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

[ANUPAM AGRAWAL]

Hi

To achieve the vision of ISOC - Internet for All, creation of chapters and
attracting more volunteers is the fundamental building block. On road to
this vision if creating chapters based on geographical boundary is
beneficial then that should it be and if making a issue based chapter then
that should be.

The chapter team in ISOC global is in no position to understand which one
should be the first. It should be purely first come first serve. I think the
incident in India could have been handled well if Bangalore would have been
made a issue based chapter and let Chennai have its geographical base.

In principal the byelaws should allow any ISOC Global member to become a
member of any chapter subject to Chapter approval. 

Regards
Anupam Agrawal
Chair
Kolkata Chapter of Internet Society



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Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC-DC bylaws - geographic restriction
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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&dis
cussionID=13361251
>>
>>
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