On Mon, 3 Oct 2005, Ralph Droms wrote:
> To date, I've received 71 offers to participate in NomCom 05. This
> represents less than 10% of the 849 individuals who are eligible to
> participate. Success of the IETF depends on your participation! If
> you haven't already volunteered, please do so by e-mailing your name,
> telephone number(s), and e-mail address to rdroms-nomcom@xxxxxxxxx no
> later than noon in Boston on September 30, 2005. Please put "NOMCOM
> VOLUNTEER" in the subject line.
I doubt all that many folks have access to a time machine...
That aside, I personally didn't volunteer simply because the workload
of NomCom appears to be just simply too much given the gains; weekly
[long] conference calls; lots of work going through the persons; an
increased number of positions (13, plus more if there will be
resignations later on) to fill.
While being on NomComm is certainly work, I don't think that it is such as
to require strong employer backing. It basically involved twice weekly 2-hour conference
calls for 1-2 months and a good amount of reading, but not more than 4 hours
a week & probably less. Depending on time of day, the conference calls might
be an issue - or it might just look like a long lunch or a willingness to get up early.
Alia
It's not an easy job. Being able to give input to the IETF leadership
certainly is VERY important, and having diverse set of people do it
should be a big plus. However, it may be worth considering whether
it's something folks without strong employer backing for getting into
that specific post can participate in .. and whether that's a good
sign or not.
--
Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings
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