[Chapter-delegates] Creation of a Chapter Advisory Committee Drafting Task Force

[Michael Burks]

Count me in also.

Michael Burks
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On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:12 AM, John More <morej1 at mac.com> wrote:

> Dear Chapter Leaders****
>
> As Chapter representatives on the Bylaws Revision Committee that worked to
> provide for a Chapter Advisory Committee, we would like to issue a formal
> call to create a Task Force to draft a proposal for a CAC to present to the
> Board of Trustees for approval.  The revised Bylaws require that there be
> a petition from the Chapters to institute the CAC, as was the case with the
> Organizational Advisory Council.
>
> The purposes of the CAC, among others, would be to represent the interests
> of the Chapters and to provide an institutional structure for the future
> growth of the role of the Chapters in the life of the Internet Society.  The
> Council would also be the body of peers to which issues concerning Chapters
> could be directed.
>
> The Task Force will need to be small enough to work well, but broad enough
> and operated in a transparent fashion to ensure that a workable, effective,
> democratic, and representative Council will be the end result of our
> efforts.
>
> Our belief is that the Task Force must be Chapter-leader driven, but at
> the same time we will need to work with staff to insure that funding and
> other necessary support will be forthcoming. Joyce Dogniez has volunteered
> to coordinate with the Task Force in providing logistics. Ted Mooney and
> other members of staff dedicated to Chapter support have indicated they
> welcome the creation of the Council.
>
> Our call is for volunteers willing to work as part of the Task Force and
> are able and ready to spend enough of their time and energy over the next
> four to five months to create a solid proposal for a Chapter Advisory
> Council.  Our goal should be to have the proposal ready for consideration
> at the Board Meeting in April 2014.
>
> Sincerely,
> Hans Peter Dittler John H. More
> Member of the Board Treasurer
> ISOC.DC ISOC-DC
> Internet Society German Chapter e.V. The Greater Washington DC Chapter of
> the Internet Society, Inc.
>
>
>
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