I wanted to re-send this announcement, since many people may have been on holidays when it was originally sent: > Tobias Gondrom 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 2016, with the term ending > in March 2018. > > The IESG is responsible for filling one seat every other year. > 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). > > Current IAOC members can be found at > http://iaoc.ietf.org/members.html > > > > 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 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. > > > 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, IESG members who accept > nomination will recuse themselves from selection > discussions. Please send nominations to iesg at > ietf.org. Please include the following with each > nomination: > > o Name > > o Contact information > > o Candidate background and qualifications > > > 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. > > > CARE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION > > The following procedures will be used in managing > candidates' personal information: > > o 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. > > o Except as noted above, all information provided to > the IESG during this process will be kept as confidential > to the IESG. > > > TIMEFRAME > > The three-week nominations period will open today, > 28 December 2016, and close on 20 January 2016. > > The list of 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 the IESG telechat > following the comment period. > > On behalf of the IESG, > > Jari Arkko > IESG Chair >
