> From: Nelson, David [mailto:dnelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > I think NOMCOM is like a Representative Town Meeting, in > which the representatives are chosen by a random selection > process, rather than by election. The outcome, which > supports in-depth consideration and substantial, informed > debate, is much the same. The NOMCON process is certainly grounded in academic theories of governance that were popular in the 80s. Many of them attempt to provide a practical implementation of Rawl's theory of justice. The problem I see is NOT who gets elected but the lack of authority and mandate. The reason that the time spent on NEWTRACK was wasted is that nobody feels that they have a mandate to change anything. As a result the IETF is a standards body with 2000 active participants that produces on average less than 3 standards a year and typically takes ten years to produce even a specification. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf