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

[Hank Nussbacher]

On 23/09/2026 17:36, Carlos Vera wrote:

Hi,

Flavio has already responded to the rationale for updating the Chapter 
Charter Agreement.
Quite often organizations enter a state of entropy and everyone knows 
that some change is needed but it is far easier to do nothing.
  I would like to applaud the current SC on taking the initiative on 
updating the Chapter Charter Agreement.

Regards,
Hank

> 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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