Re: [council] Chairs

["YJ Park" <yjpark@nic.or.kr>]

In general, I am in favor of the propsal made by Amadeu regarding 

           1. When to decide who is going to chair GA in LA 
           2. How to chair GA in LA

Some subtle different position on "How many chairs", though.

>Stilltwo lessons form Santiago: NC Chair needs to prepare the meeting
>well in advnce. And being alione as GA Chair is a curel experience.


Yes, this would be desirable. 
I hope this time we won't make the same mistake we have made in Santiago.

>I have tried many times that we abide with our duty to elect a GA
>Chair. I acknowkledge that ti would better be done by the new
>"permanent" NC, not by us.

I am strongly in favor of this proposal.

>But we still have some duties regarding the next meeting in LA.
>Isubmit that we elect "two· GA chairs for that meeting ("three") in
>case we finally hold a day-long GA).
>
>Being up there completly alone trying to catch up with the agneda, the
>procedures tryuing to keep track of who asked to speak next... This is
>really exchausting after some hours. Past experiences in
>DNSO.preparatory meetigs showed that sharing the duties among two
>differnt persons (one more foucsed on the agenda and the substantive
>discussion; the other more focused on the public interventions) realy
>helps. If the GA should last for one whole day, two poeple rotating
>out of three would be required.


Regarding "TWO or THREE" chairs instead of "ONE" might sound 
very effiecient at the first catch. However, this might be simultaneously
tricky enough to lead to a total chaos unless those two or three chairs
can cooperate and click to each other.

>But is also importnat that those chairing know the agenda well in
>advbnace, the motions, have time to apsek to those making formal
>presntations before the meeting. I mean that it is NOt a good idea to
>leave all this decisions open until the GA begins.


Not only GA but also NC is required to be all set prior to the meeting itself.

>Following also a non-written practice (within WGs) I would susgest
>that we should try to elect a non-NC Chair and one co-chair form
>within the NC. This will serve all purposes of coorination,
>independence and whatever.


I agree.

>In case we need three co-chairs two of them could seve on two
>consecutive meetings, in order to ensure increased efficiency, as the
>incumbent chair will be in the beter position to develop a set or more
>or les formal rules form experience.


I am still in a doubt whether or not this would work out, though.

>I would like proposing the pNC that we aks Nii Quaynor to serve as GA
>(principal) chair in LA too. Hi did a great job in Santiago. Then we
>would need a volunteer form inside our group. And they should
>immediatly start working with GA on the agenda.


I second.

Regards,

YJ Park

>Amadeu
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