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

[Dick Kalkman]

Dear All,

Count me in as well.

This is an important initiative in our ongoing struggle to improve our
international ISOC organization. I'm very happy if I can contribute to
form a real participative democratic structure that represent and
involve our growing Chapters. Evolving chapters who are becoming more
and more a key element within a truly democratic and representative
international ISOC organization.

Best regards,

Dick Kalkman

President Internet Society The Netherlands
ISOC The Netherlands Chapter

E: d.h.kalkman at isoc.nl
I: http://isoc.nl
A: Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
   Kamer i4.310
   2595 BE Den Haag
   The Netherlands


On 14-10-2013 15:12, John More 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 DittlerJohn H. More
> Member of the BoardTreasurer
> ISOC.DCISOC-DC
> Internet Society German Chapter e.V.The Greater Washington DC Chapter of
> the Internet Society, Inc.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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