a priori, the Bret`s proposal sounds really good for me, and this way to elect our chairs is very intelligent. I would like to ear some others ideas and objections, but this, I repeat, seem to me show good faith, and clear.
> To: alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org > From: bfausett@internet.law.pro > Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:17:39 -0700 > Subject: [At-Large] Proposal: Rotating Chair for ALAC > > Dear Colleagues, > > A few years ago, before the RALOs were formed, I proposed an idea to > the then-ALAC that I think is worth reconsidering. > > It occurred to me at ICANN's meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, > while listening to our very good and very Italian Chair, Vittorio > Bertola, address the Board, that it would have been a nice thing had > our *Argentinean* ALAC member, Sebastian Ricciardi, been the Chair > and ALAC spokesperson for the Mar del Plata meeting *in Argentina.* > This was nothing at all against Vittorio, who was a very good Chair > for us at that time, but more a feeling that we could be doing more > to highlight the international nature of the ALAC by rotating the > Chair among the five regions, in step with ICANN's meeting calendar. > In recent discussions with ALAC members, I proposed the idea again, > and because it was well received, I wanted to propose it formally on > the list. As long as we are revising our internal working rules, this > is worth discussing. > > Here's the idea. At the end of every ICANN meeting, the members of > the region that will host the *next* ICANN meeting select one of them > to act as Chair from that point through the last day of the next > meeting. This will have a couple of positive effects. First, it will > take the burden of acting as Chair off of a single individual and > allow the ALAC to share the work among its members. Second, it will > give each region a chance to have one of its members serve as Chair, > providing greater perspective and diversity to our work. It also will > assist us in our outreach efforts, as this rotation will highlight > for the regions the international nature of the ALAC. > > The downside of the proposal, as I presented it in Argentina, was > that we would lose some continuity at a time when we were trying to > get the RALOs formed and get the ALAC up and running. Even though we > are past the formational stages of the ALAC, I can still see the > continuity issue. Fortunately, one of my North American colleagues > told me about the way the European Union handles *its* rotating > Chair, and I immediately knew we had found our solution. > > If we follow the EU model of rotation, the ALAC would have an > Executive Committee consisting of the immediate Past Chair, the > Current Chair, and the Prospective Chair. At the end of every ICANN > meeting, the Past Chair would drop off the Executive Committee, the > Current Chair would become the Past Chair, the Prospective Chair > would become the Chair, and a new Prospective Chair would be > selected. The "Prospective Chair" would act as Vice-Chair of the ALAC. > > If applied to our current ALAC at the present time, the Executive > Committee would consist of Jacqueline Morris as Past Chair (she was > Chair in Puerto Rico), a Chair from among the three North Americans > (NA hosts the October, 2007 meeting), and a Prospective Chair from > among the Asia Pacific representatives (AP hosts the February, 2008 > meeting). When the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles closes, Jacqueline > would drop off the Executive Committee, the North American would > become the Past Chair, an Asian-Pacific Islander would become Chair, > and a European would be selected as the Prospective Chair (Europe > will host the June, 2008 meeting). > > The nice thing about the EU-style rotation is that it ensures we > have, at all times, a multinational Executive Committee, and it keeps > continuity in our leadership, as every person selected will serve a > year on the Executive Committee. > > I think this would work very well, and I hope you will consider it. > > Bret Fausett > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org > ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org