[EURO-Discuss] Nominations

Dr. Christoph Bruch bruch at humanistische-union.de
Thu Apr 12 17:59:17 EDT 2007


Dear All:
please excuse my long silence since the Lisbon Meeting.
I have been offline until yesterday after moving from Berlin to Munich to
start a new job.

The heated discussion on this list illustrates the difficulties to reach
agreement on the MoU and the EURALO bylaws. We therefore should be cereful
when reopening discussions. Equally it is of great importance for EURALO
that we organize decision-making processes in a way that prevents exclusion
of members who cannot participate in physical meetings.

Especially the decision on the timetable for nomination and election for the
EURALO board and the ALAC seats which are to be filled via EURALO have been
taken by very few people. Therefore I ask so some flexibility concerning
this issue.

According to my understanding no decision has been reached on whether/how
the timetable should be changed. At least no decision was announced. For
that purpose we may need some sort of chairperson or moderator. I would
appreciate I we could agree that Annette again takes this position provided
she is willing. 

Also I ask all to keep in mind that EURALO is a rapidly changing
organization. New people attended all meetings since Frankfurt. This will
probably lead to a constant change of majorities for issues on which we do
not have general consensus. The veterans of the process have to arrange with
this.

Christoph


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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: euro-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
[mailto:euro-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] Im Auftrag von
Jeanette Hofmann
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 22:43
An: Discussion for At-Large Europe
Betreff: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Nominations

Hi, I am not sure whether I am supposed to speak up on these matters 
since I have no voting right to begin with. In any case, I'd like to say 
that I really disagree with the approach proposed below. Forming slates 
might be an ok method when people are in basic agreement or when they at 
least agree on what they disagree about. This list has shown so much 
disagreement that, in addition to regional variation, the different 
opinions should really be represented on the board. I think elections 
are the best and most democratic way to achieve this goal.
jeanette




Vittorio Bertola wrote:
> All,
> 
> as nominations start to come, personally I would try to see whether we
> can agree on a good mix of people that can make everyone happy and
> confident in the process.
> 
> For what regards the EURALO Board, I would recommend that the people who
> were most active in the discussions in the last year volunteer to be
> part of it. I would like to have one person per each macro-region of
> Europe (Northern, Western, Central, Southern and Eastern) plus, for
> regions that have been very active such as Germany and Benelux, perhaps
> one more, so to have a Board of 6-7 members.
> 
> Also for ALAC members, I think that a good complement to Annette would
> be someone from Northern/Western Europe and someone from Eastern Europe,
> possibly of different gender. Southern Europe has already been well
> represented in the At Large, so I think that we should pass the turn.
> 
> What would you think of this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> P.S. For what regards myself, as I repeatedly said, I do not want to
> continue as an ALAC member, not because I wouldn't like to continue, but
> because I think that after four years it's time that new people have a
> chance to serve.
> On the other hand, I'd be happy to serve in the EURALO Board if this is
> considered useful - I have been trying to work for compromise and
> practical advances on the hot issues such as individual membership and
> incorporation, and I hope that I could continue to do so and help the
> process.

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