In article <FA949795-024D-487F-9160-AB123FFC73AF@xxxxxxxxx> you write: >I think about this as liaisons are there to answer questions about the group they are from (and report >back on the process to their groups), but otherwise should not be speaking. Otherwise, they are having >an undue influence on the NomCom process. I was the ISOC board liason a few years ago, with my task being to report back and say whether the nomcom followed their processes. At the nomcom chair's request I took notes at some of the interviews so the committee members present could concentrate on interviewing. When it came time to decide who to pick, I sat in the back and listened. R's, John