[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: Renewal Internet Society Chapter Charter

[Evan Leibovitch]

Hi Ted,
Hello everyone,

I don't have a problem with the intention of the document. However there
may be some local obstacles, and the Canada Chapter has submitted the
renewal document to our own legal review.

Specifically: non-profit orgs in Canada must have clearly stated objectives
in their applications for incorporation. The Canada Chapter may - we likely
will - have problems with local regulators if we legally obligate to
objectives that are both foreign (ie. housed in Reston) and not completely
known (what if ISOC HQ objectives and priorities change after we
incorporate?)

The current core values of ISOC are hard coded into the Canadian bylaws and
beyond controversy. It is reference to external, potentially volatile
objectives that worries local regulators.

In this light, I would personally prefer that the "paper" link between
chapters and HQ be in the form of a flexible partnership-based Memorandum
of Understanding, rather than the current doc that more resembles a
franchise agreement. An MoU approach offers the extra flexibility that
chapters may require, to adapt the ISOC vision to best address local
environments. It requires more mutual trust than a formal contract...  But
really, without a heightened level of mutual trust, can we really achieve
our shared goals as well as we need to?

Evan Leibovitch
President
Internet Society Canada Chapter
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