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    <p>+1 Carlos and Dave. </p>
    <p>WYn<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/14/2026 8:44 PM, Carlos Vera via
      Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">Dear Chapter Colleagues,</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">As we review the candidates for
            the 2027 ChAC Steering Committee elections, I would
            encourage all Chapters to look beyond their campaign
            statements and consider their participation in the
            discussions that matter most to our community.</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">The ongoing Chapter DNA and
            proposed Chapter Charter Agreement processes provide a
            particularly relevant opportunity to do so. These
            discussions have raised fundamental questions about Chapter
            autonomy, governance, diversity, local realities, and the
            relationship between Chapters and ISOC.</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">I believe it would be valuable
            to hear directly from the candidates about their views on
            these processes, their participation so far, and any
            positions they have publicly expressed.</span></p>
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style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-weight: bold; font-kerning: none;">What
            have they contributed to these discussions? What is their
            position on the issues raised? How do they envision ensuring
            meaningful, transparent, and genuinely bottom-up
            participation by Chapters?</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">Not everyone has had the same
            opportunities to participate, and the absence of a public
            statement should not automatically be interpreted as a lack
            of commitment. However, candidates now have an opportunity
            to explain their positions clearly and demonstrate how they
            intend to represent the Chapters.</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">Leadership and representation
            should be discussed not only during elections, but
            throughout the year, especially when decisions affecting our
            Chapters are being considered.</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">I invite candidates to share
            their perspectives and Chapters to engage with them in an
            open and constructive dialogue.</span></p>
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style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-weight: bold; font-kerning: none;">The
            election is an opportunity to discuss not only who will
            represent us, but how we expect to be represented.</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">Best regards,</span></p>
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            style="font-kerning: none;">Carlos Vera Quintana</span><span
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          </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Internet Society
            Ecuador Chapter</span></p>
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        <blockquote type="cite">El oct 13, 2026, a la(s) 13:49, Flávio
          Rech Wagner <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:flavio@inf.ufrgs.br"><flavio@inf.ufrgs.br></a> escribió:<br>
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          <p>Hi Dave</p>
          <p>Thank you for this excellent comparison exercise using
            Claude.</p>
          <p>As already mentioned here in the list a couple of times, a
            second version of the Chapter Charter Agreement is being
            drafted. It will be shared very soon and will take into
            account all the excellent feedback already sent by many
            chapters and most of the issues they identified in the
            previous version. It will include a clear explanation on all
            the changes so far.</p>
          <p>Maybe it’s more efficient to wait until the new version is
            shared to run these comparison exercises.</p>
          <p>And of course, as also mentioned earlier, there will be
            many opportunities for an open and transparent discussion on
            this new version.</p>
          <p>Best,</p>
          <p>Flávio</p>
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style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Flavio and
                  others</div>
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                <div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">At the New York
                  Board meeting tonight, we are going to discuss the
                  proposed new chapter agreement. So I had Claude
                  compare the old with the new. </div>
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style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">I'm going to
                  suggest to our board that a wide open and transparent
                  discussion be initiated.  Since many chapters raised
                  serious issues on this list, there is clearly no
                  consensus and no multi-stakeholder decision-making so
                  far.   </div>
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style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">I'm deliberately
                  not listing particular problems until I discuss them
                  with the New York board in our meeting tonight.  </div>
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style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Here is Claude's
                  analysis of the changes. To keep the discussion on
                  track, please make any corrections. Some are trivial,
                  but please review the items that add requirements to
                  chapters. </div>
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                  <h2 dir="ltr">What the proposed Chapter Charter
                    Agreement changes (corrected)</h2>
                  <p dir="ltr">This compares the current agreement with
                    the proposed draft labeled “9 June Update:
                    Business-Friendly Format.” Section numbers refer to
                    the proposed draft unless marked otherwise.</p>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Format and framing</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Two-part structure.</strong> The current
                      agreement is one numbered list of terms. The draft
                      splits into “Charter Principles” (A: Chapter
                      Obligations, B: Internet Society Support, C:
                      Rejuvenation, Termination, and De-Chartering) and
                      a separate “Terms and Conditions.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Welcome-letter tone.</strong> The
                      current text opens “is pleased to grant… a
                      non-exclusive charter.” The draft opens “is
                      pleased to welcome” the chapter and adds a
                      paragraph on “shared commitment” and the “benefits
                      and expectations” of being a chapter. It still
                      “grants the Chapter a non-exclusive charter,” so
                      the change is in tone, not substance.</li>
                    <li><strong>No ISOC signature.</strong> The current
                      formal signature block (“IN WITNESS WHEREOF”) has
                      signature lines for both parties and Bellagamba’s
                      title. The draft has “Yours sincerely, Sebastian
                      Bellagamba,” with no title, and only an “Accepted
                      by Chapter” line. Yet T&C 2 says the term
                      begins “upon execution by Internet Society and the
                      Chapter.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Good standing tied to every obligation.</strong>
                      Section A opens “in order to remain in good
                      standing, the Chapter shall…”. Every Section A
                      obligation becomes a good-standing condition,
                      which then controls funding (B.1.b) and
                      termination (C.b).</li>
                    <li><strong>ISOC staff removed from the text.</strong>
                      The current agreement gives named roles to ISOC
                      staff five times:
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                        <li>advice on governance changes (2.b)</li>
                        <li>advice and assistance as a support item
                          (4.e)</li>
                        <li>exceptions to the naming rule (5.b)</li>
                        <li>waivers (8.b)</li>
                        <li>identifying compliance issues (8.b)</li>
                      </ul>
                      The draft refers only to “ISOC” throughout.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Legal entity and name</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>New entity requirement (A.1).</strong>
                      The chapter must be a not-for-profit “or similar”
                      entity <em>within the Territory</em>, formally
                      dedicated to ISOC’s mission. The current agreement
                      states the chapter’s purpose but doesn’t require a
                      particular entity type or location.</li>
                    <li><strong>Naming (A.2).</strong> The recommended
                      “Internet Society – [Territory] Chapter” format
                      stays. The draft drops the provision letting staff
                      grant exceptions “upon a showing of good cause.”
                      It adds that ISOC will use that name for every
                      chapter “regardless of the official registered
                      name.”</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Governance requirements</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Elections (A.3.a.ii).</strong> The
                      current text requires “a representative governing
                      body” with “regular and periodic transparent and
                      open elections.” The draft says only “transparent,
                      open elections.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Term limits extended to all positions
                        (A.3.a.ii).</strong> The current limit on term
                      length and number of terms now applies “across all
                      positions.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Weaker deference to local law.</strong>
                      In the current text, the election and term-limit
                      requirements apply “in accordance with local
                      legislation.” The draft drops that qualifier. It
                      keeps a general bar on conflicting with local law
                      (A.3.a.iii).</li>
                    <li><strong>Mandated officer roles (A.3.b, new).</strong>
                      Chapters must have the equivalent of a chair,
                      secretary, and treasurer, and no one may hold more
                      than one of these roles.</li>
                    <li><strong>Succession planning (A.3.c, new).</strong>
                      Chapters must build durable operational and
                      financial systems and plan succession to avoid
                      dependence on a single person.</li>
                    <li><strong>Residency (A.3.d, new).</strong> Elected
                      officers and board members must be primary
                      residents of the Territory during their terms.</li>
                    <li><strong>Open meetings (A.3.g, new).</strong>
                      Meetings may be held only in places or forums open
                      and accessible to all ISOC members.</li>
                    <li><strong>Member database (A.3.f).</strong> The
                      obligation is simplified. It drops the monthly
                      updates on pending applications and the carve-out
                      for “legitimate and demonstrable privacy
                      concerns,” keeping only compliance with
                      data-protection law.</li>
                    <li><strong>ISOC approval of bylaw changes
                        (A.4.b–d).</strong> Currently, chapters file
                      governance documents when chartered and are only <em>recommended</em>
                      to submit later changes, with staff advice
                      available on request. Under the draft, chapters
                      must:
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                        <li>hand over governance documents on request</li>
                        <li>submit any proposed change with its
                          rationale</li>
                        <li>get ISOC’s prior approval before adopting
                          any change</li>
                        <li>provide updated copies after revisions</li>
                      </ul>
                    </li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Activities and reporting</h3>
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                    <li><strong>Removed activity requirements.</strong>
                      The draft drops:
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                        <li>holding at least one mission-related
                          activity a year</li>
                        <li>maintaining an internet presence</li>
                        <li>giving ISOC an annual schedule of upcoming
                          events</li>
                        <li>the “best efforts” commitment to
                          high-quality programs and to using ISOC
                          materials</li>
                      </ul>
                    </li>
                    <li><strong>New annual report for every chapter
                        (A.4.a).</strong> It is due annually “or as
                      otherwise requested by Internet Society.” It must
                      evaluate the chapter’s impact, health, and
                      resilience, describe its activities and its
                      compliance with the Charter, and include a
                      financial report. Currently, activity reports and
                      records are required only of chapters that receive
                      ISOC funding.</li>
                    <li><strong>Health, resilience, and impact
                        obligations (A.5.a–c, new, all “shall”).</strong>
                      Chapters must:
                      <ul dir="ltr">
                        <li>engage members beyond the leadership</li>
                        <li>run transparent governance</li>
                        <li>seek diversified local funding</li>
                        <li>maintain frequent, open communication with
                          ISOC</li>
                        <li>recruit and mentor new leaders, with youth
                          as a “core strategy”</li>
                        <li>deliver “tangible outcomes” measured by
                          value rather than volume</li>
                      </ul>
                    </li>
                    <li><strong>Reputation clause (A.5.d, new).</strong>
                      All activities and communications must be
                      consistent with, and not harm, the reputation,
                      goodwill, or public image of ISOC, the ISOC
                      Foundation, or “the broader Internet Society
                      community.”</li>
                    <li><strong>ISOC membership for chapter members.</strong>
                      The current 3.c requires all chapter members to be
                      individual ISOC members and lets ISOC contact
                      them. The draft keeps only the 25-member minimum
                      (A.3.e). Because the draft also bars conflict with
                      ISOC’s Bylaws, the effect depends on whether the
                      Bylaws impose the same requirement. I haven’t
                      checked the Bylaws.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">ISOC support</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Shorter, conditional support list (B.1).</strong>
                      All of it is “subject to applicable law and its
                      annual business plan.” ISOC now promises three
                      things:
                      <ul dir="ltr">
                        <li>capacity building in nonprofit governance,
                          financial management, and communications</li>
                        <li>access to grants, conditioned on the
                          chapter’s Good Standing</li>
                        <li>communication channels</li>
                      </ul>
                    </li>
                    <li><strong>Support items dropped.</strong> By my
                      count, the current agreement lists about 11
                      support items; the draft lists 3, though the
                      draft’s are broader. The current list also
                      includes:
                      <ul dir="ltr">
                        <li>help with leadership development, program
                          development, and membership recruitment and
                          retention</li>
                        <li>policy and position papers</li>
                        <li>collateral materials and templates</li>
                        <li>access to the membership portal</li>
                        <li>staff advice and assistance</li>
                        <li>an explicit commitment to cross-chapter
                          collaboration</li>
                      </ul>
                    </li>
                    <li><strong>Bank account (B.1.e).</strong> It is no
                      longer required of every chapter, as in current
                      3.a.V, only of chapters that want ISOC or
                      Foundation funding. For those chapters it is
                      stricter: the account must be “dedicated,” “within
                      the Territory,” and a “regulated” financial
                      account, where the current text accepts an
                      “equivalent” one.</li>
                    <li><strong>Grant compliance (B.1.f, new).</strong>
                      Funded chapters must comply with their grant
                      agreements, which the UK called redundant.</li>
                    <li><strong>Data Sharing Agreement (B.1.g, new).</strong>
                      If personal data is shared, the chapter must sign
                      a separate agreement in a form ISOC provides or
                      approves.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Rejuvenation and termination</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Waivers.</strong> The current text
                      allows a staff waiver “based on valid reasons.”
                      The draft requires a “written waiver from ISOC”
                      and drops the valid-reasons standard.</li>
                    <li><strong>Voting suspended (new).</strong> During
                      rejuvenation, the chapter’s voting privileges are
                      suspended, and it loses grant funding. The current
                      text cuts off “fellowships or grant funding”; the
                      draft no longer mentions fellowships.</li>
                    <li><strong>Grounds for termination.</strong>
                      Termination can follow unresolved “Good Standing”
                      issues as well as compliance issues. The appeal
                      reference changes from Article IV of the bylaws to
                      the bylaws generally.</li>
                    <li><strong>De-chartering.</strong> The chapter must
                      stop using ISOC “materials” as well as the name,
                      logo, and tools.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Independence and public statements</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Opening qualifier dropped (T&C 1).</strong>
                      The independence clause no longer begins “Subject
                      to the terms of this charter,” even as the draft
                      adds new controls.</li>
                    <li><strong>New limits on public statements (T&C
                        1(iv)).</strong> Chapter statements must not be
                      “contrary to public ISOC positions” and must be
                      “professionally prepared and/or reviewed.” The
                      existing requirement to identify the chapter as
                      the source stays.</li>
                    <li><strong>No partisan politics (T&C 1.j, new).</strong>
                      ISOC funds, name, logo, materials, or tools may
                      not be used for “partisan political campaign
                      activity or similar activities.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Legal compliance moved.</strong> The
                      compliance-with-law and intellectual-property
                      sentence moves from the tax section into the
                      independence section, substantively unchanged.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Funding and tax</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Tax-status wording softened (T&C 3).</strong>
                      The current text says ISOC is exempt from federal
                      and state taxation. The draft says ISOC “may be
                      exempt from certain associated state taxes.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Funding obligations split in two.</strong>
                      Chapters with a funding agreement follow its
                      reporting terms. Chapters funded <em>without</em>
                      an agreement get the current obligations plus two
                      new ones:
                      <ul dir="ltr">
                        <li>use the money only for ISOC-approved
                          purposes</li>
                        <li>return it immediately on written request if
                          they can’t fulfil the purpose</li>
                      </ul>
                      The ISOC Foundation is now covered throughout.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Trademark</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>License (T&C 4).</strong> It now
                      covers “materials,” which the chapter acknowledges
                      ISOC owns. The current license is already
                      “revocable” and already subject to brand
                      guidelines “from time to time.” What’s new in (iv)
                      is that ISOC may <em>modify</em> the license “at
                      any time,” acting under the Charter or the brand
                      guidelines.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Liability, amendment, and disputes</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>Broader liability shield (T&C 5).</strong>
                      It adds “claims, costs, expenses” and lists
                      governance, operations, statements, contracts,
                      funding, and use of ISOC’s name and materials. It
                      is still one-way, with no reciprocal protection
                      for chapters.</li>
                    <li><strong>Amendment (T&C 6).</strong> The
                      90-day notice and “continued participation means
                      acceptance” terms are unchanged. A new precedence
                      clause says the Charter overrides ISOC’s online
                      policies and guidance “unless Internet Society
                      expressly states in writing” otherwise. My
                      reading, which needs legal review, is that this
                      could let ISOC change chapter requirements through
                      other documents without the 90-day process. The
                      2018 interpretive footnote the UK cites doesn’t
                      appear in the copy of the current agreement you
                      provided.</li>
                    <li><strong>Dispute resolution (T&C 7).</strong>
                      Unchanged. The ICOM-WIPO reference that
                      Switzerland flagged is in the current agreement
                      too. WIPO and ICOM developed those special
                      mediation rules for disputes involving cultural
                      heritage and museums, and mediation requests under
                      them go to the ICOM Secretariat at Maison de
                      l’UNESCO in Paris. <a
href="https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2011/article_0015.html"
                        target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                        moz-do-not-send="true">wipo</a><a
href="https://www.obs-traffic.museum/sites/default/files/ressources/files/ICOM_WIPO_StandardFormRequestforMediation.pdf"
                        target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                        moz-do-not-send="true">obs-traffic</a>
                      <ul dir="ltr">
                        <li><strong>Cost.</strong> WIPO’s standard
                          arbitration fees are $2,000 for registration
                          and $4,000 for administration on disputes up
                          to $2.5M, with a 25% reduction for SMEs of
                          fewer than 250 employees, which would likely
                          apply to chapters. The tribunal apportions
                          costs between the parties in light of the
                          outcome. <a
href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/arbitration/fees/" target="_blank"
                            rel="noopener noreferrer"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">wipo</a><a
href="https://sice.oas.org/dispute/comarb/wipo/WIPAR3e.asp"
                            target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">oas</a></li>
                      </ul>
                    </li>
                    <li><strong>Term (T&C 2).</strong> Substantively
                      unchanged.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Drafting problems in the draft text</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>“Successfully” for “successively.”</strong>
                      A.3.a.ii says “both successfully and in total”
                      where the current text says “successively.” In a
                      binding term-limit clause, that changes the
                      meaning.</li>
                    <li><strong>Undefined terms.</strong> “Good
                      Standing” is capitalized like a defined term but
                      is never defined. “Territory” is defined only as
                      the territory’s name.</li>
                    <li><strong>No ISOC signature block,</strong> even
                      though the term requires execution by both
                      parties.</li>
                    <li><strong>Broken numbering.</strong> B.1 runs a,
                      b, c and then jumps to e, f, g, and e through g
                      are chapter obligations sitting under “Internet
                      Society Support.” T&C 1 is lettered h, i, j
                      instead of a, b, c.</li>
                    <li><strong>Inconsistent names.</strong> The draft
                      alternates between “ISOC Foundation” and “Internet
                      Society Foundation.”</li>
                    <li><strong>Possible version mismatch.</strong> The
                      UK’s response numbers the officer-roles clause as
                      3.c, but it’s 3.b here. Hank’s, Amrita’s, and
                      Nicolas’s references all match this draft.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <hr>
                  <h3 dir="ltr">Beats</h3>
                  <ul dir="ltr">
                    <li><strong>The reputation clause (A.5.d),</strong>
                      combined with the limit on public statements,
                      could restrict chapters that criticize ISOC. No
                      one flagged it in the visible thread, though many
                      messages are clipped and the private submissions
                      are unseen.</li>
                    <li><strong>Support shrinks while obligations grow.</strong>
                      By my count, support items fall from about 11 to 3
                      while about 15 obligations are new or expanded.
                      France asked for templates, and the draft drops
                      the current promise of templates.</li>
                    <li><strong>The bank account moves the other way.</strong>
                      For chapters that need ISOC funding, the
                      bank-account rule gets stricter, eight years after
                      chapters say they were promised alternatives. That
                      account of the promise comes from Winthrop alone.</li>
                    <li><strong>ISOC staff vanish from the text.</strong>
                      Decisions that staff used to make, like waivers
                      and naming exceptions, now sit with “ISOC.” Ask
                      who makes them under the draft.</li>
                    <li><strong>The ICOM routing.</strong> A
                      chapter-ISOC dispute would technically begin at a
                      museums body in Paris. The error’s survival
                      suggests the clause has never been used. Ask ISOC
                      whether it has been. Chapter leaders date the
                      current text to 2018, but the copy is undated.</li>
                    <li><strong>The amendment back door.</strong> The
                      “unless ISOC expressly states in writing” language
                      in T&C 6 deserves a question to ISOC Legal.</li>
                  </ul>
                  <p dir="ltr"><em>Verification status — Fidelity: Full.
                      Both texts were read in full and every item was
                      rechecked; this version includes the six
                      corrections and the added omissions. It is not
                      confirmed that the “9 June Update” is the exact
                      consultation text. Reliability: Tier 1 for what
                      the documents say. The ICOM-WIPO scope and WIPO
                      fees are Tier 1, from WIPO and ICOM. The 2018 date
                      is Tier 2, from chapter leaders. The
                      amendment-clause reading is my interpretation.
                      Flags: [M] for my own analysis.</em></p>
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style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">----------------------</div>
                <div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">I will recommend
                  to the NY Chapter Board that evidence be presented
                  showing the additions are likely to significantly
                  improve the identified problems<span
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                    suggestions should be carefully evaluated <span
                      class="Asgive ng"
                      style="border-style:none;background:none">about
                      whether they are realistic for the</span>
                    primarily volunteer chapters unless ISOC agrees to
                    substantial funding.</span></div>
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