<div><div dir="auto">In some jurisdictions this may also cause problems. Why limit the terms? If no new people want to serve, what shall a chapter do? </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 10:55 Joly MacFie <<a href="mailto:joly@punkcast.com">joly@punkcast.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Joyce,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks for this.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">My first question is on the term limits clause:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">(ii) establish the length and maximum number of terms that any individual may hold office both
successively and in total. </blockquote><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I think for many Chapters this alone would need by-law change, probably requiring an AGM or an extraordinary vote. At the same time it is so vaguely worded as to allow effectively unlimited terms. Is there a limit as to what ISOC would accept?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">j</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"></div></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_865344142124917467m_5541630619515794677WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">We understand that some of the changes in the agreement will imply some changes at Chapter level and we will of course work with all of you to ensure you can go through the necessary processes
at local level in due time. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">We will expect Chapters to sign the revised agreement before 1<sup>st</sup> of January 2018 to still be eligible for Chapter funding. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Therefore, I’d like to ask you all to review the attached Chapter Charter in <b>the next 30 days, until 31<sup>st</sup> August</b> and please contact </span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:chapter-support@isoc.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">chapter-support@isoc.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> with
any questions or specific issues you may have. A French and Spanish version will be available later this week.
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