Dear All: please excuse my long silence since the Lisbon Meeting. I have been offline until yesterday after moving from Berlin to Munich to start a new job. The heated discussion on this list illustrates the difficulties to reach agreement on the MoU and the EURALO bylaws. We therefore should be cereful when reopening discussions. Equally it is of great importance for EURALO that we organize decision-making processes in a way that prevents exclusion of members who cannot participate in physical meetings. Especially the decision on the timetable for nomination and election for the EURALO board and the ALAC seats which are to be filled via EURALO have been taken by very few people. Therefore I ask so some flexibility concerning this issue. According to my understanding no decision has been reached on whether/how the timetable should be changed. At least no decision was announced. For that purpose we may need some sort of chairperson or moderator. I would appreciate I we could agree that Annette again takes this position provided she is willing. Also I ask all to keep in mind that EURALO is a rapidly changing organization. New people attended all meetings since Frankfurt. This will probably lead to a constant change of majorities for issues on which we do not have general consensus. The veterans of the process have to arrange with this. Christoph ____________________________________________ Dr. Christoph Bruch German Civil Liberties Union/Humanistische Union Neue Christstr. 6 Greifswalder Str. 4 14059 Berlin 10405 Berlin 030 - 32 10 32 82 030 - 20 45 02 56 Fax: 030 - 20 45 02 57 info@humanistische-union.de www.humanistische-union.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] Im Auftrag von Jeanette Hofmann Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 22:43 An: Discussion for At-Large Europe Betreff: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Nominations Hi, I am not sure whether I am supposed to speak up on these matters since I have no voting right to begin with. In any case, I'd like to say that I really disagree with the approach proposed below. Forming slates might be an ok method when people are in basic agreement or when they at least agree on what they disagree about. This list has shown so much disagreement that, in addition to regional variation, the different opinions should really be represented on the board. I think elections are the best and most democratic way to achieve this goal. jeanette Vittorio Bertola wrote:
All,
as nominations start to come, personally I would try to see whether we can agree on a good mix of people that can make everyone happy and confident in the process.
For what regards the EURALO Board, I would recommend that the people who were most active in the discussions in the last year volunteer to be part of it. I would like to have one person per each macro-region of Europe (Northern, Western, Central, Southern and Eastern) plus, for regions that have been very active such as Germany and Benelux, perhaps one more, so to have a Board of 6-7 members.
Also for ALAC members, I think that a good complement to Annette would be someone from Northern/Western Europe and someone from Eastern Europe, possibly of different gender. Southern Europe has already been well represented in the At Large, so I think that we should pass the turn.
What would you think of this?
Thanks,
P.S. For what regards myself, as I repeatedly said, I do not want to continue as an ALAC member, not because I wouldn't like to continue, but because I think that after four years it's time that new people have a chance to serve. On the other hand, I'd be happy to serve in the EURALO Board if this is considered useful - I have been trying to work for compromise and practical advances on the hot issues such as individual membership and incorporation, and I hope that I could continue to do so and help the process.
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