[Chapter-delegates] ISOC-DC bylaws - geographic restriction clause

[Alejandro Pisanty]

Hi,


tread with care. Be there or not formal geographic restrictions, 
infelicitous situations like the recent one between two chapters in India 
should not reappear if at all avoidable.

Alejandro Pisanty


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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, John More wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:13:55 -0500
> From: John More <j_more at mindspring.com>
> To: Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com>
> Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC-DC bylaws - geographic restriction
>     	clause
> 
> I have not looked at Bylaws recently.  I don't think we have an issue with removing a geographic restriction.  I would be interested also in hearing from other chapters.
>
> John More
> On Feb 10, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:
>
>> The ISOC-DC chapter in formation are in the process of formulating a
>> set of by-laws.
>>
>>
>>
>> James Galvin has questioned a geographic restriction to the effect
>> that members must be from the local area.
>>
>> Drafter James More responded  that 1) other chapters have geographic
>> boundaries, and 2) the restriction could be removed.
>>
>> Does any other chapter have such a restriction?
>>
>> I am just beginning the process of reconciling ISOC-NY's internal
>> membership roster with the new ISOC AMS.
>>
>> First thing I notice is that there are a number of new international
>> members of whom I was unaware. I believe this may be a function of the
>> new sign up procedure where one is presented with a full page of every
>> chapter and can click on as many as one wishes before hitting join. If
>> you are going to have such a restriction, you'll have to get it
>> hardwired into the AMS. I don't believe there's any approval process
>> in there at preent but I could be wrong.
>>
>>
>> draft:http://isoc-dc.org/docs/
>>
>> comments: http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=2117168&discussionID=13361251
>>
>>
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