--On Thursday, August 11, 2022 19:43 +0100 Stewart Bryant <stewart.bryant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wonder if we should not have a specialist group that run the > selection process on behalf of the chair so that the new chair > does not need to learn the details. > > As the process is fully open, and can be overseen by the chair > I see no democratic risk. > > Once the selection is made the specialist withdraw for 12 > months. > > The "team" could be volunteers, staff or a lawyer. Offlist and with at least a partial apology for cynicism, but... I see "fully open and overseen by the chair" and either staff or a hired (?) lawyer as being a bit contradictory. That leaves us with volunteers and the obvious possibility --which would require very little change to the existing model-- would have that group consist of the chair and the most recent past chair (who are already Nomcom members), maybe adding an additional past chair if they concluded that was needed. best, john
