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                 Fourth Term IFCSS 1993 Joint Conference 
                            Rules of Order 

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Memo:   Rules of Order for IFCSS Joint Conference

To:     IFCSS Council, IFCSS HQ, IFCSS SVC and IFCSS Members 

From:   Jinghong Li, Chairman of IFCSS Council 
        Lishi Luo, Chairman of IFCSS SVC
        Xiao Geng, IFCSS President

Date:   April 21, 1993

Dear Colleagues, 

Enclosed please find the proposed Rules of Order for the 4th Term IFCSS
Joint Conference in Conjunction with June 4 Commemoration to be held on
June 4 - 5, 1993 in Washington, D.C., USA. 

Please post your comments and suggestions on IFCSS Council Email network
before Saturday, May 15, 1993.

Thanks for your attention.

Jointly drafted by 

Jinghong Li, Chairman of IFCSS Council 
Lishi Luo, Chairman of IFCSS SVC
Xiao Geng, IFCSS President

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                 Fourth Term IFCSS 1993 Joint Conference 
                            Rules of Order 
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Dear Colleagues,

The following Rules are prepared for the IFCSS Joint Conference.
Several people drafted together.  Please comment and make suggestions.
Please post your ideas before May 7, 1993.  A news release will 
publish it after that date.

Please also note, for most of the part - revise amendments and so on,
are all in the discussion mode, presiding persons can control loosely.
But, the rules are set in case the meeting is stucked on some points.

Please note, the Session presiding people are assigned without much 
special "rules" :-) , Council and SVC officers are considered first, 
followed with Subcommittee Chairpersons;  Others are chosen in alphabetic 
orders.  Substitutions will also follow alphabetic order of the rest.  
Those who are not assigned duties will have the priority in the 5th
Congress.  -- Idea is trying to get everyone involved and practice
some of the things we are learning together.

Please respond if your have any concerns or suggestions.

Thanks

Jinghong

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                 Fourth Term IFCSS 1993 Joint Conference 
  
                            Rules of Order 

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                            General Rules

1. Fourth Term IFCSS Joint Conference Rules of Order is jointly recommended 
   by the Chairman of IFCSS Council, Coordinator of IFCSS Supervisory 
   Committee (SVC), and IFCSS President.  It shall be submitted to the 
   conference for consideration and approval.  It will be adopted by 
   general consent or by a majority vote of the conference Formal 
   Participants present in the meeting. 

2. Formal Participants of Fourth Term IFCSS 1993 Joint Conference include
   officers elected during the 1992 IFCSS Congress (Council members, SVC
   Members, IFCSS President and Vice President) and invited guests, including
   Staffs of IFCSS Headquarters (HQ), some members of Committee on Drafting 
   Amendments (CDA), some Chairpersons of IFCSS Working Committees.

3. The conference adopts Robert's Rules of Order (1992 version) as official 
   conference rules of order, unless otherwise specified in the following 
   conference Special Rules.

                           Special Rules 

1. Decisions on conference related issues, such as meeting agenda and 
   revising the drafted IFCSS documents, shall be made by all formal
   participants.  Related motions shall be adopted with no less than half of 
   the total formal participants' support.  

2. IFCSS Council resolutions shall be dealt according to Council Bylaw.
   Absent council members' votes can be obtained by telephone, FAX, or 
   other reliable means during, or within three days after, the conference.

3. Proposals to the conference shall be moved before Monday, May 31, 1993,
   by posting on the Council Email Network.  If written in Chinese, it 
   should be mailed to HQ no late than Monday, May 17, 1993.  The HQ shall 
   distribute copies of the proposals to all formal participants before 
   Monday 24, 1993.
 
4. Late proposals can be accepted as Emergency proposals to the conference 
   by a majority vote of the voting members present in that session 
   (e.g., council members when dealing council matters).  Emergency motions 
   shall be processed upon their acceptance. 

5. Two rounds of debate shall be allowed for each motion.  A third round
   can be requested/seconded, and approved by session Chairperson.  No more
   than three rounds of debate shall be given to any motion.
    
6. Formal participants of the conference shall have two minutes each during 
   each of the first two rounds, one minute in the third round of debate.
   Debating time shall not be carried over to another round, but can be 
   given to or borrowed from others during the same round.

7. Before a council resolution is voted on, IFCSS President shall be given 
   sufficient time and chance to express his stands on the said resolution.
   Under such circumstances, the council shall not over turn a possible 
   presidential veto if the resolution is adopted with a simple majority 
   support;  the President shall not veto a council resolution if it is 
   adopted with a two-third (2/3) or greater majority support.

8. The conference shall have sessions with about two hours length of time 
   each.  Each session shall have one presiding person and one secretary.  
   A detailed session and personnel schedule is proposed in the attached 
   Conference Agenda.

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                 Fourth Term IFCSS 1993 Joint Conference 
  
                                Agenda

          Saturday, June 5, 1993, 9:00am - 2:00am next morning

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Note:
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For meeting controls - 

    All items will hopefully be finished in the scheduled Sessions.
    If any item is done early, the next will move up automatically.

    Please also note, for most of the part - revise amendments and so on,
    are all in the discussion mode, presiding persons can control loosely.
    But, the rules are set in case the meeting is stucked on some points.

For presiding personnels:

1.  Council and SVC officers are considered first, followed with  
    Subcommittee Chairpersons.

2.  Others are chosen in alphabetic orders.

3.  Substitutions will also follow alphabetic order of the rest.

4.  Those who are not assigned duties will have the priority in 
    the 5th Congress assignments.

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    SESSION                                      CHAIR            SECRETARY
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9:00am - 9:15am                                Jinghong Li        Kai Hwang

   Conference Start, Adopt Rules of Order      

9:15am - 11:00am                                Yuhe Liu         Liqun Dong

   Work and Finance report, include:
     HQ and its subcommittees 
     Council and its subcommittees
     SVC

   Proposals Moved before Deadline

11:00am - 12:30pm                               Lishi Luo        Hongran Fan

   Proposals Moved before Deadline

   Revise Amendment Drafts: 
     Constitution

12:30pm - 13:30pm    Lunch Break      

13:30pm - 15:30pm                               Wenyan Li      Songyun Huang

   Revise Amendment Drafts: 
     Constitution

15:30pm - 17:00pm                                Yi Xu         ZhenDong Liu

   Revise Amendment Drafts: 
     Constitution
     Council Bylaw

17:00pm - 18:45pm                               Baoping He       Liyue Mu 

   Revise Amendment Drafts: 
     Council Bylaw
     SVC Bylaw 

18:45pm - 21:00pm   Dinner Break

21:00pm - 23:00pm                                 Gang Li       Chenjian Li

   IFCSS White-paper

   IFCSS 5th Congress preparation
 
23:00pm - 1:30am                                Chengdong Lu    Yenong Qi

   IFCSS 5th Congress preparation

1:30am - 2:00am                                   Xiao Geng     Kai Hwang

   Conclusion 

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