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European Coordinating Council Report

European Coordinating Council Report. James Galvin VP Chapters & Individual Membership. Recap. Purpose of regional coordinating council To discuss areas of importance to its member Chapters and to share information and experiences.

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European Coordinating Council Report

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  1. European Coordinating Council Report James Galvin VP Chapters & Individual Membership

  2. Recap • Purpose of regional coordinating council • To discuss areas of importance to its member Chapters and to share information and experiences. • To develop joint projects and areas of collaboration in support of the Internet Society's purpose. • To develop and plan activities, projects, actions, and positions for such areas and opportunities. • At the March Board meeting a two step path was mandated: • Establish an MOU that defines the relationship • The establishment of a legal entity will depend upon actual requirement - “form to follow function”

  3. Process • An MOU was drafted based on the model used for Chapters • Details were negotiated on the ECC mailing list • Progress was slow • We were losing focus • At the May ExComm meeting I proposed polling the individual Chapter members to directly assess their position • During the latter half of May through June phone calls were offered to the 28 Chapter members • Personal email was used to setup a time for the call • I communicated with 13 Chapter Presidents

  4. Bulgaria England Finland France Hungary Italy Netherlands Scotland Spain Spain Aragon Spain Galicia Spain Catalonia Sweden Chapters Responding

  5. Closing • Of the 13 Chapters, 12 were mostly in favor of the proposed MOU • The one who was not certain admitted they would sign if the remaining Chapters signed • A few minor issues were resolved and the polling was concluded • The MOU only requires 10 Chapter Members • Since we have about 12 we decided to call for signatories • We now have 11 signatories (and no rejections or formal abstentions).

  6. Belgium Bulgaria Finland Hungary Italy Luxembourg Poland Slovenia Spain Spain Aragon Spain Galicia Sweden Signatories (as of 11 July 2003)

  7. Proposal • On behalf of the ECC I present the MOU negotiated with the ECC and ask that the Board formally accept it, thus officially recognizing the ECC as a regional council of the Internet Society to be managed accordingly by the VP of Chapters and Individual Membership.

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