[NA-Discuss] ALAC Review Draft is published

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Bret and all,

  FWIW, these folks whom are now appointed to represent users
in any capacity should have been elected, not selected/appointed
regardless of the outcome.  However the appointed method has
seemingly proven to not work very well regardless of the reasons.

Bret Fausett wrote:

> On Jun 17, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> > Bret Fausett wrote:
> >> I very much  like the fact that one ALAC representative from each
> >> region comes from the NomComm,
> >
> > Please elaborate.
>
> I know that in the year I served on the Nominating Committee, we tried
> very hard to use the Nominating Committee appointments to supplement
> the skills of the various groups for which we had responsibility
> (Board, GNSO, ccNSO, ALAC). We thought about what those groups needed,
> received input from the groups themselves about what was needed,
> considered input from the entire community about what was needed, and
> then found and appointed people to fill what we believed were the most
> important needs. In my year, this meant bringing some new faces to the
> ICANN Board. We especially looked for people with financial
> backgrounds, for the Board finance and audit committees. We wanted
> someone from China on the Board. It also meant appointing an older,
> more experienced face to the GNSO, which was having difficulties at
> the time, and which we thought could benefit from the experience of a
> former Board member. It meant bringing people with past experience in
> organization building and recruiting to the new and developing ALAC.
>
> Nominating Committees vary from year to year, but observation of
> recent results tells me it still works much this way. The Nominating
> Committee is uniquely positioned to fill in gaps in what the other
> processes don't produce.* I think it's the part of ICANN that has
> worked best over the last few years.
>
>         Bret
>
> * The fact that NomComms pick skill sets as much as they pick people
> means that if you've applied in the past and not been selected, it's
> probably because you didn't have the skill set that was needed at that
> particular time. I know for a fact that people who have been passed in
> some years have been selected in succeeding years, including for Board
> seats, so if you're interested, keep your name in consideration by
> reapplying.
>
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