Jaqueline and Adam are right. But I think that not only ALAC memberŽs but also PierreŽs understanding of his role is - that he is expected to have a good working relationship with the ALAC. Best Annette

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: "Adam Peake" <ajp@glocom.ac.jp> Gesendet: 03.11.08 17:33:28 An: ALAC Internal List <alac-internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org> CC: At-Large Worldwide <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Betreff: Re: [At-Large] [ALAC-Internal] Call for nominations to ALAC Liaison and Appointment Positions for 2008 - 2009

If I remember correctly...

Initially there was no civil society/At large member of the PSC. It took lobbying, questions in the public forum, etc to reach the stage Jacqueline describes where names were submitted.

Adam

At 5:36 PM +0200 11/3/08, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:

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Hi Evan We never got asked for a LIAISON to that committee. I am sure Cheryl can attempt to negotiate one, but from what I see, no other group has such a liaison. We were asked to provide names for the President's consideration, and Pierre was appointed by the President to his Strategy Committee, and he serves at the President's pleasure. That was in the Morocco meeting, if my memory serves me right - Annette was Chair. So as far as I know there is NO PRECEDENT for a liaison. Obviously there is a mistake on the wiki. Of course if you want to follow their work and consolidate and report back to the At Large on what they are doing, I certainly support that, but I don't see any formal role for liaison without the PSC's agreement, and for us to request one when I don't think others have any would IMO be a waste of our time.

Jacqueline

Evan Leibovitch wrote:

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I wish to stand for the position of liaison to the Presidents Strategy Committee.

Based on the meeting we had yesterday -- the first time I had _ever_ seen or heard from the committee, combined with the low quality of that discussion -- I believe that such a liaison is required regardless of whether the PSC requires such role. ALAC requires someone to keep track of what PSC is doing, and also to ensure that PSC sufficiently solicits ALAC) at *any* time it wants to solicit the POV of individual end-users.

According to https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?president_s_strategy_committee_liaison ALAC has defined has a "Liaison", listed as Pierre Dandjinou..As we found out yesterday, Pierre was an ALAC-selected appointment to the PSC, but neither he not anyone in PSC sees themselves as an ALAC liaison role. I believe that such a link is needed and the precedent of a liaison exists. I don't want to wait another two years to hear from them and I believe that filling this role will address the lack of communications withthis important committee.

- Evan

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