Re: [ga] ga chair elections

[DPF <david@farrar.com>]

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:29:37 +0100, Vittorio Bertola
<vb@bertola.eu.org> wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:03:45 +1300, you wrote:
>
>>Also I think we want to avoid having say five regional discussion
>>lists and no global one.  The vast majority of issues will be global
>>not regional.  
>
>There has been discussion on this on the ALOC list - other people
>raised this point. In fact, in the original framework that we (from
>the ALAC-AG) suggested, one third of the ALAC would be filled by
>people from "global at large organizations" that would coordinate
>through a global forum. In the final design approved by the Board,
>these seats have been given to the NomCom, so only the Regional
>approach is left; I guess that the idea is to reconsider this once the
>mechanism is up and running. However, there must be a mechanism to
>allow global discussions (even not atlarge-specific) and to find a
>place of participation for global organizations that wouldn't fit in a
>strict regional framework.

Well the ALAC itself could host a global discussion list.  And yes I
agree there has be a place for global at large organisations to also
affiliate and be represented.

DPF
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