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- THE INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGY ASSOCIATION NETWORK (IGA_Net<tm>
- Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority
-
- OVERSEAS OMBUDSMEN (OO)
- 23 August 1995
-
- Description of an Overseas Ombudsman-- His/Her Duties, Responsibilities,
- and Authority
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- 1. Description
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- A. An Overseas Ombudsman (OO)is the Supporting Manager of
- IGA_Net<tm>'s overseas operations in a specified country/area.
-
- B. OO's are directly under, and are responsible to, the
- IGA_Net<tm> Administrator/Zone-Coordinator.
-
- C. OO's are appointed and discharged by the IGA_Net<tm>
- Administrator/Zone-Coordinator.
-
- D. All OO's in IGA_Net<tm> are bound by the duties,
- responsibilities, and authority detailed herein.
-
-
- 2. Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The following duties, responsibilities, and authority are
- delegated to all OO's within IGA_Net<tm>.
-
- A. An OO is IGA_Net<tm>'s prime contact with a Host in a foreign
- country. All traffic to and from the country represented is funnelled
- through the OO.
-
- B. An OO is responsible for assisting the foreign Host
- whom he/she is supporting in any and all ways possible. This includes,
- but is not limited to, the following:
-
- 1) Providing guidance of all sorts possible in helping
- the foreign Host manage his network in the most outstanding way
- possible.
-
- 2) Assisting the foreign Host in locating and processing,
- as necessary, prospective new downlinks--insuring that copies of
- membership applications of all new nodes in the Host's network get
- passed to the IGA_Net<tm> Administrator/Zone-Coordinator.
-
- 3) Insuring that the published IGALIST listing of the foreign
- Host's network is accurate at all times.
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- 4)
-
- C. Barring extenuating circumstances, an OO will poll his/her
- supported Host once weekly and the supported Host will poll the OO at
- some different time during each week. This means that traffic will be
- transferred twice weekly between the OO and the foreign Host.
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- D. If there is an IGA_Net<tm> conference which covers the
- geographical area in which the supported Host resides, the OO will
- function as co-moderator of that echo. Normally, the foreign Host will
- function as the other co-moderator, also; but he/she may designate
- someone else to do that duty.
-
- D. The OO will communicate frequently via direct netmail with
- the IGA_Net<tm> Administrator/Zone-Coordinator and keep him apprised
- of the condition of his contact with the foreign Host. If a problem
- develops within the foreign operation, the OO will communicate the
- details most immediately directly to the IGA_Net<tm>
- Administrator/Zone-Coordinator.
-
- E. Should, for any reason, the foreign Host require replacement,
- the OO will locate a suitable candidate within the coutry/area
- supported and convey that information to the IGA_Net<tm>
- Administrator/Zone-Coordinator. In the absence of negative factors,
- the IGA_Net<tm> Administrator/Zone-Coordinator will appoint the
- identified person to the Host position.
-
- F. Should a disagreement between the OO and his/her supported
- Host arise --which disagreement cannot be settled between the two
- parties involved-- the IGA_Net<tm> Administrator/Zone-Coordinator
- will decide the issue. The decision made by the IGA_Net<tm>
- Administrator/Zone-Coordinator will be final and uncontestable.
-
- Z. Harmony is the backbone of all effective organizations--and
- especially this of ours. All effort will be made to ensure that
- relationships with the foreign Host and his supported downlinks are,
- and remain, the most cordial possible.
-
- ZZ. This document may be changed and updated as requirements
- are identified and/or exist.
-
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