[governance] Suggested amendment for the charter. Nomcom. Still needs signatories

[Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google]

+1
On Jan 10, 2013 12:17 PM, "Sivasubramanian M" <isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I have supported this, so please count a +1 from me.
>
> Sivasubramanian M
> On Jan 10, 2013 9:23 PM, "Avri Doria" <avri at acm.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> At this point, 6 people have signed on as proposers of this amendment.
>>
>> Avri Doria
>> Chaitanya Dhareshwar
>> Fouad Bajwa
>> Louis Pouzin
>> Norbert Bollow
>> Pranesh Prakash
>>
>> Please let me know if your name is included in error, or if I forgot to
>> include your name.
>>
>> I think I have caught the editorial changes that were requested.  Thanks
>> to those who found them. Please let me know if I missed something or messed
>> something up anew.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> avri
>> -----
>>
>>
>> Amendments to the Charter
>>
>> This charter can be amended at any time as proposed by no fewer than ten
>> (10) members and as approved by no less than two-thirds (2/3) of the
>> members of the IGC. The membership requirements for amending the charter
>> are based on the most currently available voters list. In amending the
>> charter, everyone who voted in the previous election will be deemed a
>> member for amending the charter.
>>
>> ----------
>>
>> Amendment 1:
>>
>> Currently the charter <http://igcaucus.org/charter> reads as:
>>
>> "
>> Any such request will require a public response from the coordinators'
>> within a week indicating the action taken and with an explanation of the
>> reasons for the action.
>>
>> All nominations to external bodies, e.g., the IGF multistakholder
>> advisory group, will be made using a randomly selected nomcom process as
>> defined here.
>> "
>>
>>
>>
>> Add missing heading to Nominations section.
>> New text:
>>
>> "
>> Any such request will require a public response from the coordinators'
>> within a week indicating the action taken and with an explanation of the
>> reasons for the action.
>>
>> <bold>Nominations to External Bodies</bold>
>>
>> All nominations to external bodies, e.g., the IGF multistakholder
>> advisory group, will be made using a randomly selected nomcom process as
>> defined here.
>> "
>>
>>
>> Amendment 2:
>>
>> Currently the Nomcom process <http://www.igcaucus.org/node/2> reads as:
>>
>> "
>> 8. Each nomcom will be selected for a specific decision and will be
>> disbanded after the decision is made.However, in special cases where
>> several different nominating committees would need to be completed in a
>> shortened time frame that did not allow for multiple nominating committees,
>> the co-coordinators may jointly request one nominating committee to fill
>> several functions.
>>
>> 9. There is no limit on the number of nomcoms an individual may serve on.
>> "
>>
>> Proposed changes
>>
>> 1. Change to 1 Nomcom per year
>> 2. Restrict members of Nomcom to 2 consecutive terms
>>
>> Change text to:
>>
>> "
>> 8.  Each Nomcom will serve for one year.
>>
>> 9. Nomcom Volunteers and non-voting chairs may serve a maximum of two
>> consecutive terms.  An intervening year is required before any term-limited
>> volunteer may volunteer for the random process.  An intervening two (2)
>> years are required before a non-voting chair may serve again as either a
>> volunteer or a non-voting chair.  A term-limited volunteer may serve as
>> non-voting chair.
>> "
>>
>>
>>
>>
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