Thanks for doing this, Luc. I like this in form and substance very much. A few comments... On http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_OP 1. I deleted the parenthetical in Para. 4 which read "(official languages of Canada and the USA)." Although English predominates, the United States doesn't actually have an "official" language. We've seen various attempts in recent years, both at the state and national level, to declare English the official language, but they have been largely rejected as xenophobic and anti-immigrant. In elections, you can request a ballot in Spanish, and most .GOV websites also are available in Spanish (see, http://www.usa.gov/). 2. We probably need someone to moderate the discussions and be an official point person for receipt and distribution of correspondence and announcements, so I've created a "Chair" of the General Assembly, who will be elected annually by majority vote. 2. I added new language to Paragraph 10 and a new Paragraph 11 to state that new ALAC members will be seated at the close of ICANN's annual meeting and that an annual 60 day call for Statements of Interest should precede the selection. 3. On voting for ALAC seats, I think we shouldn't. As I see it, the problem is that we will have so many organizations, of varying membership sizes, with vastly differing interests in ICANN that "one organization, one vote" won't necessarily be fair. We've talked about this in ALAC previously, and I floated a proposal that would require the NARALO to select ALAC seats by rough consensus. If consensus cannot be found, the NARALO then forwards the names of all finalists with support, including a description of the candidates' respective levels of support within the NARALO, to the ICANN Nominating Committee for final selection. This is not perfect, but I think it's preferable to elections in this context. Bret