[Chapter-delegates] [Sphere-consult] - Procedures for conducting a consultation with Chapters and ISOC Global - final documents now available

[Joly MacFie]

This is good work. Compliments to all involved.

I have briefly noted it on http://www.isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=186

Who's ready to kick one off using the new guidelines? Veni? Rudi?

j

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Anne Lord <lord at isoc.org> wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> In 2008, as many of you know, Chapter leaders identified a need for
> procedures describing how to conduct a consultation between ISOC Global and
> ISOC Chapters. A voluntary work group consisting of ISOC individual members,
> Chapter leaders and staff was established as part of the Sphere Project
> (http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Sphere+Project) called
> "Sphere Consult". As part of the process the group tested their own
> procedures by launching a consultation on the proposed consultation
> procedures and the process was also used by Bill Graham as part of a policy
> consultation.
>
> The resulting document "Procedures for conducting a consultation with
> Chapters and ISOC Global"
> (http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/guidelines/consultation_procedures.shtml)
> was recently approved by the ISOC Executive team.  A template ""Best
> Practice" summary guidelines for conducting a Consultation in ISOC" was also
> developed as a helpful summary for anyone wishing to conduct a consultation.
> Both the 'consultation guideline' and the template document can be found
> linked from:  http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/guidelines/.  The procedures
> document has also been translated into French and Spanish and will be
> available on the website soon after a review has been completed.  The
> document is also linked off the ISOC Public Policy page:
> http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/.
>
> On behalf of the Sphere Consult project group, we hope that the resulting
> documents are useful to anyone in ISOC wishing to conduct a consultation.
>
> My sincere thanks to all those who were involved in the work, in particular
> Fred Baker who chaired the group, Susan Estrada for her part in writing up
> the original draft of the document and everyone who participated in the
> Sphere Consult discussions and conference calls. Now that the work of the
> group is over, the group will be closed.
>
> Thank you and best wishes,
>
> Anne
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