<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Ted Mooney and colleagues:<div><br></div><div>> e.g. there is no procedure for withdrawing 'chartering' of an organisational member.</div><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Many thanks and regards</div><div><br></div><div>CW</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 07 Jul 2013, at 14:39, CW Mail <<a href="mailto:mail@christopherwilkinson.eu">mail@christopherwilkinson.eu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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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<li><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><br>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><br>Chapters have to be recognised as full members of the
Internet Society.<br><br>
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</li><li><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. <br><br>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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</li><li><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></li></ol><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><div><br></div><div><div>On 24 Jun 2013, at 14:19, Ted Mooney <<a href="mailto:mooney@isoc.org">mooney@isoc.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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</div><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><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div><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><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div><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><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div><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><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">With best regards,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; ">The By-laws Working Group</div>
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