Ted Mooney <<a href="mailto:mooney@isoc.org">mooney@isoc.org</a>>, Chapter Delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>ISOC ADVISORY COUNCIL <<a href="mailto:isoc-advisory-council@elists.isoc.org">isoc-advisory-council@elists.isoc.org</a>>, WALLONIE EXCOM <<a href="mailto:comex@wallonie-isoc.org">comex@wallonie-isoc.org</a>>, Socis
d'ISOC-CAT <<a href="mailto:socis@isoc.cat">socis@isoc.cat</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Chapter-delegates] Update on By-Laws revision<br>
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Dear Ted Mooney and colleagues:
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<div>> e.g. there is no procedure for withdrawing 'chartering' of an organisational member.</div>
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<div>In the light of today's press reports, could we please have a public assurance that no ISOC Organisational Member is associated with current lobbying of the EU Institutions concerning the proposed Privacy Regulation.</div>
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<div><a href="http://elpais.com/internacional/2013/07/21/actualidad/1374420934_701911.html">http://elpais.com/internacional/2013/07/21/actualidad/1374420934_701911.html</a></div>
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<div>Many thanks and regards</div>
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<div>CW</div>
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<div>On 07 Jul 2013, at 14:39, CW Mail <<a href="mailto:mail@christopherwilkinson.eu">mail@christopherwilkinson.eu</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Dear Ted Mooney:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Thankyou for the three documents that have been distributed regarding the recommendations of the Bylaws working group. Recognising that there are some improvements proposed with respect to Chapters, may I limit my comments to the
need for additional changes:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>Chapter Membership:</b> Comparing Articles III and IV, it becomes clear that ISOC still does not accept Chapters as Members of the Internet Society. The rights of Organisational Members and Chapters are still not symmetrical;
e.g. there is no procedure for withdrawing 'chartering' of an organisational member.<br>
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The construct whereby Individual Members are members but without voting rights, whereas Chapters are NOT members, but do have voting rights, is bizarre to say the least.<br>
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Chapters have to be recognised as full members of the Internet Society.<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>Constitution of Chapters: </b>As has already been pointed out, the construct that Chapters are constituted only by pre-existing individual members is historically incorrect and currently politically inept.
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Furthermore, in present circumstances, the ISOC concept that individual members have to be registered in a central AMS database is no longer sustainable. The primary database for individual members will have to become the membership data of their respective
Chapters, in their jurisdictions.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">ISOC Reston would then have - the more manageable – option of maintaining a database of those individual members not affiliated to a Chapter.<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><b>Composition of the Board of Trustees: </b>The proposed balance between the technical and business community on the one hand and the user community on the other hand, is not yet appropriate. I have proposed before, and maintain
again, that a 50:50 relationship between Chapters and IETF+Organisational Members is necessary for the international credibility of the Internet Society.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">In all other respects, may I thank the delegates to the Working Group, the work of the previous Board Bylaws Committee and the ISOC staff for their time, patience and expertise in this matter during recent years.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Regards</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Christopher Wilkinson</p>
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<div>On 24 Jun 2013, at 14:19, Ted Mooney <<a href="mailto:mooney@isoc.org">mooney@isoc.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">To Individual members, Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council members,</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">After consideration of the legal and strategic requirements of the Internet Society and serious analysis of the views offered by its members and Chapters, the Board of Trustees (BoT) has asked the By-Laws
Working Group to share the Board’s recommended revisions with the community for a final review. The purpose of this review is to ensure that these changes are clear and understood before the Board votes on their adoption rather than to entertain at this time
additional substantive changes. These recommendations include a number of important updates. Some notable ones are:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">• Board composition<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">• Acknowledgement of Chapters, their voting and other rights and responsibilities,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">• The ability of both Organization Members and Chapters to form advisory groups<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">• The establishment of a process for Chapters to review and appeal de-chartering decisions<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">• Conformance with the laws governing its incorporation<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">We invite you to review the attached documents. The BLWG has prepared two documents for ease of review, one which shows the full text and where there are revisions; the other is a call-out of key issues
raised by the ISOC community. These documents will be presented to the Trustees on July 8, 2013 for the Board’s review and for iproposed adoption of the revised By-Laws at the July 22 meeting of the Board of Trustees.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">The attached final recommendations are the product of nearly two years of community consultations and careful consideration and debate by the Trustees. The period for substantive comment closed in January
of this year and all comments were thoroughly reviewed by the Board . In this final community review, the BLWG is open to comments only regarding clarity of meaning and language. We will reflect key the views on clarification <i>received by Wednesday, July
3</i> in our July 8 report to the BoT.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">The By-laws Working Group gratefully acknowledges the thoughtful consideration and willingness to engage from the Organization Members, Chapters and Individual Members. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">The Board of Trustees has taken community suggestions very seriously and Trustees have on many occasions expressed their appreciation for the valuable input they have received from ISOC Chapters and members.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">Once again, thank for taking time to review these documents for clarity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">With best regards,<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">The By-laws Working Group</div>
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<span><Annotated By Laws Final June 2013 [1].pdf></span><span><By-Law Final Updates - June 2013 clean.pdf></span>_______________________________________________<br>
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