Hi--I hope Ross can get up to speed with NARALO by getting on the NARALO list and participating, he doesn't have to be connected with an ALS, he can be an independent, like me! :-) If he takes advice from NARALO and wears a "user hat" I think he could be a strong voice for NA users at the NomCom. Of course we will never know because NomCom activities are absolutely secret. But I do think that, at least on the face of it, it is odd that ALAC would elect him to take a *user* seat on Nomcom. I note that when Nomcom itself doesn't think it has enough candidates for appointments, it announces the fact and extends the deadline. Maybe we had no choice about extending the deadline, but surely there was time for ALAC to ask NARALO to quickly send out one more plea to its ALS constituency to get some resumes to ALAC. I think putting people on NomCom is one of the most important things ALAC does. NomCom is the kingmaker. Just my ideas. JP Ex-ALAC from NA