[At-Large] Proposal: Rotating Chair for ALAC

[Veronica Cretu]

Dear Bret! Thank you for this initiative! This is an interesting proposal on 
Rotating Chair for ALAC!



Here are my comments on the proposal made .   2 models are proposed:



  1.. Regional Approach to Rotating Chair (RAR)
  2.. EU Approach to Rotating Chair (EUAR)
 Adding some more advantages to Model 1(RAR) (in addition to those provided 
by Bret):

- Overall simple and easy to implement;

- It is much easier/faster for the 3 ALAC regional members to decide on the 
Chair/Vice-Chair;

- Regional members know better the regional/local peculiarities of the 
region they come from;

- Due to the fact that this is a voluntary activity, the time from previous 
ICANN meeting till the next one is exactly the "enthusiasm" vs. "motivation" 
phase. For such "organization" like ALAC is - there is a need for good 
dynamics all the time.

My concerns vis-à-vis the EU Model (EUAR):

 -          It seems to be more complex from the procedural point of view 
(and we don't want to spend additional time on procedures);

-          Even if multinational Executive Committee, the decision - making 
process within it can be slower as compared to Model 1.



So, finally, if I have to "vote" for one of the 2 models described, then I 
would be in favor of the Model 1 (RAR).

Really interested to hear from the rest of ALAC team on this!

Have a nice weekend everyone,

Veronica (nica)







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bret Fausett" <bfausett at internet.law.pro>
To: "At-Large Worldwide" <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 3:17 AM
Subject: [At-Large] Proposal: Rotating Chair for ALAC


> Dear Colleagues,
>
> A few years ago, before the RALOs were formed, I proposed an idea to
> the then-ALAC that I think is worth reconsidering.
>
> It occurred to me at ICANN's meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina,
> while listening to our very good and very Italian Chair, Vittorio
> Bertola, address the Board, that it would have been a nice thing had
> our *Argentinean* ALAC member, Sebastian Ricciardi, been the Chair
> and ALAC spokesperson for the Mar del Plata meeting *in Argentina.*
> This was nothing at all against Vittorio, who was a very good Chair
> for us at that time, but more a feeling that we could be doing more
> to highlight the international nature of the ALAC by rotating the
> Chair among the five regions, in step with ICANN's meeting calendar.
> In recent discussions with ALAC members, I proposed the idea again,
> and because it was well received, I wanted to propose it formally on
> the list. As long as we are revising our internal working rules, this
> is worth discussing.
>
> Here's the idea. At the end of every ICANN meeting, the members of
> the region that will host the *next* ICANN meeting select one of them
> to act as Chair from that point through the last day of the next
> meeting. This will have a couple of positive effects. First, it will
> take the burden of acting as Chair off of a single individual and
> allow the ALAC to share the work among its members. Second, it will
> give each region a chance to have one of its members serve as Chair,
> providing greater perspective and diversity to our work. It also will
> assist us in our outreach efforts, as this rotation will highlight
> for the regions the international nature of the ALAC.
>
> The downside of the proposal, as I presented it in Argentina, was
> that we would lose some continuity at a time when we were trying to
> get the RALOs formed and get the ALAC up and running. Even though we
> are past the formational stages of the ALAC, I can still see the
> continuity issue. Fortunately, one of my North American colleagues
> told me about the way the European Union handles *its* rotating
> Chair, and I immediately knew we had found our solution.
>
> If we follow the EU model of rotation, the ALAC would have an
> Executive Committee consisting of the immediate Past Chair, the
> Current Chair, and the Prospective Chair. At the end of every ICANN
> meeting, the Past Chair would drop off the Executive Committee, the
> Current Chair would become the Past Chair, the Prospective Chair
> would become the Chair, and a new Prospective Chair would be
> selected. The "Prospective Chair" would act as Vice-Chair of the ALAC.
>
> If applied to our current ALAC at the present time, the Executive
> Committee would consist of Jacqueline Morris as Past Chair (she was
> Chair in Puerto Rico), a Chair from among the three North Americans
> (NA hosts the October, 2007 meeting), and a Prospective Chair from
> among the Asia Pacific representatives (AP hosts the February, 2008
> meeting). When the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles closes, Jacqueline
> would drop off the Executive Committee, the North American would
> become the Past Chair, an Asian-Pacific Islander would become Chair,
> and a European would be selected as the Prospective Chair (Europe
> will host the June, 2008 meeting).
>
> The nice thing about the EU-style rotation is that it ensures we
> have, at all times, a multinational Executive Committee, and it keeps
> continuity in our leadership, as every person selected will serve a
> year on the Executive Committee.
>
> I think this would work very well, and I hope you will consider it.
>
>          Bret Fausett
>
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