[Chapter-delegates] [Ecc-council] By Laws review.

[Eric Burger]

You are not missing anything.

As Raúl mentioned, the by-laws review is going in two steps. The first step, the results that you see, are purely to harmonize the by-laws with the laws of the District of Columbia, where ISOC is incorporated. The changes you and Christopher are mentioning are very important, but also will take a number of rounds of consultations between chapter representatives, individual members, organization members, staff, and civil society in general. The deliberative nature of these important changes means they will take some time. Because of the importance of having ISOC meet the legal requirements of its domicile, the approach is to make whatever adjustments are necessary in the shortest period of time. Thus the mechanical and legal changes come first, because we really only need lawyers to reformulate existing language and procedures. Thus we have left the substantive changes, such as the role of individuals, chapters, organizations, governments, and civil society; changes, if any, to organizational involvement; whether governments should be explicitly included, excluded, or consulted; and so on to the next phase which will start shortly after the next board is seated.

So, to answer your question, yes, you are missing something. Emphasis is mine and not in the original e-mail.
On 30 Jun 2011, at 18:43, Raúl Echeberria wrote:
[snip]
> As the By-Laws have not had such a review in several years, we will first address updates in legal and governance procedures to ensure ISOC is in compliance with applicable corporate and tax rules.  Recommendations for such updates will be made at the upcoming Board meeting by an ad hoc committee comprised of Trustees, officers, members of ISOC’s management team, and legal counsel.  The recommendations to be discussed in Quebec City will not address structural issues of ISOC membership and organization, as these topics require significant input from all of ISOC’s stakeholders.
> 

[snip]

On Jul 6, 2011, at 5:49 AM, Veni Markovski wrote:

> Am I missing something - but I only see two types of membership for individuals, and they are both paid. And I don't see the word "chapter" mentioned in the bylaws?
> 
> Raul, everybody, 
> please, give some hints. It might be that it's too early in the morning, and I am forgetting something?
> 
> veni
> 
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 3:15 AM, Christopher Wilkinson <cw at christopherwilkinson.eu> wrote:
> Dear Raúl:
> 
> Thankyou for this communication about the revision of the Internet Society Bylaws. It is pleasing that this overdue process is now underway.
> Allow me however to contribute a few comments about the content and the process.
> 
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