I support this change. Cullen PS - and when I read the ietf@xxxxxxxx mailing list, I am often convinced I don't understand the culture of the IETF so I am glad to note the IESG only talks about what is clearly not sufficient and makes no implications about what might be sufficient to understand the IETF. I agree the current scheme does not ensure the "best" nomcom but it's better than any other proposal we have on the table. On May 6, 2010, at 4:07 PM, The IESG wrote: > The IESG is considering the following Statement on the Day Pass > Experiment. The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks on > a policy statement, and the IESG actively solicits comments on this > action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@xxxxxxxx mailing > lists by 2010-05-20. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to > iesg@xxxxxxxx instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of > the Subject line to allow automated sorting. > > = = = = = = = = > > RFC 3777 requires that voting members of the nominating committee > (NomCom) be selected from volunteers that have attended at least three > of the last five IETF meetings. The IAOC is conducting a day pass > experiment, making it necessary to augment the NomCom eligibility rules > to address IETF participants that make use of a day pass. An update to > RFC 3777 to will be needed to address this situation if at the end of > the experiment the IAOC decides to make day passes a regular meeting > registration alternative; however, a BCP update for an experiment is > overkill. > > The IESG observes that attending a single day of the IETF meeting is not > sufficient for a new participant to learn the culture of the IETF or the > qualities that would make an effective IETF leader. Further, ongoing > exposure to the IETF standards process is necessary to appreciate the > significance and importance of cross-area review. > > The eligibility requirements of volunteers for NomCom voting member > positions are provided in RFC 3777, which includes: > > 14. Members of the IETF community must have attended at least 3 of > the last 5 IETF meetings in order to volunteer. > > In the context of the day pass experiment, this is interpreted to mean: > > 14. IETF participants must have attended at least 3 of the last 5 > IETF meetings in order to volunteer, and that use of a day pass > does not count as IETF meeting attendance. > _______________________________________________ > IETF-Announce mailing list > IETF-Announce@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce > Cullen Jennings For corporate legal information go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/index.html _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf