[NA-Discuss] [At-Large] Results of the Voting for ALAC NominatingCommittee 2008 Appointments

[Jean Armour Polly]

Hi--I hope Ross can get up to speed with NARALO by getting on the 
NARALO list and participating, he doesn't have to be connected with 
an ALS, he can be an independent, like me! :-) If he takes advice 
from NARALO and wears a "user hat" I think he could be a strong voice 
for NA users at the NomCom. Of course we will never know because 
NomCom activities are absolutely secret.

But I do think that, at least on the face of it, it is odd that ALAC 
would elect him to take a *user* seat on Nomcom. I note that when 
Nomcom itself doesn't think it has enough candidates for 
appointments, it announces the fact and extends the deadline. Maybe 
we had no choice about extending the deadline, but surely there was 
time for ALAC to ask NARALO to quickly send out one more plea to its 
ALS constituency to get some resumes to ALAC.

I think putting people on NomCom is one of the most important things 
ALAC does. NomCom is the kingmaker. Just my ideas.

JP
Ex-ALAC from NA