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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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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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<div class="gmail_default"
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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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:
<ul dir="ltr">
<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>
<ul dir="ltr">
<li><strong>Removed activity requirements.</strong>
The draft drops:
<ul dir="ltr">
<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:
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<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"
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href="https://www.obs-traffic.museum/sites/default/files/ressources/files/ICOM_WIPO_StandardFormRequestforMediation.pdf"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
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<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"
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</li>
<li><strong>Term (T&C 2).</strong> Substantively
unchanged.</li>
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<h3 dir="ltr">Drafting problems in the draft text</h3>
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<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>
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<h3 dir="ltr">Beats</h3>
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<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">I will recommend
to the NY Chapter Board that evidence be presented
showing the additions are likely to significantly
improve the identified problems<span
style="background-color:transparent">. All
suggestions should be carefully evaluated <span
class="Asgive ng"
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whether they are realistic for the</span>
primarily volunteer chapters unless ISOC agrees to
substantial funding.</span></div>
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