Dear Milton, thank you.
Why will you not accept the following? (disregard the "of" please)
> The NCDNHC will have two types of membership, voting members and
> non-voting members.
>
> Associations or organizations whose specific goals are to represent
> {of} the interests of registries, registrars or ISPs or those whose
> specific interests are to defend the Intellectual Property rights of
> their associates cannot have full member status but may participate
> as non-voting members.
>
> Non-voting members can participate in Constituency discussion lists,
> propose and discuss resolutions and participate in all physical
> meetings. Non-voting members cannot vote in the election of
> Constituency representatives, cannot vote on resolutions and should
> not participate in constituency Adcom teleconference calls.
>
> We understand that many subgroups have separate interests and a
> separate voice from their parent organizations. Those subgroups are
> welcome to participate fully and actively in the Constituency as
> non-voting members.
>
If you have a reason, please share it with us. Once you've stated your
reason, please say whether you will accept version I sent earlier (to which
Kent objected, but you seemed to accept... perhaps I misunderstood your
email of a couple of days ago)
Kent, if Milton accepts the following, will you? (I think the 3rd para
should go before the 2nd, but that's not a real big issue.) We can come
back to it after the November meeting.
>The NCDNHC will have two types of membership, voting members and
>non-voting members.
>
>We recognize that some organizations that are non-profit and engage
>in non-commercial activities may be eligible for other DNSO
>constituencies, but in order to focus the efforts of the NCDNHC,
>such organizations are eligible for voting membership in the NCDNHC
>only if they are not voting members in any other DNSO Constituency.
>[Sentence moved below and changed]
>
>We understand that many subgroups have separate interests and a
>separate voice from their parent organizations. Those subgroups are
>welcome to participate fully and actively in the Constituency as
>non-voting members.
>
>[New/moved text]
>Non-voting members can participate in Constituency discussion lists,
>propose and discuss resolutions and participate in all physical meetings.
>Non-voting members cannot vote in the election of Constituency
>representatives, cannot vote on resolutions and should not participate in
>constituency Adcom teleconference calls.
>
>[End new]
Thank you for your understanding.
Adam
>Political fact:
>Any attempt to remove this language will result in a huge fight that will
>cripple all charter-related activity and indeed all progress in this
>constituency for several months. We entered into this charter revision to
>make a few minor changes regarding alternates/replacements in order to
>allow an election to be held. The election is already delayed.
>
>This whole topic must be dropped and dropped now.
>
>Repeat: any attempt to alter this language, which was fundamental to the
>formation of the NCC and led to a major battle in its formation, is out of
>bounds at this time. We can and should deal with it later, but we need to
>get on with the election.
>
>At 01:16 PM 9/5/2000 +0900, you wrote:
>> >> *We recognize that some organizations that are non-profit and engage
>> >> *in non-commercial activities may be eligible for other DNSO
>> >> *constituencies, but in order to focus the efforts of the NCDNHC,
>> >> *such organizations are eligible for voting membership in the NCDNHC
>> >> *only if they are not voting members in any other DNSO Constituency.
>> >> *Non-voting members can participate in the discussion list, submit
>> >> *proposals to the Constituency and participate in all open
>> >> *teleconference calls and physical meetings.
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