I have to agree with Evan and Carlos. This group was never to have regular meetings but just be there for emergencies. IMHO, this is completely against what ALAC is supposed to stand for (openness, transparency and a voice from the public). This whole ExComm thing needs to be put out of its misery. If a group of 15 cannot make timely decisions, then the whole structure of ALAC needs to be reconsidered. (as scary as that is) D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Evan Leibovitch Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:06 PM To: Nick Ashton-Hart Cc: At-Large Staff; ALAC EXCOM; At-Large Worldwide Subject: Re: [ALAC] Draft Agenda for ALAC ExCom meeting of 15th July Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the substance of your comments of course, but with respect to the technical issues: there is no impediment to anyone on ALAC or the RALOs joining Excom calls (which is of course why their agendas are public and their meetings are announced). Sure, and that much is appreciated. However, it's still a group of closed membership, taking on a role that has no business being assigned to a group of closed membership.
I've already experienced ALAC meetings at which my "hand up" isn't recognized until all "official" members have exhausted themselves. I would expect ExecComm meetings to be even a further step removed from full participation. And meeting attendance, just for the sake of being in the audience, is not a good use of my time. - Evan _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann .org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac