Update on IAOS Statutes and EXCO Code of Conduct by Nancy McBeth, May 2024
In May 2024, Nancy McBeth updated the IAOS Statutes and endorsed the EXCO Code of Conduct, incorporating changes to align with Dutch law and IAOS procedures. The key updates include proposed major changes in statutes clarifying the relationship between ISI and IAOS, membership simplification, and EXCO composition evolution. IAOS members are invited to provide feedback before July 31, 2024.
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Item 3 Draft Updated Statutes - Nancy McBeth, May 2024 Summary IAOS EXCO Code of Conduct prepared and endorsed by IAOS Executive. Statutes updated and now available for IAOS member feedback - closing 31 July 2024 Drivers for Updating Statutes and creation of IAOS EXCO Code of Conduct New Dutch law (MSLE Act) means all Dutch based legal entities need to review their legal arrangements, specifically those related to governance and management. Changes in IAOS working procedures since the 2013 Revision, including establishment of sub-groups such as the Krakow Group and Friends of Official Statistics, changes in processes for IAOS membership (including who is entitled to free membership) evolutions in the composition of the EXCO membership Use of technology 1
EXCO Code of Conduct - summary Set of guidelines setting out how IAOS Executive Committee members (ie the EXCO) should behave as IAOS Officers. Specific to our Association, but recognises that IAOS officers are required to follow: Dutch Law (including the MSLE), ISI Statutes and Bylaws and IAOS Statutes Applies to all IAOS EXCO members (elected, co-opted and Special Invitees - those with specific responsibilities) Code includes Scope of Work of EXCO Key Principles and joint responsibilities of EXCO members Decision Making Procedures How IAOS EXCO members adhere to ISI Statutes Role of ISI Permanent Office in supporting the IAOS Confidentiality Agreement. Endorsed by EXCO at March 2024 meeting Available at https://iaos- isi.org/2024/04/30/iaos- executive-committee-code- of-conduct/ 2
IAOS Statutes- Proposed Major Changes New statute clarifying relationship between the ISI and the IAOS - Statute 5 New statute covering the establishment, reporting and dissolution of sub-groups Statute 9 Changes to statutes related to membership of the IAOS, to simplify and standardise the different types of IAOS members (individual and institutions/organisations) Changes to the statutes related to the EXCO (in light of the MSLE, Code of Conduct, and evolution in composition of the EXCO) Changes to the statutes related to the General Assembly, giving the General Assembly held during non-WSC years the power to change statutes Introduction of standard definitions of key terms 3
Member Feedback Now Open closes 31 July 2024 To provide feedback use either the IAOS Communities platform* (https://communities.isi-web.org/update-iaos-statutes-2024) or email Nancy McBeth (nancyemcbeth@gmail.com). * Need your ISI Communities account to login The consolidated feedback will be available on the Communities page in August 2024 Documents to help you provide feedback The proposed new Statutes are in IAOS Statutes Proposed only April 2024 . If you want to see the changes from the 2013 version of the statutes, or the work to date on the revision, use IAOS Statutes Proposed and Current Apr 2024 v6 . Both documents are on the Communities page and the IAOS website 4
Key deadlines Deadline for IAOS member comments 31 July 2024 Consolidated feedback available on the IAOS Communities page by 31 August 2024 Updated version for EXCO final review late 2024 Formal presentation to IAOS members for voting first half of 2025 Formal vote on updated Statutes IAOS 2025 General Assembly October 2025 Challenges Updates to the ISI statutes - Likely to be presented for ratification at the ISI GA in 2025. 5
