The random selection process coupled with the relatively small number of volunteers is an interesting factor in all of this. I have been selected 3 times (albeit the second time it all fell apart in The Giant Reset of 2006 :-) and volunteered probably 10 or 15 times. It's either hard to get on the nomcom or easy, depending on your point of view. Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Cisco Systems Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole@xxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Eric Gray wrote: > Dave, > > As a clarification, the NomCom is a small crucible of > specially-empowered volunteers. The fact that one has to be > a volunteer explicitly makes it the case that self-selection > is a factor in at least the initial phase. > > Hence it is very much the case that people who feel > excessively unqualified may elect not to volunteer. > > Also, it is the case that the processes within NomCom > are very open to sharing experience within the self-selected > group of people who probably felt capable of making personnel > selection decisions before volunteering. > > -- > Eric Gray > Principal Engineer > Ericsson > _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf