The governance workshops on the new constitutional documents for the community have been continuing over the summer. We are making good progress and have now drawn up a timetable so that everyone can have an opportunity to review the work prior to the conference:
| Date | Discussion points/Action |
|---|---|
| 30th August | decision-making procedures |
| 6th September | continue d-m procedures |
| 13th September | complete any missing sections |
| 20th September | final review before seeking comments |
| 21st September | draft released for comments |
| 1st October | Deadline for comments |
| 4th October | Review comments and prioritise changes |
| 11th October | Make any required major changes |
| 12th October | Release final draft for review prior to conference |
| 20th October | Presentation and discussion at conference |
Everyone is invited to come to the Tuesday morning sessions (link in the first post of this thread) which are continuing throughout this period. Of particular note, for the next few weeks we will be focussed on the actual decision-making procedures.
Additionally, there will be opportunity to review the preliminary documents between the 21st September and the 1st October. This is to give everyone the opportunity to comment on the work that has been done. Critical changes will be taken into account and a revised version released on the 12th October. It is expected, however, that comments suggesting more minor changes at this time will be deferred until after the conference.
As has been previously explained, the final document(s) will be presented at conference along with an opportunity for people to approve or disapprove their implementation. For those who are unable to attend (either in person or virtually), alternative provision will be made to also allow you to vote. Details of this will be forthcoming.