[Chapter-delegates] Final Call for Input on the Chapter Charter Agreement (Deadline: 15 September)

[Carlos Vera]

Dear all,

I would like to reiterate that I do not see a clear rationale for changing
the agreement with the Chapters. The fact that it has only been in force
for eight years is not, in itself, a problem. On the contrary, it is
generally desirable to have agreements that are durable and remain valid
over time.

At this point, we have not been presented with clear arguments explaining
why the agreement should be changed or what specifically needs to be
changed.

The process seems to have moved directly to requesting input on possible
changes without first establishing a clear understanding of their purpose
and rationale. This risks becoming a process without a clearly stated
justification or any evident benefits.

Is there any analysis supporting this proposal? Are there specific areas of
the current agreement that have created conflicts, difficulties, or
identified needs that should be considered?

Best regards,

Carlos Vera
ISOC Ecuador



El mar, 22 sept 2026 a las 23:55, Hank Nussbacher via Chapter-delegates (<
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>) escribió:

> On 17/09/2026 18:28, Flávio Rech Wagner via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> After the Q3 ChaC meeting yesterday, I think it worthwhile that those who
> submitted changes post them here since the CHaC is not allowed to.  There
> is no limitation on someone who submitted a change to voluntarily post what
> they submitted.
>
> To remind everyone of the various documents:
>
>
> https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chapter-Charter-Agreement.pdf
> [8 year old current charter agreement]
>
> https://isoc.app.box.com/notes/2286649326490?s=bphineozvfi6cldkx2irs166fji8qlyf
>
> https://isoc.app.box.com/notes/2184030150813?s=sm6wg879ouz0wcb3uuejbomrqypp1568
> https://isoc.app.box.com/s/bmom76ebuq3m8s94gf1m4lb1vti02i32 [proposed 1st
> draft new charter agreement]
>
> So in the context of creating a broader discussion I will start with the 3
> changes I submitted specifically not addressed by the proposed changes but
> rather on analysis of the current proposed charter agreement as listed
> above:
>
> a.  Paragraph 1 states "Establish a not-for-profit (or similar) entity
> within the Territory" - yet the word territory remains undefined. Can
> territories overlap? Can a single building in a city with 40 apartments be
> called a territory?
> b. In section 3 it states "Developing, maintaining, and adhering to
> articles of association, bylaws, or equivalent governing documents," but
> there is no requirement to make these documents public. ISOC encourages
> transparency yet there is no indication in the revised charter to require
> transparency via making all of those documents publicly available.
> c. In section B.1.b the term "Good Standing" remains undefined
>
> Looking forward to hearing what others submitted and to have an open
> discussion on all the proposed amendments.
>
> Regards,
> Hank
>
> Dear Hank
>
> Thank you for your valuable feedback on the consultation.
>
> As Christine already expressed in a previous message to this list, we
> will now, based on the feedback received so far, work on the next iteration
> of the draft Chapter Charter Agreement. Once this is ready, the proposed
> text will then go through another, final, round of community consultation.
> This will allow all chapters that would like to provide additional input to
> do so.
>
> As the feedback form for the current consultation did not ask contributors
> to consent to their individual responses being shared publicly, there is no
> plan to publish individual submissions in this round. We regret that
> there was no such provision. In the next consultation round, there will
> be a clear option for chapters to indicate whether their feedback may be
> shared publicly or attributed.
>
> Although individual submissions in this first round will not be shared
> publicly, a summary of the main themes raised through the consultation will
> be shared in turn, along with an explanation on how those themes were
> considered in the next iteration of the Chapter Charter Agreement revision.
>
> Best,
>
> Flávio
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I submitted 3 submissions back on Aug 5 as I assume many other ChAC reps
> have done.
> What I have not seen is an archive of submissions and the status of
> comments/changes requested.
> Can someone point me to where that might be?
>
> Regards,
> Hank Nussbacher
> ISOC-IL
>
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