- From: Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette@apc.org>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:48:27 +0200
- To: Adam Lake <alake@digitalbazaar.com>, public-veres-one@w3.org
- Message-ID: <774e6e17-79ef-b8d1-1aa4-1938e50daac9@apc.org>
I hereby support the proposal to incorporate Veres One as a not for profit entity in Canada. Anriette Esterhuysen ----------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen Senior advisor on internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning Association for Progressive Communications apc.org afrisig.org anriette@apc.org On 24/08/2018 17:22, Adam Lake wrote: > > Dear Anriette, Dorothy, and Mishi, > > Please reply to this email, to the mailing list, with your vote on the > proposal to incorporate Veres One as a nonprofit in Canada. > > Kind Regards, > > Adam > > > On 8/17/2018 12:35 PM, Adam Lake wrote: >> >> ** >> >> *Greetings Veres One Community Group,* >> >> * >> >> Given the consensus on the mailing list and the end of the time >> period for community input on the incorporation proposal, I would >> like to call for a vote by the members-to-be of the Board of >> Governors on the following proposal: >> >> >> PROPOSAL: Incorporate the Veres One Foundation as a non-profit in Canada. >> >> >> Members-to-be of the Board of Governors, please reply with a +/- 1 to >> this email with your vote on the proposal. >> >> >> Details on this vote follow. >> >> >> We currently have six members-to-be that have agreed to serve on the >> Board of Governors <https://veres.one/about/>with a seventh and final >> to be announced and added later next month. I should note that >> because the Foundation doesn’t exist yet, and because the Board of >> Governors can’t be officially formed until the Foundation exists, >> that this is more of a vote in spirit than a legally binding vote. >> Digital Bazaar continues to hold all legal and financial liability in >> the formation of the Veres One Foundation until such a time as the >> Board of Governors is officially and legally in place. >> >> >> Below is the specific proposal that was discussed on the mailing list >> including background information. The proposal (above) to be voted on >> has been edited to include only the essential information: >> >> UPDATED PROPOSAL: After doing more research into the various country >> options for incorporation my proposal has changed somewhat. I propose >> that we incorporate in Canada to start with and leave the next >> country of incorporation more open ended. Canada may end up being a >> good long term home for the Veres One Foundation. The CG and the >> Board can decide where, when, and if the Veres One Foundation should >> migrate to another jurisdiction at a later date.” >> >> >> The entire discussion thread can be found in the mailing list archives: >> >> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-veres-one/2018Aug/thread.html >> >> >> I believe there has been some good discussion on the proposal and >> that we have consensus (see tally below) to move forward with a vote. >> >> >> Since this is our first proposal and vote as a community I would like >> to remind everyone that the function of the Board of Governors (Board >> members may also be CG members) is to act as guardians of the mission >> <https://veres.one/summary/>and not to favor their preferred >> proposals. The Board of Governors are tasked with first determining >> whether consensus has indeed been achieved as part of the >> “consideration” phase of the decision making process >> <https://veres.one/network/governance/>and then pass the proposal >> unless it endangers the Veres One Mission. The final decision is >> determined by a simple majority vote. Governors who reject proposals >> are expected to provide an explanation to the Veres One Community Group >> >> >> Tally of responses to the Proposal: >> >> >> Ten -- +1 >> >> Two -- 0 >> >> Zero -- -1 >> >> >> More specifically: >> >> >> Anriette Esterhuysen: +1 >> >> >> Matt Stone: +1 “+1 on the basis of Adam's thorough analysis and >> recommendation. Personally I'm glad we're not trying to go to >> Switzerland right now (or maybe ever). When I hear of "Swiss >> neutrality" in a topic like this I feel a slight eye-roll come on. >> Their marketing is good. Bose speakers anyone?” >> >> >> Dorothy Gordon: +1 "I hope we can come to a decision soon. I go with >> Canada now, Estonia would be my second choice." Dorothy, apologies >> for missing you on the first tally. >> >> >> Markus Sabadello: +1 Canada makes sense I think, even though I have >> to admit I also liked the Swiss option :) >> >> >> Kilnam Chon: “Canada sounds better than others” >> >> >> Kaliya Young: “Canada seems like the best option. They (the >> Canadians) are doing really good identity work too.” >> >> >> Joe Andrieu: +1, “Canada is alright” >> >> >> Manu Sporny: +1, agreed. “The country has a fairly excellent track >> record wrt. >> >> identity work, the government is progressive wrt. Privacy…” >> >> >> Dave Longley: +1 >> >> >> Adam Lake: +1 >> >> >> Melvin Carvalho: 0 “Not a stakeholder in this, but Estonia sounds >> like an exciting option” >> >> >> Christopher Allen: 0, Abstain* >> -- >> Adam Lake >> Director, Business Development >> Digital Bazaar >> Veres.io >> 540-285-0083 > > -- > Adam Lake > Director, Business Development > Digital Bazaar > Veres.io > 540-285-0083
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