Ole Jacobsen is the IAOC member that was appointed by the IESG, and his two-year term is up in March. The IESG is starting the process to fill this seat in March 2012, with the term ending in March 2014. The two-week nominations period opens today, and closes on 27 November 2011. Nominations and eligibility The IESG is making a public call for nominations. Self-nominations are permitted. All IETF participants, including working group chairs, IETF NomCom members, IAB members, and IESG members are eligible for nomination. Of course, IAB and IESG members who accept nomination will recuse themselves from selection and confirmation discussions. Please send nominations to iesg@ietf.org. Please include the following with each nomination: - Name - Contact information - Candidate background and qualifications Desirable Qualifications and Selection Criteria Candidates for the IAOC position should have a demonstrable involvement in the IETF, knowledge of contracts and financial procedures, awareness of the administrative support needs of the IAB, the IESG, and the IETF standards process. The candidate is also expected to understand the respective roles and responsibilities of the IETF and ISOC in IASA, and be able to articulate these roles within the IETF community. The candidate must be able to exercise all the duties of an IAOC Board member, including fiduciary responsibilities, setting of policies, oversight of the administrative operations of the IETF, representing the interests of the IETF, and participating in IAOC meetings and activities. The candidate must be able to serve as a Trustee for the IETF Trust. Although the IESG selects this member of the IAOC, the selected member does not directly represent the IESG. The IESG-selected member is accountable directly to the IETF community. BCP 101 says: The IAOC shall consist of eight voting members who shall be selected as follows: o Two members appointed by the IETF Nominations Committee (NomCom); o One member appointed by the IESG; o One member appointed by the IAB; o One member appointed by the ISOC Board of Trustees; o The IETF Chair (ex officio); o The IAB Chair (ex officio); o The ISOC President/CEO (ex officio). Selection The IESG will publish the list of nominated persons prior to making a decision, allowing time for the community to provide any relevant comments to the IESG. The IESG will review the nomination material, any comments provided by the community, and make a selection. Confirmation The IAB will act as the confirming body for the selection. In the event that the IAB determines not to confirm the nominated candidate, the IAB will provide the IESG with the basis for this determination and the IESG will nominate another candidate. Care of Personal Information The following procedures will be used in managing candidates' personal information: - The list of candidate names will be published at the close of the nominations period. A candidate that refuses the nomination will not be included on the list. - Excerpts of the information provided to the IESG by the nominated candidate will be passed to the IAB as part of the confirmation process. The IAB will be requested to maintain confidentiality of candidate information. - Except as noted above, all information provided to the IESG during this process will be kept as confidential to the IESG. Timeframe The two-week nominations period opens today, and closes on 27 November 2011. The list of willing candidates will be posted shortly after the nominations close, and the community will have two weeks to provide comments on the candidates to the IESG. The IESG will make a selection on an IESG telechat following the comment period and send the name of the selected candidate to the IAB for confirmation. On behalf of the IESG, Russ Housley IESG Chair _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
