[Chapter-delegates] ChAC Decision Needed: Proposal for greater Chapter participation in developing position & policy briefs
Borka Jerman Blazic
borka at e5.ijs.si
Fri Aug 26 01:06:24 PDT 2016
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Borka Jerman Blažič, ISOC SI
Flavio Kenji Yanai je 26.8.2016 ob 2:42 napisal:
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> Em qui, 25 de ago de 2016 às 18:27, Babar Zahoor
> <babar at linuxurducbts.com <mailto:babar at linuxurducbts.com>> escreveu:
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> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 1:54 AM, Louis Houle
> <louis.houle at oricom.ca <mailto:louis.houle at oricom.ca>> wrote:
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> Louis Houle
> President
> ISOC Quebec
> Louis.Houle at isoc.quebec <mailto: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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