[At-Large] [NA-Discuss] GNSO Improvements Statement Edits

[Alan Greenberg]

At 28/04/2008 08:47 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote:
> > However the ALAC is an "AC to the ICANN Board" that is 
> constituted by equitably balanced regional representation.
>This is inaccurate.
>
>Only two-thirds of ALAC is regional representation. The other third is
>regionally balanced but not representative of, voted by or responsible
>to anyone.
>
>ALAC is not, in its entirety, a representative body and should stop
>advancing itself as such.
>
>In the interest of accuracy please describe ALAC as "_partially_
>constituted by equitably balanced regional representation".

The two RALO appointed members do indeed represent the RALO and its 
ALSs.  It is subject to debate whether you believe that in every 
region and at every point in time, a RALO and its ALS fully and 
accurately represent all USERS of that region. The NomCom appointed 
ALAC members are charged with doing just that. No doubt this latter 
task is also potentially as fraught with problems, but it does give 
some balance to the committee.


>If ICANN wants to use the NomComm to pick an advisory board of (what it
>believes to be) sage voices it is welcome to do so. But calling these
>voices representatives of anyone -- let alone the public grassroots --
>is incorrect and potentially misleading.
>
> > We do keep seeing the use of interchanging 'nomenclature' and descriptions
> > of 'purpose'  in these conversations, a confusion (to some) that I believe
> > is best avoided if at all possible.
>I'm happy that you are interested in accuracy. So I hope you'll
>appreciate my correction above and consider it in the future when
>describing the ALAC to others.
>
>- Evan
>
>PS: The GNSO, in its revision proposal, sees merit in having 100% of its
>council be representative, and its NomComm appointees as non-voting
>advisors. Why is this approach not reasonable for ALAC?

Just to be clear, this is, as you noted, a "proposal". At the moment, 
all NomCom appointees are full voting members of the groups to which 
they are appointed, and one of the motivations is to add some measure 
of balance to the other members who represent specific organizations 
(just as RALO appointed members represent their RALO and ALSs).

Alan