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CDN General Assembly 2021

Dear Member and Partner Organisations,

CDN is opening a call for amendments to the statutory and general documents of CDN for the upcoming General Assembly, namely:

  • Statutes
  • Political Platform
  • Internal Rules of Procedure
  • Strategy Document 2019-21

We also have some new documents to discuss and adopt this year: new Strategy Document 2022-24, first ever CDN Safe Space Policy as well as Resolution on Eastern European Smart Cities.

We would like to ask your organisation to look over all these documents (existing and newly proposed), discuss possible changes and if you find appropriate, propose the amendments.

You can submit amendments through this platform. Everyone can see the documents and proposed amendments, but only registered users can submit amendments. In order to register, you have to use either the official email that your MO/PO uses for communication with CDN or as delegates you can register with the same email addresses you used for registering for the GA.
HOW TO SUBMIT AMANDMENTS?
STEP 1:
Create an account HERE by using the email address of your organisation or if if you are a delegate the one you used for registering for the GA.
STEP 2:
Log in to this page by using the credentials of the account you just made.
STEP 3:
Now you can join discussions and create amendments!
All the documents (motions) are visible at the home page if you scroll down. To make an amendment, firstly select a document from the list below and then click on "create an amendment" on the right side of the page. You will see the text in editable mode. If you want:
  • to delete part of the existing text, just select that part and press "delete" or "backspace" on your keyboard
  • to add new text just type it in the place where you think it should be
  • to replace the part of the text, select it and type the new version
You will be able to see proposed changes highlighted in red and green depending on the action you took. At the bottom of the window, you will be asked to fill in the name of your organisation, email and optionally reasoning for the amendment you are putting forward.
After that, click on GO ON and you will be able to preview your proposed amendment. If everything looks good, click SUBMIT
NOTE: Make sure that for each separate amendment you submit separate proposal (meaning, go through the STEP 3 for each amendment)
STEP 4:
Now that you've submitted the amendment, do not worry if it is not immediately visible on the home page of the website. CDN Office will need to approve it in order for it to be visible and we will do it as soon as we can. This step exists only for avoiding the technical omissions in using the platform.
The platform is rather simple, convenient and easy to use. You can have clear overview of yours and others' amendments. Still if you encounter any troubles in navigating the platform, do not hesitate to reach out us at office@cdnee.org

Apart from these documents that you can amend, you also have the opportunity to table resolutions. These are documents that serve as a standpoint of CDN and promote our values. In case you have a resultion to put forward, please send it to office@cdnee.org and we will upload it to the platform.

It is possible to table amendments and resolutions at any time before and during the General Assembly. However, we highly recommend that you not to wait for the last minute as this lowers chances for other organisations to discuss them timely. Moreover, we will circulate all the amendments and resolutions submitted by 6th of April among other CDN MOs and POs.

In case of any questions don't hesitate to write to office@cdnee.org.

Best regards,

CDN Executive Committee and Secretariat

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