[Chapter-delegates] ChAC Decision Needed: Proposal for greater Chapter participation in developing position & policy briefs
Louis Houle
louis.houle at oricom.ca
Thu Aug 25 13:54:57 PDT 2016
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Louis Houle
President
ISOC Quebec
Louis.Houle at isoc.quebec
Le 2016-08-21 à 13:40, Alejandro Pisanty a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> it would be easier to discuss if the number "19" were replaced by a
> percentage or fraction of the total. Some may question regional minima
> as well.
>
> There will always be a question about large numbers of
> non-participating chapters - like this decision itself.
>
> Alejandro PIsanty
>
> On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Jahangir Hossain
> <jrjahangir at gmail.com <mailto:jrjahangir at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I strongly support this initiative .
>
>
>
>
> Thank you
> Jahangir
> Hossain
> ISOC Bangladesh Chapter
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 1:11 AM, avri doria <avri at acm.org
> <mailto:avri at acm.org>> wrote:
>
> Dear ChAC delegates,
>
> The ChAC Steering Committee has reviewed "A proposal for greater
> involvement of Chapters in the position and policy brief
> development
> process" (below & attached) and is submitting it to the
> Chapter Council
> for approval.
>
> Decisions by the ChAC are governed by the Rules & Procedure
> paragraph 6
>
> > Substantive decisions, in particular regarding advice and
> > recommendations, shall be made by the AC. Decisions may be
> made by
> > electronic means (e.g. E-Mail, electronic voting systems,
> etc.) or
> > during remote (audio/video conferencing) or physical meetings.
> > Decisions shall normally be taken by consensus (meaning lack
> of formal
> > opposition). If consensus cannot be achieved, then the Chair
> of the AC
> > Steering Committee shall organize a vote. In case of voting,
> decisions
> > shall be taken by a majority vote of the delegates to the
> AC. The
> > quorum shall be nineteen (19) delegates. In case of tie, the
> matter
> > will be resubmitted for discussion and a new vote. Votes will be
> > secret. The tally of votes (for, against, abstain, did not
> vote) will
> > be published. Abstentions will be counted towards
> determining the quorum.
>
> At this point I would like to open discussion on this proposal
> for the
> next week - until 8/27 1200 UTC. At that point I will initiate a
> consensus call on the document, including any changes that may be
> warranted as part of the discussion. This consensus call will
> also be
> scheduled for 1 week. Should the document not meet with
> consensus, I
> will then request that we continue discussion on it and will
> bring it to
> a vote.
>
> Thank you
>
> Avri Doria
>
> (for the ChAC SC)
>
>
> -----
>
> *A proposal for greater involvement of Chapters in the
> position and
> policy brief development process*
>
> *Background*
>
> In the past, there have been occasions when ISOC staff met
> with national
> policy makers without involving the national chapter in any
> way. Since
> national chapters often have good relations with national
> officials, it
> would be preferable if the chapters are also involved in
> meetings with
> national officials. We propose a recommendation below to that
> effect.
>
> At present, there does not seem to be a consistent practice
> within ISOC
> regarding the role of the membership in the policy development
> process and the preparation of background and position papers
> that ISOC
> puts forward. Specifically, some policy papers are submitted
> to the
> membership for comment, specifically the policy briefs, while
> others
> papers, such as position papers, are not. In one case, the
> membership
> was not informed of a specific submission. It appears to us that
> systematic consultation with the membership can only improve
> the quality
> of a policy, background paper, or position paper. The intent
> is not to
> change ISOC's current decision-making process for such papers:
> staff
> would remain fully responsible for the final version of the
> paper. The
> intent is to allow staff to benefit systematically from the
> views of the
> membership, and to decide whether or how to incorporate
> comments from
> the membership. We propose a recommendation below to that effect.
>
>
> *Recommendations*
>
> Review with the relevant chapters, policy positions and
> alliances before
> they are made, and inform them of meetings with national policy
> makers, unless time constraints do not permit it. We have
> active mailing
> lists that can make it quick and easy.
>
> In general, policy, background and position papers, including
> policy
> briefs should be submitted to the membership for comment prior to
> publication, with the understanding that staff retains full
> ownership
> for the final version. Staff can choose the most appropriate
> method to
> consult the membership, for example by asking for volunteers
> to review
> drafts, by posting a draft for comment to a mailing list, by
> convening a
> virtual meeting to discuss the issues, etc.
>
> Further, when papers are published and/or submitted to some entity
> outside ISOC, the membership should be informed and a link to
> the paper
> should be sent to the appropriate mailing list and to the Chapter
> Delegate's mailing list just prior to the publication or
> submission.
>
>
>
>
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