Introduction

This page list one proposed charter amendment for the October, 2010 NANOG election, to be held during NANOG50. Charter amendments may be placed on the ballot by petition or by a majority vote of the NANOG Steering Committee.

The charter amendment will be presented at the NANOG50 Community Meeting, Sunday, October 3, beginning at 5:30 PM, EDT. The community will have an opportunity to discuss the proposed amendment at the meeting.

The nanog-futures mailing list is the appropriate forum for public discussion of potential charter amendments.

Proposal 2010-1: Transition of NANOG activities from Merit to NewNOG

Status

This is in the On Ballot state, meaning that the text has been approved by the Steering Committee and and placed on the ballot.

Proposal text:

Add section 4.1 containing:

4.1 Termination of relationship to Merit

Merit expects to cease hosting NANOG on a date to be determined following NANOG 51. NewNOG, a Delaware Not-For-Profit Corporation whose Board consists of the community-elected members of the NANOG Steering Committee, wishes to assume responsibility for continuing NANOG's activities. The NANOG community endorses NewNOG as the entity responsible for organizing NANOG. It is the desire of the NANOG community that NewNOG and Merit manage an orderly transition of the activity's operations and negotiate a transfer of relevant intellectual property.

Rationale:

This will amend the NANOG charter to enable the transition of the NANOG activity from Merit to NewNOG, and recognize the desire of the community that this should happen.

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