On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 03:43:25PM +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > >(1) It is hard to "fire" WG chairs - they are often friends and > >colleagues. Unfortunately, many stay on when their job responsibilities > >have changed and they can no longer dedicate the necessary time. > > > >Solution: Institute WG chair term limits of (say) one or two years. > >That way, there is an expectation of change and the possibility for > >more people to prove themselves. With two chairs, staggering terms > >ensures continuity. > > I hope you don't mean a term limit. Making chair appointments annually > renewable might work - but limiting the pool of talent by imposing > term limits would be self-inflicted damage, IMHO. How about limiting the term of working groups, instead? If a working group stretches beyond about 2 years, there is a lot of value in limiting its scope, shunting new work/extensions into a new working group or groups, and trying to shut it down in the next 12-18 months. - Ted _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf