{"id":66733,"date":"2023-08-29T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=events&p=66733"},"modified":"2024-06-04T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:25:00","slug":"isc-extraordinary-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/events\/isc-extraordinary-general-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic ISC Extraordinary General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As announced<\/a> in August 2023, the ISC Governing Board asked ISC Members to vote on a proposed revised set of Statutes and Rules of Procedure in an electronic extraordinary General Assembly on 28-29 February 2024 (with voting from 29 February to 6 March).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISC Members were simultaneously asked to vote on a proposal for a process to introduce staggering of the terms of office of Governing Board members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the revised Statutes and Rules of Procedure and the proposal for the transition to staggered governance arrangements were the result of a long process<\/a> of consultation with Members, led by a dedicated Working Group on Constitutional Revision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary of results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of 147 Members in good standing eligible to vote, 123 Members (83.7%) voted on Question 1 (proposal for revised ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure<\/em>) and 124 Members (84.4%) voted on Question 2 (proposal for a process to introduce staggering of the terms of office of Governing Board members<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quorum (50%) was therefore reached on both questions put to the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal for the revised Statutes and Rules of Procedure was approved by 89.6% of the weighted votes actually cast, with 10.4% of the votes against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal for the transition to staggered terms of office of Governing Board members was approved by 90.6% of the weighted votes actually cast, with 9.4% of the vote against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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? Read the tellers’ report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General Assembly, documents and voting process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On 28 February<\/strong> the ISC President presented the proposed revised Statutes and Rules of Procedure in two virtual sessions. View the agenda <\/a>and watch the recordings below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further to those meetings, the final documents were made available for consideration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\ufe0f\u20e3<\/strong><\/a> Proposal <\/strong>for revised ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a1 With tracked changes<\/a><\/strong>: updated and final version of 29 February 2024, showing the modifications introduced since 2 February, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n