From: IFCSS Council <council@IFCSS.ORG>
Subject:      IFCSS Council News Release
Reply-To: IFCSS Council <council@IFCSS.ORG>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 18:26:49 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

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Memo:   IFCSS Council Third Teleconference

To:     IFCSS Council, IFCSS HQ, IFCSS SVC and IFCSS Members
From:   Jinghong Li, Chairman of Council
Date:   Revised, Jan. 2, 1993


Dear Colleagues,

This is the final call for IFCSS Council Third Teleconference.  According
to IFCSS Constitution, and after consulting with Council members, the
fourth term Council shall hold her 3rd Teleconference on:

       January 6, 1993, Wednesday
       Start from 10:00pm EST.

The conference main agenda includes: IFCSS HQ work and financial report,
preparations on the IFCSS 5th Congress and four HQ Working Committees
(Human Rights Committee, Humanitarian Assistance Committee, Information
Exchange Committee, and Educational Committee) briefings.  Detailed
tentative schedule is included in the attached Order of Meeting.
Please make your suggestions known before the order is adopted.

Council members, please post your motions and/or concerns at least 3 days
before the meeting.  Please arrange your schedule and be prepared to
participate.  All issues raised later than the deadline can only be
accepted through the Emergnecy Procedure.

IFCSS members are engouraged to express their concerns and suggestions to
the conference.  Please send messages to Council members come from your
region. A council member email and phone number list is attached.


The teleconference shall be open to the public in means of:

1. Anyone who would like to audit, please contact Jinghong Li(513-294-0970)
  at least three days before the scheduled conference.  Public audiences
  shall not speak or disturb the meeting, any such action or attempts shall
  result in immediate determination of all auditing connections.  Public
  audiences shall pay for their own expense.  A $40.00 refundable deposit
  must be received before the teleconference.

2. Or, audio tapes of the meeting can be obtained from Council Secretary
  one week after the meeting.  Please send your address and $7.00 covering
  the cost to Council secretary:
    Mr. Kai Hwang, 6700 K Foxridge, Blacksburg, VA 24060; 703-951-0576

Thank you for your attention.


Wish you a wonderful Holiday Season and Happy New Year.


Jinghong Li (signed)

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Attached 1.  Order of IFCSS Council 3nd Teleconference
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Proposed by Jinghong Li, Chairman
Revised on Dec. 22, 1992

Note: this order is based on Council Bylaw, previous Council practices,
      and Robert's Rules of Order. Please comment before it is adopted.

1.  The order of the council second teleconference is recommended by the
Chairperson of the Council.  It shall be adopted by general consent or by
a majority vote of the Council Members present in the teleconference.


2.  All main motions are debatable.  Other motions shall be dealt
according to Robert's Rules of Order;

    The debating time on motions shall be limited and controlled.  For
each motion, every member shall have one(1) minute to speak in the first
round of debate.  A second round of debate (1 minute for each member) can
be requested/seconded by Council members, and approved by the meeting Chair.
No more than two round debates shall be given to any motion;

    Council members can defer their speaking right once in each round.
Member's speaking time shall not be accumulated or carried over to the
next round, but it can be given to, or borrowed from, another member
during the same round of debate.

   The speaking order of members shall follow the order of Council
Directory which shall be prepared by Council Secretary.

3.  IFCSS President shall be given 15 minutes to report on the HQ
operations, followed with sufficient time to explain and answer questions.

    Before any council resolution is voted on, the 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 passed 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.

4.  Invited subcommittee Chairpersons shall be given 5 minutes each to
brief the Council, followed with no longer than 20 minutes each for
questions/answers.

5.  A motion, which is not moved during the proposing period, can be
accepted as an emergency motion by a majority vote of Council members
present in the meeting.

    Emergency motions shall be processed upon its acceptance.

6.  Council 3rd Teleconference business order shall be:

    On passage of this Order;
    On Council unfinished business, last teleconference minutes;
    Human Rights Committee briefing;
    Humanitarian Assistance Committee briefing;
    Information Exchange Committee briefing;
    Economical Exchange Committee briefings;
    IFCSS HQ work and financial report;
    On motions may be raised by Council members with regard of
       HQ or subcommittees reports;
    On preparation for the 5th IFCSS Congress;
    Council Subcommittees briefing;
    On motions raised by Council members;
    On emergency motions might be raised by Council members;

7.  Any disputes or confusions shall be solved by following Council Bylaw,
or Robert's Rules of Order if not defined in the Bylaw.


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Attached 2.  Council Member Directory
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Tang, Jianxin   Brandeis U.               Northeast
                617-891-6591(H) 617-736-2895(W) tang@brandeis.bitnet

Xu, Yi          U. of Conneccticut        Northeast
                203-429-8289 xuy@uconnvm.bitnet

Xu, Bing        U. of Penn.               East
                215-476-9322 bing@math.arizona.edu

Mu, Liyue       U. of Rochester           East
                716-275-9446 mu@sequoia.lle.rochester.edu

Hwang, Kai      Virginia Tech.            Mid-altlantic
                (703) 951-0576 HWANGK@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU

Liu, Yuhe       U. of Maryland            Mid-altlantic
                (301) 405-8045 (work) (301) 779-0350 (home) liu@atmos.umd.edu

Fan, Hongran    U. of Miami               Southeast
                305-547-6702(O) -667-9676(H) hfan@newssun.med.miami.edu

Li, Gang        Emory U.                  Southeast
                404-633-3014(H)   404-727-4930(O) phsgl@unix.cc.emory.edu

Li, Chenjian    Purdue U.                 Mid-west
                317-743-3274(H)  317-494-8198(O) chenjian@mace.cc.purdue.edu

Li, Jinghong    U. of Dayton              Mid-west
                513-294-0970(H/Fax) 513-229-3596(O) jli@cps.udayton.edu

Qi, Yenong      Oregon State              Northwest
                (503) 752-2036(H) (503) 752-3356(O) qiy@mist.CS.ORST.EDU

Dong, Liqun     U. of Washington          Northwest
                206-547-3561 (h)  206-543-5033 (o).  dlq@u.washington.edu

Li, Wenyan      New Mexico Highland U.    Southwest
                505-425-7918 li_jennifer@merlin.nmhu.edu

Qian, Jianjun   UT at Dallas              Southwest
                214-414-7826 yuanpo@utdallas.edu

Huang, Songyun  U. of Arizona             Pacific
                (602)-881-7234 cwong@apache.sie.arizona.edu


Shen, Tong      Foothill College, CA      Pacific
                408-255-7120(H/F) no email

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Attached 3.  Proposed Motions (not complete)
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