Subject: Call for Second !

From: ECHO WANG <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1993 18:07:56 -0400 (EDT)

08/12/1993

Dear colleagues,

	The following is a copy of the resolution on the issue of the New-
comers' Organization.  It's been amended after hearing comments from a couple 
of the council members since the first draft came out at the begining of this 
week.  I hereby post it on the net and call for support for this resolution.  I
would also like to hear from you more questions and comments to make it 
workable.

	Please post all your related messages to council-l net.

Thank you all,
 
Wang Jing

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 	   A Resolution on IFCSS and the New-Comers' Organization
 
 			Sponsor: Wang Jing
			Second(s):   ?
  
  	While it is a good thing to see more Chinese organizations in the U.S.,
the situation under which the New-Comers' Organization (NCO) established worth 
of concern.  It has created an image in the public that the CSS community is
splitting (into two different interests groups--the so-called Old-Stayers' and
the New-Comers'.)  Further operation of NCO, if based on misunderstanding of 
and lacking of communication with IFCSS, would possibily cause real split of 
CSS community.  It is something we should not over-look.

	Be it solved:

  	Being an organization that claims to serve the whole CSS community, 
IFCSS should take the responsibility in this matter,
	1. Initiate communication with the NCO, to learn about their needs and
complaints, show the willingness of working with them for their interests just 
like it has been working for all the other people in CSS community, and make it
clear that IFCSS is not against any parties in our CSS community;

	2. Provide necessary services to support the operation of NCO.  The
services may include equipmental support, information consulting and funding 
for specific projects whenever possible and when necessary procedure is 
followed (which could be negotiated later on by Financial Committee of IFCSS 
and the parallel functional unit of NCO);

	3. Give NCO members and generally any new-comers to monit and 
participate in IFCSS's daily operation so as to improve the understanding 
between IFCSS and the NCO and other new-comers as well as to prepare for 
IFCSS's future leaders and organizers.

 	While IFCCSS should help the NCO with its administration when necessary
it should never intend to take over its leadership.

  	The IFCSS Council should assign a special committee (possibily the 
current Information and Survey Committee) to oversee the IFCSS HQ in the 
implementation of this very resolution.
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