At 9:43 AM -0400 5/10/04, Harold Feld wrote:
>If I may add, this provides a good way for new members to become
>familiar with how the ICANN process works.  We need ways to train and
>bring in new people.
>
>Perhaps we should encourage alternates in other positions, specifically
>asking newer members to participate as alternates so that they can gain
>familiarity and easily move into the prime slot later?


I think selecting alternates could be helpful for all the reasons you
mention.  I don't see how it could actually work for the NomComm,
which seems bound by pretty strict confidentially rules, but for
other positions perhaps.  Anyway, I'm very happy to try it.

But we have a charter for procedures and this seem to me to be
something that needs to be discussed and added as an amendment?  Not
just for the exec committee to decide during an IRC session.

Thanks,

Adam



>Harold
>
>Milton Mueller wrote:
>
>>The NCUC Executive Committee met Friday (via IRC).
>>With three regions and the Chair voting, we selected Adam
>>Peake as our representative to the NomComm and Robin
>>Gross as alternate.
>>
>>The NomComm rules say: "Vacancies in the positions of delegate,
>>non-voting liaison, or Chair shall be filled by the entity entitled
>>to select the delegate, non-voting liaison, or Chair involved. "
>>
>>Since we had two good candidates we thought this was a good
>>solution. Adam is the delegate; Robin will not be able to participate
>>unless Adam quits, dies or is incapacitated, however.  Should
>>something bad like that happen, we thought it would be good to
>>have a person selected in advance.
>>
>>--MM