By the way, I wrote the note below as explanation not endorsement. The ALAC is currently under review and one of the things we can and probably should examine is whether the committee is properly composed. For example, would a larger ALAC give us the ability to do more? Perhaps increase the elected number from each region from 2 to 3, and increase the number of NomComm appointees from 5 to 6. This would move the ALAC seats from 15 to 21. Yes, it's larger and perhaps more cumbersome, but now that all five RALOs are up and running, I think there is more to do and we might need the additional person power. Food for thought. On Jun 26, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Bret Fausett wrote:
I served on ICANN's first Nominating Committee and took part in the reform process that created the "NomComm," so perhaps I can speak to this. The idea was that ICANN would benefit from having people participate in its various bodies who *were not* answerable to any group and who could exercise their independent judgment in ways that they thought were best to further ICANN's purposes. You will see a handful of Nominating Committee appointed members on each of ICANN's major deliberative bodies: Board of Directors, GNSO Council, ccNSO Council, and At Large Advisory Committee.
We also have a strong role to play in the Nominating Committee itself as the ALAC appoints five of the Nominating Committee members, the largest voting group on the committee.
Bret
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