[ALAC] Fwd: Motion to amend the ALAC Rules of Procedure

Fri Oct 5 13:54:24 UTC 2018

I strongly agree with Dev's suggestion to have a uniform membership and
also have the Accreditation process simplified.

On Fri, 5 Oct 2018 at 16:44, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Something to file for the discussions then
>
> To me, the individual membership should be done in a equivalent manner for
> Organisations applying to be Accredited as a member of the at large
> community
> - a common online application form in the 6un languages on the at large
> website
> - the ralos provide regional advice after staff due diligence is sent to
> the ralos for their advice
> - the ALAC votes whether to accept the regional advice or not
>
> Dev Anand
>
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2018 at 4:29 AM, Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I agree that individual membership as well as ALS registration details
>> still need to be discussed further and this was certainly going to be on my
>> "to do" list.
>>
>> But I do not think that any real changes to the ROPs can be made at this
>> time without full consultation with everyone, especially when some RALOs
>> are still discussing it within their own membership lists.
>>
>> The issue of defining / redefining different types of membership
>> (affiliated and unaffiliated individual members as well as of ALSes) should
>> be incorporated into the implementation plan, under Item #2 which looks at
>> individual participation.
>>
>> Maureen
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 11:44 AM Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ricardo,
>>>
>>> You may be right that 1.1 needs more than a few words inserted to have
>>> it make full sense. I will look at it.
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>> At 03/10/2018 10:29 AM, Ricardo Holmquist wrote:
>>>
>>> Good day Alan,
>>> Thanks so much for the revision.
>>>
>>> I have one comment for the Introduction, where a phrase concerning the
>>> approval of the Individual members seems to be missing (Being it an RALO
>>> approval, an ALAC Approval, a Committee Approval or what the RALO
>>> establishes in its own RoP).
>>>
>>> About the Email guide, attached is a screen capture of the At Large
>>> email list (capture email guide), there is a missing "a" on the "may
>>> de-subscribe" line. It then its repeated in the rest of the lists from
>>> there on.
>>> Also on the Email Guide, almost at the end, in one of the corrections
>>> (capture email guide 2) it should say ALAC-Internal, and not just ALAC.
>>> In the same guide, about all the RALO lists (and also the At Large
>>> list), there is no direct inclusion of the Individual members. I understand
>>> that for EURALO (Not sure how the other RALO works, and LACRALO is still
>>> deciding how), it works like an ALS, where a representative is named to
>>> vote on EURALO instances, but I will also understand that in any RALO if an
>>> individual is asking to be a member, is not because he wants a "virtual"
>>> ALS, but because he wants to interact directly. Yes, I am aware anyone can
>>> auto subscribe, but it is just another step in the recognition of the
>>> individual users to include him in the list once approved.
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Ricardo Holmquist
>>>
>>> El mar., 2 oct. 2018 a las 18:46, Alan Greenberg (<
>>> alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>) escribiÃ³:
>>> As I am about to relinquish the honor of being the Chair of the ALAC, I
>>> would like to leave things in reasonable order. There are a number of
>>> overdue changes needed to the Rules of Procedure (RoP) and associated
>>> documents.
>>>
>>> To summarize, our overall rule set includes:
>>>
>>> Rules of Procedure: We have a backlog of correction, clarifications and
>>> changes to address issues that have arisen or to bring the RoP in line with
>>> current practices.
>>>
>>> Adjunct Document 01: "Position Description for ALAC Members, Liaisons
>>> and Appointees" I expect to be considered by the ARIWG in relation to Issue
>>> 16 (Metrics)
>>>
>>> Adjunct Document 02: "Metrics and Remedial Actions for ALAC Members and
>>> Appointees" was never written but to the extent it is needed, it should
>>> also be considered in relation to Issue 16.
>>>
>>> Adjunct Document 03: "At-Large Board Member Selection Implementation"
>>> should not need any immediate attention. The Selection process was
>>> referenced in the Review (Issue 6) but our proposal that was accepted by
>>> the Board disagreed with the Review Team and said that we will not address
>>> it in the Review Implementation. We may of course re-open that discussion
>>> at any point in the future if changes is needed.
>>>
>>> Adjunct Document 04: "At-Large Structure Framework" will no doubt be
>>> reviewed and likely changed as part of addressing Review Issue 2 (ALS and
>>> Individual Membership).
>>>
>>> ALAC E-mail Guide: There are a number of corrections and changes needed
>>> to being the document in line with current ALAC practice (and reduce
>>> routine work).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Accordingly I am proposing a set of changes to the ALAC Rules of
>>> Procedure and the ALAC E-mail Guide. The RoP call for at least 21 calendar
>>> days notice and and this message will allow us to vote on the amendments at
>>> the Wrap-Up Session in Barcelona. There will also be time allocated for
>>> discussion in Barcelona, but hopefully any need for change can be brought
>>> up and resolved via e-mail prior to travel.
>>>
>>> I will do a very brief overview of the changes on the ALAC call later
>>> today, and we can have a dedicated call if people wish.
>>>
>>> Attached is the redline revision of the RoP as well as a Change Log
>>> explaining each of the changes.
>>>
>>> Also attached is the redline E-mail Guide. All of the changes are either
>>> clear corrections or changes to reflect current practice (such as including
>>> the any ALT Advisor in the ALT or ALAC lists, and including key working
>>> group chairs in the ALAC list).
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
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