CEDAR email: Proposed change to the CEDAR bylaws: Please vote by December 5th 2025

[Lynn Harvey]

Dear CEDAR Community,

The CSSC proposes the following change (indicated by my highlight) to the CEDAR bylaws<https://cedarscience.org/sites/default/files/cedar-bylaws-2025-08-31.pdf>. Please vote here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddP8-NVeAcTTumBBCQJOHRuoHvnDr0V-iVEfNiLXTS2FT2yA/viewform?usp=publish-editor> for or against this proposed change by COB December 5th 2025.

Current Bylaws
9 Amendments of the Bylaws
These bylaws may be modified following consideration by the CSSC. Any member of the CEDAR community may offer a suggestion to amend the CEDAR bylaws. Any suggested amendment must include the proposed text of the amendment. Suggested amendments must first be put to the CSSC, who will vote on whether to put the motion to amend the bylaws to the CEDAR community. If amendments pass within the CSSC, it must be put to the CEDAR community via electronic mail or an online poll. If greater than 10% of the CEDAR community (defined as 10% of the people subscribed to the CEDAR mailing list) vote against the motion to amend, the motion is not carried.

Proposed New Bylaws
9 Amendments of the Bylaws
These bylaws may be modified following consideration by the CSSC. Any member of the CEDAR community may offer a suggestion to amend the CEDAR bylaws. Any suggested amendment must include the proposed text of the amendment. Suggested amendments must first be put to the CSSC, who will vote on whether to put the motion to amend the bylaws to the CEDAR community. If amendments pass within the CSSC, it must be put to the CEDAR community via electronic mail or an online poll. If greater than 10% of the CEDAR community (defined as 10% of the average number of people who attended the previous 5 years of CEDAR workshops) vote against the motion to amend, the motion is not carried.

Motivation: To oppose a change proposed by the CSSC to the CEDAR bylaws, >10% of the CEDAR community is required to oppose - where the "CEDAR community" is defined as those subscribed to the CEDAR email list. This number is ~2000 so over 200 people are currently required to vote against a change proposed by the CSSC for it to be blocked. Typical numbers of people in the community who vote for or against changes to the bylaws is ~50, making it difficult for the community to oppose a proposed change. Moreover, there are people on the CEDAR email list who have left the field or who have deceased. If instead the "CEDAR community" is defined as the average number of people who attended the CEDAR workshop in the last 5 years, that number is 300-400, which will make it easier for the community to oppose a change proposed by the CSSC to the CEDAR bylaws.


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V. Lynn Harvey
Senior Research Scientist
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
3665 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO  80303
tel: 720-232-7461
fax: 303-735-3737
email: lynn.harvey at lasp.colorado.edu<mailto:lynn.harvey at lasp.colorado.edu>


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