On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 11:22:07AM +1100, Lloyd W wrote: > > > On 14 Nov 2021, at 01:07, Salz, Rich <rsalz=40akamai.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > 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. > > The IETF has an ageing, dwindling, population. > > Where will these new people come from? When I ask for volunteers who might be interested in being a WG chair in the security area, I get a significant number of responses from new names I don't recognize (in addition to some older names I do recognize). I don't think your concern is justified, at least in the security area. -Ben > Asking experienced people to step down when the replacement pipeline is in fact empty does not seem wise -- at least, in the short term. > > L.
