I think you should make a difference between shares and advisory board. Hamakor was offered shares in Vaya. Hamakor was not asked to seat in any advisory board.
-- Ori Idan Omer Zak wrote: >Even having representatives sitting on the advisory board of another >organization causes Hamakor to assume more roles than the minimal ones >of money management and focal point for Public Relations & External >Politics. This would, for example, force the board to decide who will >be Hamakor's representatives in the advisory board (or at least how they >will be chosen). > >Hence, I suggest to limit Hamakor's official role to joint sponsorship >(for PR advantage) of projects sponsored by Vaya Research Organization. >The Hamakor board would need to decide, on project by project basis, >whether to sponsor a project or not. But this is not different from >today's decisions whether and how to manage the monetary affairs of a >project like August Penguin or W2L. > >If Vaya Research Organization want anyone from Hamakor membership to >advise them, they can publicize an invitation in this mailing list. If >they want to hold a meeting and there are too many Hamakor members who >want to participate in it, Vaya can choose representatives from those >members in whatever way they want. Hamakor does not need to be >officially involved at all. > --- Omer > >On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 12:52 +0200, E L wrote: > > >>I agree with that. >> >>Ely >> >>On 12/20/05, guy keren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Omer Zak wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 09:32 +0200, Alon Altman wrote: >> > > On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Omer Zak wrote: >> > > > We also have to ensure that Hamakor's official positions >> are made >> > > > unattractive to power-hungry politicians.This means, for >> example, that >> > > > the Hamakor board should think twice before accepting >> the share in the >> > > > Vaya Research Institute.It is OK and necessary that >> people, who >> > > > volunteered to serve in Hamakor's board and other >> positions, are >> > > > rewarded AFTER they finish their terms in those >> positions.But as long >> > > > as they are holding those positions, they should not >> have incentives to >> > > > continue clinging to them. >> > > >> > > The shares in Vaya were awarded to Hamakor, not to the >> board members. >> > > These shares do not have a monetaryvalue and are only >> symbolic. >> > >> > It does not matter.Once Hamakor has those shares, the >> Hamakor Board >> > has some tiny power over another organization, and this tiny >> power has >> > the consequence of adding to the attraction in the eyes of >> power-hungry >> > people. >> > >> > If Hamakor's goals can be furthered by share-based control >> over Vaya >> > Research Institution, then this may be worth the above >> risk.But I do >> > not see where those shares can further the goals of >> Hamakor.Anything >> > Hamakor needs to further its goals can be nicely asked of >> the major >> > stakeholders of Vaya Research Institution. >> >> in other words, hamakor can simply sit on the advisory board, >> instead of >> having direct stakes in another organization. >> >> i think this will be enough to achieve what was desired, >> without having to >> add more beaurocracy of shares. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
