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

[Flávio Rech Wagner]

Hi Hank and others

What has been said in yesterday's full ChAC call is that those who 
submitted contributions in the first round of the consultation were not 
asked to consent to having their input shared more broadly. This is why 
we (ChAC Steering Committee and ISOC staff) cannot share the detailed 
inputs received with everyone.

However, anyone who wishes to share on this list what they submitted to 
the first round of consultation is of course entirely free to do so. The 
ChAC SC will try to keep track of new feedback submitted across this 
channel, although this may be difficult if too many new ideas arise.

In any case, if there’s new feedback we encourage people to submit that 
through the next round of consultations - which will include additional 
formats (beyond the form) for those who feel more comfortable with 
contributing that way.

In addition, as also mentioned yesterday during the ChAC call, the next 
round of feedback will allow people to check a box if they wish to have 
their feedback shared more broadly.

A final note: all ChAC representatives are also subscribed to this 
chapter-delegates list, so there’s nothing that hinders them from 
posting to this list.

Best,

Flávio



> 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 

-- 
Prof. Flávio Rech Wagner
Instituto de Informática - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Presidente da ISOC Brasil
ISOC Chapters Advisory Council - Steering Committee Chair
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