The following are preliminary motions for the November Board of Governors meeting in Albany NY. Additional motions will be forthcoming.
Bill Tozer, NSS President
Tozer Moves: The Caving Innovation Award shall be given to developers of cutting edge caving techniques and technologies.
Comment The NSS does not have any awards that specifically reward contributions to caving techniques and technologies. Imagine vertical caving without Gibbs ascenders, rappel racks, or modern caving ropes. Imagine cave diving without underwater lights and side-mount configurations 2/3 air rule and deep cave diving without special gas mix decompression tables. These innovations have expanded the envelope of cave exploration and knowledge, but more importantly have made caving safer for us to enjoy. Caving innovators arguably are currently our unsung heroes. A COG motion.
From Tom Rea:
(1) Rea moves that Josh Bailey ( 510-303-5287; josh@vandervecken.com ) is confirmed as the chairman of the
Internet Technology Committee.
(2) Rea moves:
1. The NSS will maintain a Discussion Board in connection with its Web
site.
2. The Discussion Board is a subcommittee under the Information
Technology Committee with the following conditions:
a. The Administrator is appointed by and reports to the Operations Vice
President.
b. The Discussion Board Budget is developed by the Administrator and the
Operations Vice President.
c. The Chairman of the Information Technology Committee is responsible
only for technical advice and software maintenance.
3. The Discussion Board Management Team will consist of the Operations
Vice President, the Discussion Board Administrator, and the
Administrator's assistants and moderators.
4. The Administrator is responsible for appointing assistant
administrators or moderators as he sees fit.
5. The Administrator is responsible for establishing forums or
subdivisions of the discussion board and may add, delete, or modify
these forums as becomes necessary or desirable.
6. The Administrator and the Operations Vice President are responsible
for establishing and enforcing Terms of Service the rules under which
board will operate.
7. Any member of the Management Team may remove, edit, move, or lock any
post that violates the Terms of Service.
8. The Administrator has the authority to ban any member who continues
to violate the Terms of Service.