[Chapter-delegates] [isdf] [isoc-members-discuss] Steps toward enfrancisement (was Just another disenfranchisement)

[Veni Markovski]

At 10:53 08-10-05  -0400, Gene Gaines wrote:
>I understand the ISOC Board feels they might lose control, or
>that they might hear from voices that are uncomfortable.

I don't think this is an issue at the Board today.
It's a different story that there are members who are not chapter 
affiliated, so they can easily say they are not represented. And they will 
be right! What we may need to do is to actually see who they are (most of 
them I guess may be in the USA), and what they actually want.
I think though it's time to open a good, positive discussion on how the 
end-users, the ISOC members, can be represented. This may include either 
have more Trustees, elected by individual members, or have more Trustees, 
being elected by the Chapters.

>I propose to ask our two chapter representatives on the ISOC
>Board to present a plan of action for ISOC members worldwide
>to have a reasonable way of becoming real members. That is,
>to have a way of joining, required to renew membership at
>specific intervals, to be truly counted as ISOC members, and
>to have some voice in ISOC voting.

Gene,
we actually have 3 representatives - me, Patrick and Rosa, all elected by 
chapters.
But I have responded to your proposal, even before I've read it. A 
disucussion - yes. May be even better - have a working group on that topic? 
Do you want to get in touch with Lynn and organize it?

veni