--On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 12:54 -0500 Pete Resnick <resnick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Nobody objected to Henrik (or anyone else) being the Tools > Advisor, or to any of the other non-8713-listed advisors being > on NomCom. The only concern is that the voting members and the > 8713-listed non-voting members need to explicitly decide > whether or not they will (a) participate in deliberations and > (b) be able to vote on procedural matters of the NomCom. The > chair can't simply add additional advisors who can vote to > change the procedures of the NomCom without the approval of > the voting members of the NomCom. I would would have said "can't simply add additional advisors who can vote to change the procedures of the NomCom or participate in deliberations in a way that might alter Nomcom decisions without..." but otherwise agree. And, if anyone feels it is necessary to explicitly swear Henrik to secrecy because his support efforts might lead him to stumble across confidential materials, go for it, but that is a rather different issue. john
