[Chapter-delegates] Translated versions of the Draft Affiliation Agreement now available - Last call for feedback

[Grigori Saghyan]

Dear Colleagues,
Any ISOC chapter is a branch of ISOC. In this situation ISOC chapters
have to operate according to ISOC regulations. But, besides these
regulations, there are also local regulations for each chapter in
each country; in some countries the regulations are liberal, in other countries
not so much liberal and do not welcome any foreign influence.
In this situation a reasonable  solution may be to identify ISOC  as
a union of ISOC chapters, where all of participants  are independent.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is
an example of such approach. Of course, ISOC has its own traditions,
and in our case ISOC can act, let us say,  as the "first among others" -
it can develop policy, recommend best practice, provide grants, in
other words, it can continue its current activities.
Grigori Saghyan
ISOC.AM



On 28.09.2010 1:15, 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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