[Chapter-delegates] Pour Memoire: ISOC ByLaws - Proposed Amendments for Chapter membership

Tue Aug 2 08:11:58 PDT 2011

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I attended the AGA in Quebec City (of course) and the membership issues 
brought up turned into a brainstorming of the BoT with a diversity of 
comments. My understanding is that the membership status is in an 
«unconfort zone». As you mention Alejandro, there will be much to 
discuss in the next months. A revision of the bylaws (or a 
clarification) must end up into a win-win for ISOC and the Chapters.

I want to thank Christopher for bringing that situation up.

Louis Houle
Président
La Société Internet du Québec (ISOC Québec)
Louis.Houle at isocquebec.org

Le 2011-07-30 11:08, Alejandro Pisanty a écrit :
> Christopher,
>
> thanks - personally - for this communication to the Board of Trustees, 
> of which this weekend's is my last session.
>
> For all I know, the Board has taken note of your contribution and I 
> support the decision not to act on it now.
>
> The Bylaws revision that is ongoing is minimal and meant only to solve 
> some specific problems that have arisen with legal compliance and one 
> practicality - of certain size, no doubt - for the Board itself.
>
> When the issue of revising the bylaws was first brought up the 
> Trustees discussed several larger-scale issues that would also need be 
> taken up and we all agreed that any major revision has to be made with 
> a well-guided, very participative open process.
>
> I hereby make the commitment to follow up on that process as I leave 
> the Board and continue my duties as an ISOC member and chapter leader. 
> There will be much to discuss and we must take into account the 
> immense diversity of views among us.
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
>
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> On Sat, 30 Jul 2011, Christopher Wilkinson wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:59:36 +0200
>> From: Christopher Wilkinson <cw at christopherwilkinson.eu>
>> To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Cc: ISOC Chapter Support <chapter-support at isoc.org>,
>> executif at wallonie-isoc.org
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Pour Memoire: ISOC ByLaws - Proposed 
>> Amendments
>> for Chapter membership
>>
>> Dear Members of the Board of Trustees:
>>
>> With reference to the discussion this afternoon of the proposed 
>> amendments to the ISOC Bylaws, allow me to recall the draft amendment 
>> which I submitted to Chapter Support on 18 November 2010 following 
>> the discussion at the London INET/Chapters meetings in London.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Christopher Wilkinson
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> INTERNET SOCIETY BYLAWS
>>
>> . . . .
>>
>> Article VI – Membership (now proposed Article V)
>>
>> Section 1.
>>
>> The Society shall have three classes of members: Chapter Members, 
>> Organizational Members and Individual Members.
>>
>> Section 1 bis.
>>
>> The Society shall have Chapter Members in those countries, regions 
>> and cities where Internet Society Chapters may be created and 
>> endorsed by the Board.
>>
>> Member Chapters shall elect to the Board such number of Trustees as 
>> may from time to time be determined by the Board.
>>
>> Member Chapters may constitute among themselves Regional Associations 
>> subject to applicable local law.
>>
>> Section 2. Organizational Members [unchanged]
>>
>> Section 3. Individual Members [unchanged]
>>
>> Section 4. Founding and Pioneer Members. [unchanged]
>>
>> Section 5. The Board is authorized to add, delete or remove classes 
>> of members by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the 
>> members of the Board of Trustees then in office. [unchanged]
>>
>> Section 6. The Society shall have such meetings of its members as the 
>> Board of Trustees shall from time to time fix. [unchanged]
>>
>>
>> INTERNET SOCIETY ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
>>
>> . . . .
>>
>> Clause 5: The corporation shall have classes of members, and the 
>> qualifications and rights of the members, including any right to 
>> vote, shall be as provided in the by-laws. [unchanged]
>>
>> . . . . .
>>
>> ---------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18 Nov 2010, at 17:48, Christopher Wilkinson wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Anne Lord and colleagues:
>>>
>>> I recall that during the Chapters' meeting in London on 30 September 
>>> during the discussion of the proposed affiliation agreement, I 
>>> mentioned that it might be appropriate for the Internet Society 
>>> Chapters to be formally recognised as Members of the Internet Society-
>>>
>>> On reflection, and after researching this question somewhat, it 
>>> would appear to me to be rather curious, if not anomalous, that on 
>>> the one hand the Internet Society Articles of Incorporation require 
>>> that the voting rights of our Members should be provided for in the 
>>> Bylaws (and that the Chapters do in fact elect Trustees), but that 
>>> on the other hand there is no provision in the Bylaws for the 
>>> membership of the Chapters, not for their voting rights.
>>>
>>> I would suggest that if this situation could be rectified, it would 
>>> place the discussion on the proposed affiliation agreements in a 
>>> different and more appropriate and balanced perspective. (I take it 
>>> that the Internet Society does not propose to enter into contractual 
>>> performance agreements with e.g. the organisational members.)
>>>
>>> The necessary changes could be accomplished through very minor 
>>> amendments to the Internet Society's Bylaws. I attach a short draft 
>>> text to this effect.
>>>
>>> I would be grateful if the Trustees and Staff of the Internet 
>>> Society could give this question their attention.
>>>
>>> Yours Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Christopher Wilkinson
>>> Chair, ISOC-ECC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
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