Rich,
There's a reason that experienced outsiders to the topic are often picked
as BOF chairs: because holding a *successful* BOF is far from trivial, and in particular a BOF needs to be chaired by people who are not advocating for a particular solution (or even a particular problem).
That said, teaming an experienced WG chair with a first-time WG chair is a very good idea. I'll add one more argument: WG chairs are required to show a degree of neutrality, and by keeping the same chairs for a long time, we might unintentionally lose very valuable contributions from them.
However, none of this strikes me as new. Restating it certainly does no harm.
Regards
Brian
On 14-Nov-21 03:03, Salz, Rich wrote:
I noticed that the recent PRIV BOF had a former IETF Chair and a former
AD as chairs. I hope that if/when a WG is chartered, that one of those slots will be given to someone new.
I also want the Area Directors to look through their working groups and
consider asking some experienced people to step down so that their position can be filled by someone new to the role. I am sure that in some cases
it will be a difficult, perhaps even unpleasant, conversation to have. I know that sometimes we used a WG chair position to help a long-time
contributor justify their involvement to their employer. For the long-term health of the organization, we must stop doing that, if only because it
goes against our declaration that people participate as individuals.
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