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The DDI Alliance would like to improve the structure and organization of the Scientific Board, which is the scientific and technical body of the Alliance. At the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Scientific Board, a temporary working group was approved to propose a restructuring and to draft changes to the Alliance Bylaws. This work is to be completed in advance of the May 2020 annual meeting, when the finalized proposal will be discussed and voted on. Participation in the temporary working group will involve several conference calls and one in-person meeting. The temporary working group will be chaired by Ingo Barkow, current Vice Chair of the Scientific Board. |
BYLAWS FINAL VERSION
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See Submitted Comments and Actions below for changes from review version
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Documents for Member ReviewWe ask that you review the recommendations and send any comments to Ingo Barkow <Ingo.Barkow@fhgr.ch>, chair of the temporary working group, by 17 July.
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Submitted Comments and Actions:
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6/29/2020 | Define what is meant by “scientific program” in Section VII of the revised Bylaws. | Executive Board | Change "scientific program" to "scientific work plan" in Section VII (2 and 7) and add following definition Scientific Work Plan: The expressed work plan of the Scientific Board covering the activities and goals of the sub-committees and working groups of the Scientific Board. Covering a period of one or more years it addresses the specific activities and priorities required to address the scientific goals outlined in the Strategic Plan of Alliance. The Scientific Work Plan is reviewed and approved at the Annual Meeting of the Scientific Community. |
6/29/2020 | Change instances of “expert” to “representative” to encourage inclusion. The term “expert” used in the revised Bylaws may be exclusionary. Some people may not consider themselves experts, even though they are qualified to serve in the role. | Executive Board | in Scientific Community changed “experts” to “representatives”
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7/15/2020 | Only bylaws should be sent out for voting. | NSD | Recommended to Executive Board |
7/15/2020 | Relationship between the scientific program of the Scientific Board (item 2. under VII A Purpose) and the scientific work plan (in the definition of the Scientific Board) is unclear. | NSD | Changed scientific program to scientific work plan and added definition of scientific work plan to list of definitions |
7/15/2020 | In VII B Organization it is clearly stated that the majority of seven voting members must be from member organizations. Item 2. of XII E. ‘Meeting of the Scientific Board’ on the other hand, defines four elected members of the board as a quorum. This could mean that full members might constitute a minority of a quorum. | NSD | The compromise made on the composition of the Scientific Board and who could run for it assumed that elected members were representing the whole of the membership who voted them in not their individual organization. Once elected to the Scientific Board elected members are on equal footing. |
7/15/2020 | Ambiguity on how the scientific work plan will be presented to the members. We assume that it will be formally presented and approved at the Annual Meeting of Members, which is organized by the Executive Board. | NSD | The work plan is presented to the Scientific Community now explicitly stated in section XIII:B:2 |
7/15/2020 | It is unclear if and how the scientific work plan will be discussed at the Annual Meeting of the Scientific Community. | NSD | ADD to section XIII:B Annual Meeting of the Scientific Community to parallel content of #2 in Annual Members Meeting 2. The purposes of the Annual Meeting of the Scientific Community are to: |
7/15/2020 | Technical Contacts should be at disposal also at the level of the Scientific Board. | NSD | The Member Representative, Scientific Representative, and Technical Contact are roles appointed by the Member Organization or Affiliate Member Organization. The Scientific Community is made up of the Scientific Representatives and Technical Contacts and are represented by the Scientific Board. There are no limitations on who can leverage these individual roles. |
7/15/2020 | The Chair of the Scientific Board should come from a member institution, not an associate member institution. | NSD | No change. This is part of the compromise agreed to within the committee. |