[Chapter-delegates] Update on By-Laws revision

[Charles Oloo]

Thanks Ted and your BLWG for the work.

Regards
Charles


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Ted Mooney <mooney at isoc.org> wrote:

>  To Individual members, Chapter Delegates and Advisory Council members,
>
>
>  After consideration of the legal  and strategic requirements of the
> Internet Society and serious analysis of the views offered by its members
> and Chapters,  the Board of Trustees (BoT) has asked the By-Laws Working
> Group to share the Board’s recommended revisions with the community for a
> final review. The purpose of this review is to ensure that these changes
> are clear and understood before the Board votes on their adoption rather
> than to entertain at this time additional substantive changes.  These
> recommendations include a number of important updates.  Some notable ones
> are:****
>
>  ****
>
> •             Board composition****
>
> •             Acknowledgement of Chapters, their voting and other rights
> and responsibilities,****
>
> •             The ability of both Organization Members and Chapters to
> form advisory groups****
>
> •             The establishment of a process for Chapters to review and
> appeal de-chartering decisions****
>
> •             Conformance with the laws governing its incorporation****
>
>  ****
>
> We invite you to review the attached documents. The BLWG has prepared two
> documents for ease of review,  one which shows the full text and where
> there are revisions; the other is a call-out of key issues raised by the
> ISOC community.  These documents will be presented to the Trustees on July
> 8, 2013 for the Board’s review and for iproposed adoption of the revised
> By-Laws at the July 22 meeting of the Board of Trustees.****
>
>  ****
>
> The attached final recommendations are the product of nearly two years of
> community consultations and careful consideration and debate by the
> Trustees.  The period for substantive comment closed in January of this
> year  and all comments were thoroughly reviewed by the Board . In this
> final community review, the BLWG is open to comments only regarding clarity
> of meaning and language.  We will reflect  key the views on clarification
> *received by Wednesday, July 3* in our July 8 report to the BoT.****
>
> The By-laws Working Group gratefully acknowledges the thoughtful
> consideration and willingness to engage from the Organization Members,
> Chapters and Individual Members. ****
>
> The Board of Trustees has taken community suggestions very seriously and
> Trustees have on many occasions expressed their appreciation for the
> valuable input they have received from ISOC Chapters and members.****
>
> Once again, thank for taking time to review these documents for clarity.**
> **
>
>  ****
>
> With best regards,****
>
>  ****
>
> The By-laws Working Group
>
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