[Chapter-delegates] [Fwd: Re: [isdf] Just another disenfranchisement]

[Franck Martin]

Please confirm the news below.

I think we were clear that non-paying members will not be second class
citizens to ISOC. I hope it is only a mistake.

Cheers


On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Stefan Probst wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> just saw that ISOC is implementing yet another step of getting rid of any
> influence from developing countries: 3 BoT seats for paying members.

>
> http://www.isoc.org/members/
> <quote>
> The Sustaining Member Level [SP: US $75.00 annual charge] will, in
> addition, be able to participate in election for ISOC Board of Trustee
> members as follows: once there are 500 such members together with 500
> individuals joining under or Organizational Membership plan, this group of
> membership will elect one ISOC Trustee each such year (for up to three such
> Trustees overall).
> </quote>
>
> My English is probably too poor to understand this sentence with the "500
> individuals joining under or Organizational Membership plan",



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