[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: RE: Bank Accounts was - deadline for admin funding

[Andrew Sullivan]

Hi,

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 08:03:31AM +0200, Richard Hill via Chapter-delegates wrote:

>Or ISOC could be a membership organization, where the members have the
>final say, through an annual general assembly or whatever.

Well, not "whatever".  Membership organizations generally have rules about them.  One particular issue is voting and quorum.  I will note that the Internet Society does not have a sterling history there, where various bodies fail to make quorum for even significant issues.  As organizations get very large, this can be a serious impediment to business.  So it is not a simple question.  In any case,

>Hopefully the group that will
>(is?) considering changes to the Bylaws might consider such possibilities.

I suppose they might consider such possibilities.

>By the way, what is the status of that group and the timeline for
>discussions?

The Board has been working on it, but I can't respond about the timeline.  It's something I know the Chair has been pressing Trustees on, and I anticipate there will be movement soon.

Best regards,

A

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