The Nominating Committee has a document describing what the ALAC does and the requirements and expectations for people applying for LAC positions. This year the NomCom will be selecting ALAC Members for Africa, Latin America / Caribbean Islands and Asia/Australia/Pacific). The document has not been revised since 2010, and I think it important that we update it. I should have attended to this earlier, but unfortunately the other issues we are working on seem to have taken precedence. So we are now VERY late. Attached is the current version that has been used 2010-2014 and one I have edited for use this coming year. I would appreciate all ALAC members (or past ALAC members) quickly looking at this and letting me know what I have omitted or got wrong. In particular I would appreciate your experience regarding how many hours per month we should realistically say is expected. We used to have 20-26 and I changes that to the simpler 25. My rationale is: - Monthly ALAC call: 2 - e-mail: 30 minutes per day = 15 - participation in various WG, drafting, webinars: 2 hours per week = 8 Even if you don't make any other changes, please comment on what YOUR experience is regarding the number of weeks for a normal (non-ALT, non-Liaison) ALAC Member. Sorry for the rush, but I need to get this sent in by mid-week, so please don't put this off. Alan