[Chapter-delegates] Draft Affiliation Agreement Last call for feedback
Christopher Wilkinson
cw at christopherwilkinson.eu
Mon Sep 27 12:41:21 PDT 2010
Pour Memoire, CW
>
>>
>>> From: Christopher Wilkinson <cw at christopherwilkinson.eu>
>>> Date: Mon 6 Sep 2010 19:08:55 GMT+02:00
>>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>> Subject: Comments on draft Affiliation Agreement - CW
>>>
>>> Dear Anne Lord and colleagues:
>>>
>>> I wish to come back to the draft Affiliation Agreement which you
>>> have recently re-published.
>>> Admittedly, I have not followed this discussion closely in recent
>>> months, not least because I had thought that the outstanding
>>> questions had been adequately set out by ISOC Chennai last July.
>>> However, it would appear that the same issues persist, so please
>>> allow me to make some additional comments.
>>>
>>> Let me say, up front, that all Internet Society members want the
>>> Chapters to be effective, expanding and accountable, and that many
>>> of the performance standards and other criteria mentioned in the
>>> draft text are of great interest. The question is how best to
>>> achieve this:
>>>
>>> 1. Having re-read the ISOC Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, I
>>> find that - surprisingly - the category of membership of
>>> Internet Society Chapters is not yet recognised. I would suggest
>>> that before we go any further with this exercise, and particularly
>>> in the light of the Board of Trustees' decisions to enhance the
>>> role of the Chapters within the Internet Society, that we should
>>> begin with an appropriate amendment to the Bylaws providing for
>>> and recognising Chapter membership of ISOC.
>>>
>>> 2. The draft text presupposes an artificial dichotomy between ISOC
>>> and individual Chapters. If the Chapters are an integral part of
>>> ISOC, then one cannot reasonably ask them to enter into a formal
>>> agreement with themselves. Recall that for most of our individual
>>> members, their Chapter IS the Internet Society. Also, it is not
>>> clear who would represent ISOC in such an agreement.
>>>
>>> 3. Most Chapters are incorporated under national Not-For-Profit,
>>> or equivalent legislation. Before starting a process of
>>> negotiation aimed at obtaining a number of such Affiliation
>>> Agreements, world-wide, I would suggest that ISOC acquire
>>> information as to the scope for our Chapters to enter into
>>> international private agreements of this kind. Also, we should
>>> bear in mind that each Chapter's elected leadership is primarily
>>> subject to the internal control and assent of its membership.
>>> Accordingly it may not be wise to try and impose, externally and
>>> contractually, such performance standards and criteria, whatever
>>> their objective merits.
>>>
>>> Consequently I would recommend that the Spheres Labels group
>>> investigate the alternative of transforming this draft Affiliation
>>> Agreement into a bilateral exchange of letters between the
>>> President of the Chapter concerned and the Chair of the Board of
>>> Trustees.
>>>
>>> 4. The draft agreement's excursion into Intellectual Property
>>> ("ISOC IP") is bound to raise some questions. No doubt the
>>> Internet Society would wish to restrain eventual abuse of our Logo
>>> (although I am not aware of any such case). However, the
>>> "goodwill" associated with the Internet Society largely pertains
>>> to our Chapters in their respective geographical areas. It is not
>>> appropriate to suggest that such "IP" automatically accrues to ISOC.
>>>
>>> 5. Implementation: The negotiation, monitoring and sanctioning of
>>> such agreements world-wide could occupy significant staff
>>> resources over a period of years. I am not sure that this is a
>>> priority for ISOC. I would of course defer to the Board of
>>> Trustees in this particular matter.
>>>
>>> In any event, I would request that the deadline for additional
>>> comments be extended from 16 September to 4 October, or
>>> thereafter, following the INET and Chapters meetings in London.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Christopher Wilkinson.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------------------
>>> On 03 Sep 2010, at 07:12, Anne Lord wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>
>>>> I have previously posted to this list (see below) information and
>>>> an invitation to contribute to the ongoing work in the Sphere
>>>> Labels group. The group is helping to define a minimum set of
>>>> expectations about what it means to be an Internet Society
>>>> Chapter, which are captured in a draft Affiliation Agreement.
>>>> This is one piece of the work to revise the Chapter Policies and
>>>> Procedures.
>>>>
>>>> The draft Agreement has had review and feedback from members of
>>>> the Sphere Labels discussion list, the Chapter Taskforce, the
>>>> Lawyers and the ISOC Executive team. All the project information
>>>> (version 2 of the draft , a summary of feedback, responses from
>>>> the Taskforce and Lawyers and the next steps are available at http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Sphere+Project
>>>>
>>>> We would be very happy if you would like to comment on the
>>>> revised draft Affiliation Agreement. To do so, please join the
>>>> conversation on the sphere labels mailing list. To join the
>>>> list, simply send email to <chapter-support at isoc.org> or visit https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/sphere-labels
>>>> . The deadline for comments is 16th September.
>>>>
>>>> Sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to this work so far.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Anne (on behalf of the Chapter Taskforce).
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>> From: Anne Lord <lord at isoc.org>
>>>>> Date: 8 June 2010 2:15:48 PM
>>>>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>>>> Subject: Invitation to join Sphere Labels group (draft
>>>>> Affiliation Agreement discussion).
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>> Many of you may be aware that work is underway in the Sphere
>>>>> Labels group to review and revise the current Chapter Policies
>>>>> and Procedures at: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/policy/.
>>>>> There have been a series of conversations about what it means to
>>>>> be a successful Chapter, all of which are archived at: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Titles+Labels+Images&bl=y
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>> The goal of the work in the Sphere labels group is to develop a
>>>>> framework in the form of an Affiliation Agreement that shapes a
>>>>> partnership between ISOC Global and the ISOC Chapters which
>>>>> ensures a truly symbiotic exchange of value between both parties
>>>>> and makes a meaningful contribution to the overarching mission
>>>>> of the organization as a whole.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are interested to join this discussion you are invited to
>>>>> join the Sphere Labels group. You can subscribe to the mailing
>>>>> list by going to: https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/sphere-labels
>>>>> or simply email <chapter-support @ isoc.org>.
>>>>>
>>>>> Recent Activity:
>>>>>
>>>>> The group is currently discussing a draft "Affiliation
>>>>> Agreement" which is the output of a face to face meeting of the
>>>>> Chapter taskforce that met on April 27 and 28. Comments are
>>>>> invited on the document at: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=5
>>>>> from until June 30th. If you would like to participate in this
>>>>> discussion, we would invite you to join Sphere Labels.
>>>>>
>>>>> best wishes
>>>>> Anne
>>>>> (on behalf of the Sphere Labels group)
>>>>> ---
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Anne Lord, Senior Manager <lord at isoc.org
>>>> >
>>>> Chapter & Individual Memberships http://www.isoc.org
>>>> Internet Society (ISOC) "The Internet is for
>>>> everyone"
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>
On 27 Sep 2010, at 21:15, Anne Lord wrote:
> [Apologies for cross-postings]
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The purpose of the Affiliation Agreement is to provide a clear
> framework for the exchange of value between ISOC HQ and the ISOC
> Chapters, where none exists today. It defines a set of minimum
> standards to be considered an 'active' Chapter, and describes the
> support and resources available from ISOC HQ to help achieve that
> minimum. The emphasis is on helping each other to succeed in
> collectively advancing the ISOC mission.
>
> TRANSLATIONS
> The French and Spanish translations of the 2nd version of the draft
> Affiliation Agreement are now available (along with the English
> version) on the ISOC Chapter wiki at:
>
> * French: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=French+version&bl=y
> * Spanish: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Spanish+version&bl=y
> * English: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Draft+Chapter+Affiliation+Agreement+version+2&bl=y
>
> They are also linked directly from the Sphere Project pages: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=Sphere+Project
> , where you can find Version 1 of the draft Agreement and the
> summary of feedback from all stakeholders together with the Chapter
> Taskforce response.
>
> HELP NEEDED
> In the interests of getting these translations to you as quickly as
> possible, they have not been verified by native speakers. We would
> really appreciate your help. In addition to your feedback, if you
> spot any errors in the translations, please let us know by emailing <chapter-support at isoc.org
> > with details.
>
> TIMELINE
> The deadline for feedback has, by request, been extended to 29th
> October 2010. All feedback will be considered and collated for the
> Chapter Taskforce to consider. This process began a year ago in
> October 2009 (see: https://elists.isoc.org/pipermail/chapter-delegates/2009-October/005467.html)
> . This is now a 'last call' for feedback prior to the request for
> endorsement by the ISOC Board of Trustees meeting mid November.
>
> Thanks very much in advance for your feedback on version 2.
>
> Best wishes,
> Anne
> On behalf of the Sphere Labels Chapter Taskforce.
> --
>
>
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