Subject: IFCSS Council - Call for 2nd Telecon

From: chair (IFCSS Council Chair)
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 94 19:52:18 CDT

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*     Independent Federation of Chinese Students & Scholars in USA      *
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*          Council New Release, CN004, September 27, 1994               *
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*              Call for Council Second Teleconference                   *
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Prepared and released by: Li Jinghong                          (Chairman)

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Highlights:

-- IFCSS Council to Hold its first quarterly teleconference
-- Public audiences are welcome to join the conference by phone
-- Telecon rules of order
-- Council member directory

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Memo:

Subj:   Call for IFCSS 6th Term Council Second Teleconference

To:     IFCSS Council
>From:   Jinghong Li, Chairman of Council
Date:   Sept. 27, 1994
CC:     IFCSS HQ, IFCSS SVC and IFCSS Members

Dear Colleagues,

This is the formal call for this term IFCSS Council's Second
Teleconference.  According to our first telecon resolusion, and after
consulting with Council members, the HQ and related parties, the
Council Second Teleconference shall be held on:

       October 8, 1994,  Saturday
       9:00pm EDT

The conference main agenda includes: IFCSS HQ work plan, financial
budget and personnel proposals; IFCSS Council and SVC budget proposals;
and, if time permits, motions moved by Council members before deadline.

The tentative conference rules of order and schedule are attached
at the end of this memo.  They will be presented to the conference
for approval.  Please make your suggestions and concerns known before
they are adopted.  Please arrange your time and be prepared to
attend as required by Bylaws.  If a member cannot join the meeting
for any reason, the member must make every effort to inform either
me or the Secretary at least 48 hours in advance.

Council members, please post your motions and/or concerns at least
72 hours before the scheduled conference so other participants will have
enough time to review.  All issues raised later than the deadline can
only be accepted through the Emergnecy Motion Procedure.

IFCSS members and the general public are welcome to express their
concerns and suggestions to the conference.  Please send messages to
Council members come from your region, a council member email and
phone number list is attached, or mail to:

  [email-masked]

The teleconference is open to the public in one of two ways:

1.Anyone who would like to audit, please contact Jinghong Li 24 hours
  before the scheduled conference.  Public audience shall not speak
  or disturb the meeting - any such action or attempt shall result in
  immediate termination of all auditing connections.  Public audience
  shall pay for their own expense.  A $50.00 refundable deposit must
  be received before the teleconference.

2.Or, audio tapes of the meeting can be obtained from the Council
  Secretary one week after the meeting.  Please send your address and
  $7.00 (covering the cost) for processing.

Thank you for your attention.

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Attached 1.  Order of IFCSS Council 3nd Teleconference
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Proposed by: Jinghong Li, Chairman of Council
Revised:     Sept. 27,  1994

Note: this order is based on Council Bylaw, previous Council practice,
      and Robert's Rules of Order. Please comment before it is adopted.

1.  The order of IFCSS 6th Council second teleconference is recommended
by the Chairperson of the Council.  It shall be adopted by general
consent or by a majority vote of the Council Members present in the
teleconference.

2.  All main motions are debatable.  Other motions shall be processed
according to Robert's Rules of Order;

3.  The debating time on motions shall be limited and controlled.  For
each motion, every member shall have one(1) minute to speak in the
first round of debate.  A second round of debate (1 minute for each
member) can be requested/seconded by Council members, and approved by
session Chair.  Further round request needs a 2/3 majority vote.

4.  Council members can defer their speaking right once in each round.
Member's speaking time shall not be accumulated or carried over to the
next round, but it can be given to, or borrowed from, another member
during the same round of debate.

5.  The speaking order of members shall follow the order of Council
Directory which shall be prepared by Council Secretary.

6.  A motion, which is not moved during the proposing period, can be
accepted as an emergency motion by a majority vote of Council members
present in the meeting.

    Emergency motions shall be processed upon its acceptance.

7.  Related Motions can be moved after a particular issue has been
debated, such as a move to adopt the HQ Budget after its debates.

8.  The First Teleconference business order shall be:

    Passage of this Order;
    Council unfinished business, last meeting minutes;
    IFCSS 1994-95 working plan, budget and personnel;
    Council and IFCSS operational resolusions;
    Motions by Council members before deadline;
    Emergency motions by Council members after deadline;

8.  All procedure disputes or confusions shall be solved by following
Council Bylaw, or Robert's Rules of Order if not defined in the Bylaw.

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Attached 2.  Council Member Directory
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Ge Xun [email-masked] (409) 846-4389
Li Jinghong [email-masked] (805) 294-8279(H/F)
Lu Shuping [email-masked] (212) 260-6402
Lu Wenhe (203) 529-0138 (H)      (203) 987-2692 (O)
Liu Chen [email-masked] (518) 427-5883
Liu Xiang [email-masked] (301) 277-5158
Qi Jushen (904) 894-0871
Shao Qing [email-masked] (703) 951-9697 (703) 951-7233(Fax)
Sun Ying [email-masked] (318)482-3399
Tang Guangzhong (801) 254-8422
Tang Yingxing [email-masked] (503) 752-6567 (F)
Tao Ye [email-masked] (612) 488-9360
Xin Ku xku@suned,cs.yale.edu (212)898-0126 ( SUMMER )
Yu Senqiu [email-masked] (904) 338-9902
Zhang Tongtong [email-masked] (804) 295-7061
Zhong Ling [email-masked] (313) 832-4306

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