[At-Large] Proposal: Rotating Chair for ALAC

[Annette Muehlberg]

All,
I propose a different concept of rotating chairs. Instead of the EU 
rotating model, I think the following would be more effective and 
certainly less bureaucratic:

After each ICANN meeting those three representatives of the ALAC of the 
region where the next meeting will take place take the lead. One of the 
old team will join their work (to make sure that "old" issues do not get 
lost) and of course the regional secretariat will share responsibilities 
especially in preparing the next meeting.

best
annette


Alan Greenberg schrieb:
> Although I like the idea conceptually, I am dubious how successful it 
> would be. My intuition tells me that the Chair job is a lot of work. 
> Just because a meeting will be in a specific region does not mean 
> that one of the three regional people (or less if terms are up) will 
> be willing to devote the time to do it, or capable of taking on the 
> tasks (that is not meant as a negative comment - I *know* what my 
> strengths are and where my interests lie, and I presume others do as 
> well). Perhaps once things are working well and on a regular basis 
> within the ALAC, it would be time for such a change. In my mind, 
> today is not that day.
>
> However, similar to the issue that Izumi raised, I proposed several 
> months ago that the chair's responsibilities be somewhat divided. 
> Specifically I suggested that there be several vice chairs and that 
> for any given task (agenda's, intra-ICANN coordination, etc) that 
> either the Chair be the lead person and one of the vice-chairs backs 
> them up, or vice versa. This would spread the work around a bit more, 
> play to people's strengths, and ensure backup for all responsibilities.
>
> I also agree with Izumi about term. 3-4 months is too short to really 
> get the feel of the job (and too long if the wrong person is selected!).
>
> Alan
>
> At 08/07/2007 09:30 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
>   
>> I am rather conservative on this idea of rotating chair.
>>
>> I think we should first define/agree on the division of labor of the
>> whole committee's works, who is going to work on which areas.
>>
>> After that, we can agree on how much the Chair should
>> do, either with the current model, or with the proposed
>> rotating Chair model.
>>
>> In case we adopt to the rotation, perhaps the term may be
>> longer than one meeting. I think 3 to 5 months are too short to
>> become effective.
>>
>> izumi
>>     
>
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