[At-Large] [ALAC-Internal] [Fwd: Re: Draft agenda and planning for EURALO¹s 1st General Assembly in Paris]

[Evan Leibovitch]

Darlene wrote:
> Well, the NARALO doesn't have a board so it is rather a null issue for us.  Most regions simply have a Chair, maybe a Co-Chair and a Secretariat.  LACRALO doesn't even have a Chair or Co-Chair for most of the year - just a Secretariat.  So, I am thinking that your region, with its heavy structure, is probably the only one that is experiencing this problem.
>   
Exactly. We have a Chair and Secretariat and GA and that is all. I don't
believe that a distinct Board was ever seriously considered -- there is
enough complexity in At-Large already. ;-)

> Having said that, though, NARALO did have discussions relating to this prior to forming as we do have some individuals on our list that are quite active in ICANN matters.  It was more to do with voting privileges, though, rather than travel.
>   

Regarding individual members the NARALO mechanism (as explicitly
expressed in our MOU) gives each ALS two representatives to the GA for
formal votes. Individual NARALO members between them select two
representatives which then have GA voting privileges as a pseudo-ALS.

It is in our MOU that decisions are encouraged to be made by rough
consensus. Thankfully, formal votes have rarely been required and we
have been able to take into account the views of all participants. By
designating "rough" consensus we are not bound to achieving unanimity on
everything before requiring formal votes so long as the intended
direction of the group is clear.

- Evan