Re: [ga] Chair NOMINATION

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Joop,

Wednesday, March 14, 2001, 1:10:17 AM, Joop Teernstra wrote:

> At 22:05 12/03/01 -0500, Joanna Lane wrote:

>>>Let's have an interim chair for a few weeks just to oversee this "internet
>>>time" input process.
>>>And please let the moderators not be tolerant to those who would aim to
>>>disturb a fast-track consensus process.
>>
>>Who would you propose ?
>>Joanna
>>

> I just read that Roberto and Harald will stay on their post until relieved.
> This helps.

> Otherwise I would like to say that Danny Younger (babybows.com) has really
> impressed me in the last four days in Melbourne. 

Yet, the list has not seen or heard from him.  I think list
participation at some level should be mandatory and something we look
at.

> I would nominate him for chair and Patrick Corliss for co-chair.
> In view of the 24-hour requirements on a GA chair, I think we really should
> strive to elect a Chair and a co-chair, on a ticket -based approach,
> ideally with a 12 hour time zone between them, so that they can divide the
> burdens of the volunteer job  between them.

> In other words, the candidates should propose their preferred "running
> mate" before the election.

I see no reason why the two must be so closely tied together, and at
this stage this would amount to a major change in the manner of
election.

This should be tabled for discussion and brought up at another time
when voting methods are open for discussion.

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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