[Chapter-delegates] By-Laws Update

Fri Apr 6 06:38:20 PDT 2012

Dear Eric,
In your suggestions there is a point about suggestions for improvement
the definition of the  Chapter. May it will be better receive all
suggestions, and only  after that open separate chapter-bylaw mailing list?

I have some doubts, that  there is  a difference between Chapter and
Organization Members, because according to proposed definition "Chapters
are group of individual members...".

Is it a non-formal group without a bylaw? In that case not necessary to
separate this group from ISOC, this group can act inside ISOC global as
a group.

 If it has its own bylaw, it is an organization, so it is an
Organization Member.

Grigori Saghyan
ISOC.AM

On 4 6/2012 4:45 PM, Eric Burger wrote:
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>                                                 6 April 2012
> 
> Dear Colleagues, 
> 
> The Board of Trustees of the Internet Society has undertaken to update
> the Society’s by-laws.  This is necessary to bring our by-laws in line
> with changes to the statutes under which the Internet Society was
> incorporated. These statutes specifically apply to not-for-profit cause
> driven organizations like the Internet Society. We have also taken the
> opportunity to ensure that the provisions of the by-laws keep pace with
> the Society’s operational environment, now and into the future.
> 
> To accomplish its task, the Board formed a By-Laws Committee comprised
> of members of the Board, the Board Secretary, and ISOC staff. The
> Committee embraced this opportunity to produce much needed clarity and
> organizational flexibility in two phases. Phase one, completed in 2011,
> dealt with a variety of organizational and legal issues. Phase two, the
> current phase, addresses the Society's members and chapters. The Board
> wishes to share its phase two proposals with all of you so that you can
> understand precisely what the suggested changes are, have the
> opportunity to consider their implications in the context of the
> Society’s legal framework, and provide feedback to the Board about the
> proposals.  The best practice for by-laws is to keep the language to the
> minimum necessary to meet legal requirements and provide clarity.  This
> will ensure that the Society will have the flexibility to adapt to its
> evolving needs.
> 
> In your review of the Board’s proposal, it will be important to
> understand their legal context. According to the law of incorporation
> under which the Internet Society operates, the Society is a mission, or
> cause, driven organization. The Society has chosen to have members and
> chapters that share the Society’s mission. The Society values their
> contributions highly, and therefore proposes to formally recognize
> members and, for the first time, chapters in the by-laws. Likewise, we
> also wish to ensure that the Advisory Council of Organization Members
> continues to have the inclusiveness and flexibility that characterize
> its growing value for both Organization members and the Board and
> Society. Therefore, we removed the confusing reference to “Advisory
> Council” in the by-laws. That “Advisory Council” in the bylaws is not
> active. The bylaws give it no role. Furthermore, it is not the existing,
> operative Advisory Council.
> 
> The by-laws now designate the number of Trustees each community selects.
> Note that we recommend aligning the number of Trustees selected by each
> of these communities to four Trustees each. The Frequently Asked
> Questions goes into further detail on this point.
> 
> Three new and revised articles, Articles III, IV, and V, define the
> roles of these communities. Most notably, the articles for all three
> communities briefly describe their relationship with Society.
> 
> The format of the Article concerning Chapters, Article IV, is similar to
> proposed Articles covering Organizational Members and individual
> members. Do note that Chapters are not members but rather groupings of
> members.  In the case of the Chapters, the Committee proposes the following:
> 
>  
> 
> “Internet Society Chapters are groups organized by ISOC individual
> members who share an interest and belief in the Society’s principles and
> mission, acting according to the Society’s standards of performance.
>  Chapters are formed for the expressed purpose of aggregating individual
> member interests, expertise and creativity in order to pursue the ISOC
> mission. Chapters form a community that takes on a variety of programmes
> and activities. These programmes and activities may include one or more
> of the following: educational events, community programmes, public
> policy programmes, networking events and others consistent with the
> mission and principles of the Society.” 
> 
> We invite you to let us know if you have suggestions for improvement,
> have concerns or questions, or if you simply support the proposed revisions.
> 
> To facilitate the discussion, we have set up a separate list for each
> community - individual members, Organization Members and Chapters - to
> discuss the by-laws. This will keep the Chapter Delegate’s list clear
> for Chapter administrative business and the Advisory Committee list
> clear for AC administrative business. These lists are
> indiv-bylaws at isoc.org <mailto:indiv-bylaws at isoc.org>,
> org-bylaws at isoc.org <mailto:org-bylaws at isoc.org>, and
> chapter-bylaws at isoc.org <mailto:chapter-bylaws at isoc.org>, respectively.
> These lists are moderated to keep the discussion on topic and ensure
> proper community membership on the list. List moderators have committed
> to releasing messages in a timely manner during work-days and will do
> their best efforts to release messages on non-work days.
> 
> Please subscribe to the discussion list by following the
> link: https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/organization-members-by-laws-discussions
> 
> The bylaws discussion has generated a lot of issues not directly related
> to the bylaws, yet do relate to membership. Therefore, there is a fourth
> list for Other Membership Topics, where you can discuss membership
> issues that do not relate directly to the by-laws but that can be
> considered in future Board or Society actions. This list is located at
> other-topics at isoc.org <mailto:other-topics at isoc.org>. In addition, there
> is a wiki with all of the relevant materials at
> https://wiki.tools.isoc.org/By-Laws_Review_2011.
> 
> The By-Laws Committee will review all comments as we have discussions of
> bylaw amendments at upcoming Board of Trustees meetings.
> 
> The Board of Trustees wishes to thank all of you for your dedication,
> your continuous efforts on behalf of Internet access for all, and your
> spirit of cooperation as we continue to extend the benefits of the
> Internet across and around the globe.
> 
>  
> 
> With sincere regards,
> 
> Eric Burger, Chair
> 
> By-Laws Committee of the Board of Trustees
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
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Grigori Saghyan
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