2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Candidate Questions and Answers Workspace

Cheryl Langdon-Orr

1. Describe how or why you meet the following criterion: The GNSO Liaison will normally be current or past ALAC Members, or otherwise familiar with the ALAC and At-Large. (RoP 7.3)

2. Describe how or why you meet the following criterion: The GNSO Liaison will be familiar GNSO and GNSO Council. (RoP 7.3)

3. When representing the ALAC, Appointees have an obligation to solicit ALAC and At-Large views on the matter where practical and possible. Appointees should be selected knowing that in many instances such consultation may not be possible or practical and thus the ALAC needs to select people who understand the philosophies or guiding values and principles of the ALAC and At-Large. [RoP 7.8] Explain why you believe you will be able to meet this criterion.

4. The GNSO Liaison has the following responsibilities described below. Do you agree to carry out these responsibilities diligently?

1. 1. responsible for communicating ALAC positions to the GNSO, and for reporting on GNSO activities, meetings and actions that may be of interest to the ALAC (RoP 7.5);
   2. expected to be participate in all GNSO Council activities and be active in other GNSO activities (RoP 7.6.3);
   3. Appointees have an obligation to ensure that it is clear whether they are speaking on behalf of themselves, the ALAC or any other organization that they are affiliated with. Moreover, Liaisons must fairly represent positions of the ALAC where they exist. (RoP 7.7)
   4. Appointees shall accept, while acting in their capacity on behalf of the ALAC, to put the collective views of the ALAC ahead of their own, to the extent that such views are known (RoP 7.9)
      1.   When the personal views are in conflict with ALAC views, the Appointee must make clear which position is which.

      2.   To the extent that such ALAC views are not known, personal views should not be misrepresented as ALAC views.

   5. Agree to abide by the ALAC Rop and other requirements as may be agreed to by the ALAC from time to time (Rop 4.1)
   6. Serve on behalf of the ALAC and the At-Large Community by acting for the good of the entire Community. (RoP 4.2)
   7. Submit a Statement of Interest (SoI) including basic professional information, in a format agreed to by the ALAC, and keep that SoI up to date. (RoP 4.3)
   8. Attend all ALAC meetings, and to the extent that such participation from time to time may note be possible, provide advance notice of the planned absence where practical. (RoP 4.4)
   9. Prepare for and actively participate in all ALAC discussions, including face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, e-mail lists, wikis and other means of interaction as agreed to by the ALAC. (RoP 4.5)
   10. Should a situation arise where a person can no longer reasonably (currently and ongoing) carry out the obligations of a role, be obliged to either resign or otherwise ensure that the ALAC and At-Large are well-served. (RoP 4.9)
   11. Participate in all ALT activities, both face-to-face and teleconferences, unless explicitly excluded, and to the extent that such participation from time to time may not be possible, provide advance notice of the planned absence where practical. (Not in RoP, but a practice that is now expected).
   12. Meet all of the requirements identified for Liaisons and Appointees in the ALAC Rules of Procedure Adjunct Document 01 - Position Description for ALAC Members, Liaisons and Appointees (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-AdjDoc1-2013-06).

1. Describe how or why you meet the following criterion: The GNSO Liaison will normally be current or past ALAC Members, or otherwise familiar with the ALAC and At-Large. (RoP 7.3)
   

2. Describe how or why you meet the following criterion: The GNSO Liaison will be familiar GNSO and GNSO Council. (RoP 7.3)

4. The GNSO Liaison has the following responsibilities described below. Do you agree to carry out these responsibilities diligently?

1. 
   
   1. responsible for communicating ALAC positions to the GNSO, and for reporting on GNSO activities, meetings and actions that may be of interest to the ALAC (RoP 7.5);
   2. expected to be participate in all GNSO Council activities and be active in other GNSO activities (RoP 7.6.3);
   3. Appointees have an obligation to ensure that it is clear whether they are speaking on behalf of themselves, the ALAC or any other organization that they are affiliated with. Moreover, Liaisons must fairly represent positions of the ALAC where they exist. (RoP 7.7)
   4. Appointees shall accept, while acting in their capacity on behalf of the ALAC, to put the collective views of the ALAC ahead of their own, to the extent that such views are known (RoP 7.9)
      1.   When the personal views are in conflict with ALAC views, the Appointee must make clear which position is which.

      2.   To the extent that such ALAC views are not known, personal views should not be misrepresented as ALAC views.

   5. Agree to abide by the ALAC Rop and other requirements as may be agreed to by the ALAC from time to time (Rop 4.1)
   6. Serve on behalf of the ALAC and the At-Large Community by acting for the good of the entire Community. (RoP 4.2)
   7. Submit a Statement of Interest (SoI) including basic professional information, in a format agreed to by the ALAC, and keep that SoI up to date. (RoP 4.3)
   8. Attend all ALAC meetings, and to the extent that such participation from time to time may note be possible, provide advance notice of the planned absence where practical. (RoP 4.4)
   9. Prepare for and actively participate in all ALAC discussions, including face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, e-mail lists, wikis and other means of interaction as agreed to by the ALAC. (RoP 4.5)
   10. Should a situation arise where a person can no longer reasonably (currently and ongoing) carry out the obligations of a role, be obliged to either resign or otherwise ensure that the ALAC and At-Large are well-served. (RoP 4.9)
   11. Participate in all ALT activities, both face-to-face and teleconferences, unless explicitly excluded, and to the extent that such participation from time to time may not be possible, provide advance notice of the planned absence where practical. (Not in RoP, but a practice that is now expected).
   12. Meet all of the requirements identified for Liaisons and Appointees in the ALAC Rules of Procedure Adjunct Document 01 - Position Description for ALAC Members, Liaisons and Appointees (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-AdjDoc1-2013-06).