This page is to be used by the At-Large Rules of Procedure Process: Meetings Drafting Team.
| Name | Affiliation | Working Group | Role
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tijani Ben Jemaa | AFRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Fatimata Seye Sylla | AFRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Yaovi Atohoun | AFRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Hong Xue | APRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Cheryl Langdon-Orr | APRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Rinalia Abdul Rahim | APRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Maureen Hillyard | APRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Pen Holder |
| Andrew Molivurae | APRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Yrjo Lanispuro | EURALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Olivier Crépin-Leblond | EURALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Dev Anand Teelucksingh | LACRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Cintra Sooknanan | LACRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Carlton Samuels | LACRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Sergio Salinas Porto | LACRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Fatima Cambronero | LACRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Sylvia Herlein-Leite | LACRALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Alan Greenberg | NARALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Pen Holder |
| Darlene Thompson | NARALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
| Eduardo Diaz | NARALO | MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATION | Participant |
3 Comments
Alan Greenberg
Flipcharts from Prague meeting.
Alan Greenberg
I think that one of the first decision that we have to make is what type of general rules do we need. Depending on the answer, the rules in this section may be either very brief, or may need to be exceedingly detailed.
There was an extensive discussion in both Prague and on the last RoP call regarding whether we should use Robert's Rules of Order (RRoO) or some other reference. I believe there was a general tendency to use RRoO, but there was a level of discomfort with some of the people.
In my mind, the benefit of RRoO is not that the rules are better than some other set, but that they are well documented and are in use by many groups already (both in ICANN and outside).
In addition, the full rules covering meetings tend to be very complex and address many situations that we will not likely meet in the ALAC. The UN rules are an example of such complexity, and that is one of the reasons that we want to get rid of those.
RRoO has recently published a brief guide referencing only those rules that are likely to come up in regular situations. You can see it on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/dp/0306820196). Take a look at the reviews - of 110, 104 are 4 or 5 stars.
If we decide not to use RRoO, we do need to have alternatives that may be more acceptable to the wide group of contires within At-Large. So far I do not believe I have heard any suggestions, but perhaps I have missed something.
For ANY set of rules, I believe that ALAC will use them rather loosely and the RoP should say that. The reason I say this is because according to our long-standing practice, most decisions of the ALAC are determined by consensus, and I have not heard any recommendation to change that. According whatever rules we use will only apply when "formal" action needs to be taken, or as guidance for the overall flow of formal ALAC meetings. So I am not sure how much we really need to worry about this.
Eduardo Diaz
I suggest that a sandbox page is created for this and the rest of the DT groups similar to the one created by the DSDT group. This way we can have a look at how the final draft will look like.