[governance] Suggested amendment for the charter. Nomcom.

[Norbert Klein]

Please add my name.

Norbert Klein

>> I beleive that the following has been proposed by the following IGC members:
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>> Avri Doria
>> Chaitanya Dhareshwar
>> Fouad Bajwa
>> Ginger Paque
>> Izumi Aizu
>> Jeanette Hofmann
>> Louis Pouzin
>> McTim
>> Michael Gurstein
>> Milton L Mueller
>> Norbert Bollow
>> Pranesh Prakash
>> Robert Guerra
>> Shaila Rao Mistry
>> Sivasubramanian M
>> Tracy F. Hackshaw
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>> Please let the list know if your name is included in error, or if I forgot to include your name.
>>
>> I think I have now caught  allthe editorial changes that were requested.
>> Thanks to those who found them.
>> Thanks to Norbert for finding one the second time.
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>> At this point, I request that the co-ordinator(s) schedule a discussion and subsequent vote on this amendment as defined in the charter.
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>> Amendments to the Charter
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>> 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.
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>> Amendment 1:
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>> Currently the charter <http://igcaucus.org/charter> reads as:
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>> "
>> 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.
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>> 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:
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>> "
>> 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.
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>> <bold>Nominations to External Bodies</bold>
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>> All nominations to external bodies, e.g., the IGF multistakeholder advisory group, will be made using a randomly selected nomcom process as defined here.
>> "
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>> Amendment 2:
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>> Currently the Nomcom process <http://www.igcaucus.org/node/2> reads as:
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>> "
>> 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.
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>> 9. There is no limit on the number of nomcoms an individual may serve on.
>> "
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>> Proposed changes
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>> 1. Change to 1 Nomcom per year
>> 2. Restrict members of Nomcom to 2 consecutive terms
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>> Change text to:
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>> "
>> 8.  Each Nomcom will serve for one year.
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>> 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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