[Chapter-delegates] ChAC Decision Needed: Proposal for greater Chapter participation in developing position & policy briefs

Thu Aug 25 17:42:45 PDT 2016

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Em qui, 25 de ago de 2016 às 18:27, Babar Zahoor <babar at linuxurducbts.com>
escreveu:

> +1
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> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 1:54 AM, Louis Houle <louis.houle at oricom.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> +1
>>
>> Louis Houle
>> President
>> ISOC QuebecLouis.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>
>> 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> 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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