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Many people who are joint Region16 and CIS members have spoken to me about
their being dissatisfied with this method of operating.
I have made attempts to have something published in the Region 16 newsletter.
These have been rejected. I have made numerous requests to have a contact list of Region
16 members so I could send information out. These requests have also been declined.
So there isn’t any way to present alternative ways of doing things to Region 16
members.
FUTURE
Currently the future of Region 16 looks bleak. The AIS has been looking at a realignment
of regions for some time. At the Fall AIS BOD meeting, REG 13 and REG 19
were merged. My understanding is that the current change being considered is for Region
16 to be disbanded and for different parts to be incorporated into the corresponding USA
regions, such as Ontario being part of NY region, BC being part of Oregon region, etc.
The AIS BoD is well aware of the conflict between Region 16 executives and CIS
and is certainly tending towards the idea that this can best be solved by the dissolution
of Region 16. My suspicions are that the reason this hasn’t happened yet, is that they are
giving an opportunity for Region 16 and CIS to work out their disagreements. But time is
quickly running out.
The following two motions are proposals for change that would remove the conflict
between Region 16 and CIS and offer a solution to having Region 16 remain as a
geographic region of Canada.
1) Region 16 Bylaws
At this time Region 16 does not have bylaws, and a set of bylaws is being prepared.
Committee members are unknown; Chair is Terry Laurin. There is no mention of this in
the Region 16 Newsletter or website and no means of input from members.
This is an important document affecting all members of Region 16. There should
be a bylaw committee preparing these documents for presentation to the membership of
Region 16 for input and approval.
Motion: As Region 16 is a large region, consisting of all of Canada, it would be
unlikely that all interested members would have the opportunity (either through time or
money) to travel to a general meeting. Thus approval should be by a mail-in/e-mail vote
of all members, after having opportunity for all interested members of Region 16 to have
input, and access to various opinions.
We would like all of the iris groups within Region 16 to have the opportunity to join
this bylaw committee and for any members at large who have an interest in bylaws to be
part of this committee.
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