[Chapter-delegates] Update on By-Laws revision

[Veni Markovski]

Hi.
Thanks for this email.

Several points on the chapters (Article IV and others):
- the chapters are still electing only 1/3 of the Board (as now), so no 
change there.
- The text says "Internet Society Chapters are groups organized by ISOC 
individual members" but that's not always the case. If that remains, no 
association, created by non-ISOC members, could ever apply for becoming 
a chapter. I am not sure what the language could be, but perhaps 
something should be changed here.
- There's reference that these chapters "are chartered according to the 
standards of performance", which will be defined by ISOC. Not sure that 
this is the case. In some countries the NGOs that are either chapters 
now, or might want to become one, might not be able to meet these 
standards (which may change as ISOC wishes) due to formal, legal reasons.
- I don't think the requirement that the chapters should be "formed for 
the expressed purpose of aggregating individual
member interests, expertise and creativity *in order to pursue *the ISOC 
mission."  Actually such a requirement immediately might lead to the 
chapter breaking some national laws. Why would a non-profit, or another 
type of legal body, founded in country X. be obliged to pursue the 
mission of a US-based non-profit?

I might have more, once I hear the comments on those.

best,
veni


On 06/24/2013 08:19, Ted Mooney 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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