[wfc] Straw Vote on voting

[Robert J. Hanisch]

Hi Rob.  The problem with the regional committees is that they do not represent where astronomy is being done anymore, and really, the whole concept in the era of the Internet is just obsolete.

Bob

From: Rob Seaman <seaman at noao.edu<mailto:seaman at noao.edu>>
Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2013 9:07 AM
To: Arnold Rots <arots at cfa.harvard.edu<mailto:arots at cfa.harvard.edu>>
Cc: "wfc at nrao.edu<mailto:wfc at nrao.edu>" <wfc at nrao.edu<mailto:wfc at nrao.edu>>
Subject: Re: [wfc] Straw Vote on voting

Kind of depends on what it is replaced with.  The regional committees have had basically nothing to do with holding any proposal up or slowing the process down, rather few proposals have been tendered for consideration.  FITS and the astronomical community have been served well by the current conservative deliberative process.  Streamlining the steps removes checks and balances that have rarely been exercised - will others be implemented?

So I feel obligated to ABSTAIN from this straw poll in the strongest possible way.

Rob
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On Nov 19, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Arnold Rots <arots at cfa.harvard.edu<mailto:arots at cfa.harvard.edu>> wrote:

Dear WFC,

A few weeks ago I alerted you to the proposal by the chair of the
IAU FWG to make a drastic change to the voting procedures and
to dispense with the regional committees - yes, the WGAS FITS
Committee would cease to exit.

The comment period for this proposal has ended and a vote by the FWG
is imminent.
But I thought it would only be reasonable to give all of you a role in
this process, too - it likely will be a final act for this committee.

The proposal in its final form is at:
    http://sax.iasf-milano.inaf.it/~lucio/FITS/Proposal/newrules.html

I call for a straw vote on this proposal (procedures do not allow for a real vote).

Please send you vote on this proposal:
Do you support the changes in the voting rules of the IAU FWG, as
proposed by Lucio Chiappetti and do you recommend disbanding the WFC?

YES, NO, or ABSTAIN.

I intend to call the result one week from now, around 2013-11-26T19:00:00 (UTC).

Cheers,

  - Arnold

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