Re: Notes from one member of the IAB on the current draft

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no>]

--On 21. mars 2003 13:42 -0500 Michael StJohns <mstjohns@mindspring.com> 
wrote:

> b) If the vacancy will occur on the IESG, either as a move to another
> IESG slot or as a move to the IAB, the Nomcom must use mid-term procedure
> rules. Most importantly, they must advertise the vacancy, and must
> consider all new candidates as equitably as any previously considered.
> The IESG chair is responsible for notifying the IETF Executive director
> of the vacancy and who in turn is responsible for asking the Nomcom
> select the replacement. The Nomcom is explicitly barred from proceeding
> without an explicit request from the IESG chair. The term of the nominee
> shall be for the remainder of the term of the vacated position."

Nit: All versions of the nomcom documents say that the Nomcom is notified 
by the IETF Executive Director, not the IETF Chair. (the position "IESG 
Chair" does not exist - the IETF Chair chairs the IESG).

It's always been presumed that the ExDir was instructed by the IESG and IAB 
through mechanisms not documented in the Nomcom documents.

                    Harald