Re: IESG Issue 2 (publication of requirements)

[Geoff Huston <gih@telstra.net>]

A countervailing view is that the generation of the current
requirements in the IETF leadership and the associated
desireable qualifications for the vacant positions
rests with the Nomcom as an outcome of its interactions with
the community during its consultative process.

At the very least the Nomcom should not interpret any such
statement of 'desireable qualifications" as being a fixed constraint
placed upon the process, and the Nomcom should be able to
refine such an input to match what it is hearing from the broader
IETF community as to current requirements and associated
desireable qualifications for vacant positions.

Geoff


At 03:10 PM 6/11/2003 -0800, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> I disagree with Mike.
>
> I think publication of the requirements at call for nomination time is 
> useful. The IESG and IAB is responsible for wording them; once they're 
> published, Nomcom has no responsibility for them, and the IESG & IAB can't 
> call them back - I think that's good.
>
> I support the suggested resolution.
>
> --On 6. november 2003 11:44 -0500 Michael StJohns 
> <mstjohns@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > > DISCUSSION SO FAR:   5 comments
> > >
> > > The information should not be confidential.  It should be published.
> >
> > Specifically, it should be published as part of the announcement
> > information, rather than as part of the solicitation for nominations.
> >
> > Rationale:  While the information is important for the IETF participants
> > to understand the choices, publishing it prior to the nomcom making a
> > choice may result less than useful public discussion of that criteria and
> > thrashing (as in "page thrashing") of the process.
> >
> >
> > > Recommended wording change submitted on the list:
> > >
> > > OLD NEW:
> > >
> > >    14.  The Chair obtains the list of IESG and IAB positions to be
> > >           reviewed and a description of the desirable qualifications for
> > >
> > >         those positions. This information is announced, along with a
> > >         solicitation for names of volunteers from the IETF community
> > >         willing to serve on the nominating committee.
> > >
> > > NEW:
> > >
> > >    14.  The Chair obtains the list of IESG and IAB positions to be
> > >           reviewed and a description of the desirable qualifications for
> > >            those positions. This information is announced on
> > >            ietf-announce@ietf.org, along with a solicitation for names
> > >            of volunteers from the IETF community willing to serve on
> > >           the nominating committee.
> > >
> > >
> > > Is this wording acceptable?
> >
> > No - see above.
>
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