ALAC Executive Committee

Teleconference 21st December 2007

Summary Minutes

Present: C Langdon-Orr, H Diakite
Apologies: V Scartezini (joined Skype Chat at the close of the teleconference meeting)
Absent: R Guerra

Staff Present: N Ashton-Hart

Minutes taken by the Staff

The Chair opened the discussions at 13:50 as V Scartezini is caught in traffic and R Guerra was to join late.

The Chair noted that the working groups were now quite organised but she is concerned that the level of activity is very low.

The Staff wondered if it might be useful to have an ‘organising teleconference’ with the working group issue coordinators and focal points to have them outline their work plan and programmes.

The Chair suggested we could also have the RALO Secretariats join this call for coordination purposes and to help ensure that the working groups and the RALOs were on the same page.

Resolved that the staff shall canvas the Secretariats and the working group issue coordinators and co-ordinators about a teleconference on the 10th January, perhaps around 1230 UTC.

The Chair noted that action in the IDN space was more urgent than most others and it was resolved that since there was not an ALAC Issue Coordinator for this working group, Mohamed El Bashir or Fatimata Seye Sylla should be asked by the Staff to take this role as it was necessary to distribute the work beyond only Hong Xue as had been previous practice (and as Hong has requested).

The Chair made the point at 1307 UTC that at this point it was necessary to give the regrets for Vanda and Robert and continue the conversation on Skype and the best wishes of all for the festive season were conveyed.