[university-l] RE: revisions in statutes

[Bojana]

Ivo, 
Thanks for sending the proposed changes, so we can discuss them at least
a short time  before the  GA. Although lots of the changes 
are mainly cosmetics and some of them, like 3.1.8 very needed and
necessary, good, unfortunatly some of them are really 
scary and I really hope GA will vote against them. To be honest I do
have really hard time to believe that governing board 
is suggesting such things. I am talking about article 3.1.7.  (I am
adding this article  at the end of  this message) which says that 
if governing board doesn't like the voting member represenative at the
GA, it will not recognise them as the official representative
of the national program and request a replacement.  This is something
really outrageous and again, I do have hard time to believe 
that you are really proposing it. What are you guys proposing is
interfering in debate organisations policy and their internal
relationship
and decision, what you are proposing is really very very far from
democracy and open society, the method you are proposing is from 
other, not so far away, time and place.   Governing board can not be the
one  deciding  who will be the GA representatives on behalf 
of IDEA members, the members are the one to choose and you need to
accept and respect that. Do not forget that IDEA is the 
membership organisation and governing board is not in a function to
dictate to members what to do and how to behave. Ufff guys, 
this is much worst that in the worst nightmare! 
 
I urge all the voting members representatives at the GA in Prague to
vote against this particulat proposed change and against
all those changes which takes away the rigth of GA to approve or deny
the governing board decisions, there are too many of those 
changes which just give governing board an absolute power. If you vote
for the changes, it might happen that the same 
people you voted for them to be governing board members decide they do
not like you and do not want to recognise you 
anymore as representative of your program, if you vote for the changes,
you vote against basic principles of democracy
and agaist IDEA main mission.
 
I would also appreciate a lot, if somebody can send us the internal
regulations of IDEA. Furthermore, at GA 2006 
was voted for  that  the IDEA annual report and budget will be
distributed to the GA representatives far before the 
GA meeting. Where are they? 
 
I am sending this email also to the debate-l and university - l, because
I really feel that IDEA debate community
should be informed about the proposed changes of the statues. This is
just too important to be limited only on 
the programdevelopemnet listserve. 
 
Best, 
Bojana  
 
  
 
I  
 
3.1.7    Each member that is a legal entity shall designate one person
as its representative to act on its behalf in connection with IDEA's
matters, including, but not limited to, participating and voting at
meetings of the General Assembly, and may designate an alternative
representative, who will act in the representative's absence.  Each
member shall be entitled to replace said representative or alternative
representative by written notification to the Board of Directors of IDEA
and in accordance with any other rules specified in the Internal
Regulations.  In the event that the Board of Directors of IDEA,
according to its own discretion,  feels that a representative or
alternative representative of a member does not meet the criteria
specified in the Internal Regulations of IDEA, the Board of Directors
may refuse to recognize, or to continue to recognize, the said
representative or alternative representative of a member and ask such
member to designate another representative or alternative representative
that does meet such criteria..  Such refusal shall be final and shall
enter into effect immediately upon notification to the member in
question.
 
 
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[mailto:owner-programdevelop-l at mailhost.soros.org] On Behalf Of Ivailo
Iliev
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:50 AM
To: programdevelop-l at mailhost.soros.org
Subject: revisions in statutes
 
Dear All, 
 
attached is the draft with the proposed amandments and changes of IDEA
statutes. It is a marked document with the "track changes" options so,
you can see hwat changes ahve been proposed.
Please read through the document and we can discuss on the discussions
boards or via e-mail, the reasons for the changes, everything, you are
interested to discuss, regarding this proposed changes.
We will propose the changes for acceptance on the GA.
 
Best regards, 
Ivo Iliev
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