On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 12:42:30PM -0400, Eric Rosen wrote: > > > the normal process for AD replacement involved choosing which of the > > people who had worked with the AD for a long time could do the job this > > time, > > In American vernacular, this procedure is known as "cronyism". > > Generally, one doesn't expect to see this advocated in a public forum ;-) In the corporate world, it's called "succession planning", and part the responsibilities and duties of every responsible leader. We actually have something rather close to this already, which is the various Area Directorates. Different areas seem to have different levels of health in terms of how active the directorate is, how formal is directorate membership, and how much work gets delegated from the AD(s) to the directorate. - Ted _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf