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ISGF 24
th
World Conference 2005
Conference Report
23:2
Vote no. 2, changes to Article V, Section 6:2, Membership.
The former content of section 6 to be regarded as section 6:1.
A new section 6:2 to be added as follows:
Associate members responsibilities and rights are:
Associate members of ISGF have the same responsibilities and rights given in
section 6:1 except that in relation to clause d) and k).
The proposal was carried by the required 2/3 majority.
23:3
Vote no. 3.
This vote was incorporated into vote no. 2 by consent of the conference.
23:4
Vote no. 4, changes to Article V, Section 8, Central Branch.
Proposed new second and third paragraphs: When they belong to a region
where there is a Regional Committee, they register with the World Bureau
which informs the Regional Committee and the Central Branch. The
administration of these members is assured by the Regional Committee in
collaboration with the World Bureau.
The proposal was defeated.
23:5
Vote no. 5, changes to Article IX, Section 1(a), The World Committee.
The section is to be sub-itemised using lower-case letters.
Eight members from the recognised NSGFs to be elected...
The proposal was carried by the required 2/3 majority.
23:6
Vote no. 6a, changes to Article IX, Section 1(c), The World Committee.
New sub-section (c) following the former second sub-section:
The elected chairman of each existing Regional Committee.
The proposal was defeated.
Vote no. 6b, exclusion of voting rights for the Regional Committee chairmen,
as proposed by the Nordic NSGFs.
Since the above proposal to include the Regional Committee chairmen in the
World Committee was defeated, no vote was required in this issue.
23:7
Vote no. 7, changes to Article IX, Section 1(c), The World Committee.
This proposal from the Nordic NSGFs, concerning inclusion of the treasurer
and the Central Branch Manager in the World Committee without voting
rights, was withdrawn.
No voting was thus required.
23:8
Vote no. 8, changes to Article IX, Section 1(d), The World Committee
This proposal from the Nordic NSGFs, concerning inclusion of Regional
Committee chairmen in the World Committee without voting rights, was
withdrawn.
No voting was thus required.
23:9
Vote no. 9, changes to Section IX, Section 4, Composition of the World
Committee.