[governance] the IGC charter

[David Goldstein]

Hi Avri,

It probably depends on where you are in the southern hemisphere as to what it's called. But it would be more likely be called the "summer solstice" in Australia, and "midsummer" is not a common term there.

David



----- Original Message ----
From: Avri Doria <avri at psg.com>
To: Governance Mailing List <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
Sent: Sunday, 13 July, 2008 9:50:00 AM
Subject: Re: [governance] the IGC charter

Hi,

I am probably no longer a member (or at least 2 days away from being  
de-facto ejected from the caucus) so my view on the charter is  
probably irrelevant, but of course you are right.

Though one could argue that it gave the coordinators two chances to be  
timely per year.    Not that that the IGC got anywhere close to the  
either of the first solstices. But this is soon after the second  
summer solstice in the north.

Curiously there were both Southern and Northern people involved in  
writing and reviewing the charter and no one commented until now.

By the way is it called midsummer in the South?


a.

(a teacher of summer school, in both the north and the south.)



On 12 Jul 2008, at 17:40, David Goldstein wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've had a look at the IGC charter as a result of Parminder's email  
> about preparing a list of members for the caucus. However there is  
> one big flaw. Often there are criticisms from countries of the  
> "south" about the way the "north" does things. However there is a  
> case of the north, and in this case northern hemisphere participants  
> being blind to the southern hemisphere.
>
> Under "selection of coordinators" it says "election of the  
> coordinator will be held, whenever possible by midsummer (the summer  
> solstice). If events prevent an election by midsummer, it will be  
> held as soon after midsummer as possible." See www.igcaucus.org/IGC-charter_final-061014.html 
> .
>
> One would presume it is the northern hemisphere summer being  
> referred to. But there are TWO summer solstices. Us folk in the  
> southern hemisphere have one too. Given the summer solstice date  
> changes a day or so every now and then, this should ideally be  
> changed to a date such as June 1 or July 1 or some such agreed date.
>
> There is also a second issue I would like to see added at some  
> stage, and that is that the mailing lists referred to should have a  
> statement that comments should be kept to the topic of internet  
> goverance.
>
> Cheers
> David
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