[At-Large] Proposal: Rotating Chair for ALAC

[Vittorio Bertola]

Veronica Cretu ha scritto:
> Dear Bret! Thank you for this initiative! This is an interesting proposal on 
> Rotating Chair for ALAC!

Siavash has already posted some of the reasons why, in the end, we 
discarded the idea. There could be a number of practical problems, such 
as having people whose term is near to the end and whose possible 
reappointment is uncertain, or more than one person really willing to be 
the Chair (and in a small group of three individuals that might be a 
serious problem to solve), or, more likely, no one from the region 
having time or desire to serve. Also, there is value in having a 
"recognizable face" to represent the At Large, for other constituencies 
and for the "public" at the public forum; also, I remember that I 
received communications that should have been addressed at the new Chair 
for months and months after leaving the post; etc. So, there is the risk 
to create a lot of confusion about us outside of the ALAC.

This said, we are now in a different situation. There is much more 
activity and interest in several regions, so it might be easier to find 
people who can commit the effort necessary to serve as Chair, and it 
might be easier to find more volunteers in general, so that the work is 
better distributed and the Chair doesn't have to do so many things at once.

All in all, I think that this proposal deserves consideration by the new 
ALAC. However, I would really like to adopt the version of the rules of 
procedure that has been agreed up to now, integrated with whatever 
voting method you like, so that we can start using it (and I would still 
like the elections for Board liaison to happen as soon as possible), and 
then we work out any changes or enhancements in the next months, so to 
approve them in LA. By the way, other new members (up to three) will be 
joining the ALAC in LA, so there is a risk that we continue to rediscuss 
the rules as new people with new ideas replace older members, without 
ever getting a closure on any version.
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