Re: [ga] Is the GA "Leadership" leading to propose to:APNIC 26 - Call for policy proposals and informational presentations

[Karl Peters - TLDA <tlda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>   Is the GA "Leadership" ready or preparing to submit proposals?
> As far as I can tell, the GA leadership has been largely absent, and
> hasn't even "Voted" present, let alone leading on, or in respect to,
> such important opportunities.

Jeff and others,
	Pardon my ignorance(?), but who comprises our leadership, anyway? I know a few monitors, but in no way should monitors be considered leadership, as they are really not here to initiate or lead, but to reign in where order is broken down. Is the GA leadership elected or appointed? By whom? How often and on what schedule?
	Our fledgling re-start of the TLDA has already held one election and is preparing for a second round to select an ever-rotating group of board members and committee members. That kind of structure is likely overkill for a loose affiliation such as the GA, but perhaps something more aggressive than we have presently would make "belonging" here actually mean something, and not just a place to keep up with and start gossip. 
	How many total members are there to this world-wide no-criteria-to-join assembly, anyway? I bet that some sense of meaning to the group, supported by some sort of leadership, would attract a lot more members and get them involved. Don't we want that? What use is it to bat around ideas and leave them all on the floor at the end of the thread?

-Karl E. Peters