I have done some work on the by-laws. Please have a look and give your comments.
Please note that I have also tried to incorporate the guidelines given by the Societie's Act Regulations (see www.kenyalaw.org) hence some references to Kenya,use of the name society and so on.
Cheers!


2011/9/6 Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu@gmail.com>
In that case please lets think of how to distribute duties between the two bodies. We must create a relationship that avoids conflict....suggestions???


2011/9/6 Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
Grace Imho, we need a board or an entity that can accomodate pioneers
of the internet in Kenya or founding members that McTim had mentioned,
my two ip addresses :-)

On 9/6/11, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu@gmail.com> wrote:
> quick question,
> Shall we have both a board and officers(chair, secretary treasurer?)
> Joly raised this concern in an earlier email, I also raised it but we seem
> to have no conclusive answer on that..
>
>
> 2011/9/6 Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
>
>> Well done Grace and thank you for the sound legal advice.
>>
>> On 9/6/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > McTim,
>> >
>> > Interesting question if you know of any we will duly recognise them as
>> > founding members I don't see a problem with that, we have Michuki,
>> > Gakuru, Alice, Shem Ochuodho, Vincent among others whom I may not be
>> > able to mention, they will received due recognition in the hall of
>> > fame.
>> >
>> > On 9/6/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Thanks McTim, Grace we look forward to your guidance, I wonder whether
>> >> there is a way we can vote online or do a survey to establish what
>> >> members want anyone to guide us on the list?
>> >>
>> >> On 9/6/11, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Barrack Otieno
>> >>> <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> McTim, we got 25 registered members
>> >>>> on
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArDnnGk2dZYhdGJqV1ZrTzJibEk0MVVnYjk5aXA2ZVE&hl=en_US#gid=0
>> ,
>> >>>> thanks to Judy, what is the next step, Grace, have you looked at the
>> >>>> bylaws?, listers kindly register the bus is moving at a good pace.
>> >>>> Kind Regards
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> What we need to do is:
>> >>>
>> >>> To become an official chapter of ISOC you need to apply for
>> >>> recognition and provide the following documents:
>> >>>
>> >>> 1. An official Application.
>> >>>
>> >>> This should be fairly trivial, as it is not a difficult form to fill
>> in.
>> >>>
>> >>> 2. A completed set of bylaws. These chapter bylaws should conform to
>> >>> ISOC chapter policies.
>> >>>
>> >>> This is going to be the hard bit.
>> >>>
>> >>> Will we form a Society? an NGO?
>> >>>
>> >>> What kinds of things do we want to do as a Chapter?  These questions
>> >>> feed into the by-law discussion.
>> >>>
>> >>> and we need a mailing address as well...do we have one?
>> >>>
>> >>> 3. Your Chapter also needs to have at least 25 Members who are
>> >>> subscribed as ISOC members (all members of a chapter must be members
>> >>> of ISOC).
>> >>>
>> >>> #3 is done of course.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Cheers,
>> >>>
>> >>> McTim
>> >>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> >>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)
>> >>>> <nmutungu@gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> +1
>> >>>>> Cheers!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 2011/9/5 Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Very well, colleagues kindly registered, so far only 14 have
>> >>>>>> registered,
>> >>>>>> we need at least 25 for the Chapter to be registered.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Barrack Otieno
>> >>>>>> <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the Clarification Christine.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Christine Saegesser
>> >>>>>>> <saegesser@isoc.org> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Hi Judy, Barrack, hi all,
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> The global membership numbers might be useful for you to have
>> >>>>>>>> once
>> >>>>>>>> you
>> >>>>>>>> will be asked by us to update your new Chapter's record in the
>> >>>>>>>> Chapter
>> >>>>>>>> Portal (this will be part of the Chapter formation process), as
>> you
>> >>>>>>>> would be
>> >>>>>>>> able to easily see who is already an Internet Society member and
>> >>>>>>>> who
>> >>>>>>>> is not.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> However, the membership number is not absolutely necessary
>> >>>>>>>> otherwise.
>> >>>>>>>> First name, last name and e-mail address should be sufficient at
>> >>>>>>>> this
>> >>>>>>>> stage
>> >>>>>>>> to find the members again in our database.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> I hope this answers your question.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Christine
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>>>>>>> Internet Society (ISOC)
>> >>>>>>>> Christine Saegesser Baethge
>> >>>>>>>> Manager, Chapter Development
>> >>>>>>>> Website: www.InternetSociety.org
>> >>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Barrack Otieno wrote:
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> > Many thanks Judy, should we include our global membership
>> >>>>>>>> > numbers?,
>> >>>>>>>> > I
>> >>>>>>>> > hope Christine can comment on this.
>> >>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>> > On 9/3/11, Judy Okite <judyokite@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>> >> Dear Members,
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>> Hope that this finds you well.
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>> as w continue, delving, with the by-laws, in our registration
>> >>>>>>>> >>> process we
>> >>>>>>>> >>> need 25 members,who are already subscribed as ISOC members.
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >> if you would like to be a registered ISOC_Kenya,member,(all
>> >>>>>>>> >> members
>> >>>>>>>> >> of a
>> >>>>>>>> >> chapter must be members of ISOC).
>> >>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>> >>> please register, kindly use the same name(s)(as the ones you
>> >>>>>>>> >>> use
>> >>>>>>>> >>> in
>> >>>>>>>> >>> ISOC,)
>> >>>>>>>> >>> for verification,purposes.
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>> add your name on the link below.
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArDnnGk2dZYhdGJqV1ZrTzJibEk0MVVnYjk5aXA2ZVE&hl=en_US
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>> Kind Regards,
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>> “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who
>> >>>>>>>> >>> you
>> >>>>>>>> >>> are and
>> >>>>>>>> >>> what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to
>> >>>>>>>> >>> get
>> >>>>>>>> >>> there.”
>> >>>>>>>> >>> Kofi Annan
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>> > --
>> >>>>>>>> > Sent from my mobile device
>> >>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>> > Barrack O. Otieno
>> >>>>>>>> > Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> >>>>>>>> > www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi,
>> >>>>>>>> > www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com>
>> >>>>>>>> > <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar
>> >>>>>>>> > +254721325277
>> >>>>>>>> > +254-20-2498789
>> >>>>>>>> > Skype: barrack.otieno
>> >>>>>>>> > _______________________________________________
>> >>>>>>>> > isoc mailing list
>> >>>>>>>> > isoc@lists.my.co.ke
>> >>>>>>>> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> --
>> >>>>>>> Barrack O. Otieno
>> >>>>>>> Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> >>>>>>> www.afriregister.bi, www.afriregister.com
>> >>>>>>> ICANN accredited registrar
>> >>>>>>> +254721325277
>> >>>>>>> +254-20-2498789
>> >>>>>>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> --
>> >>>>>> Barrack O. Otieno
>> >>>>>> Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> >>>>>> www.afriregister.bi, www.afriregister.com
>> >>>>>> ICANN accredited registrar
>> >>>>>> +254721325277
>> >>>>>> +254-20-2498789
>> >>>>>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
>> >>>>>> isoc mailing list
>> >>>>>> isoc@lists.my.co.ke
>> >>>>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> --
>> >>>>> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
>> >>>>> Kenya
>> >>>>> Skype: gracebomu
>> >>>>> Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Barrack O. Otieno
>> >>>> Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> >>>> www.afriregister.bi, www.afriregister.com
>> >>>> ICANN accredited registrar
>> >>>> +254721325277
>> >>>> +254-20-2498789
>> >>>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>> >>>>
>> >>>> _______________________________________________
>> >>>> isoc mailing list
>> >>>> isoc@lists.my.co.ke
>> >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Sent from my mobile device
>> >>
>> >> Barrack O. Otieno
>> >> Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> >> www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi,
>> >> www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com>
>> >> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar
>> >> +254721325277
>> >> +254-20-2498789
>> >> Skype: barrack.otieno
>> >>
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sent from my mobile device
>> >
>> > Barrack O. Otieno
>> > Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> > www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi,
>> > www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com>
>> > <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar
>> > +254721325277
>> > +254-20-2498789
>> > Skype: barrack.otieno
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Sent from my mobile device
>>
>> Barrack O. Otieno
>> Afriregister Ltd (Kenya)
>> www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi,
>> www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com>
>> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar
>> +254721325277
>> +254-20-2498789
>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
> Kenya
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> Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)
>

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