Hi John,
At 05:48 AM 7/31/2012, John C Klensin wrote:
Much of this is about appearances. For example, I would hope
that sitting ADs would have better sense than to volunteer for
the Nomcom even if the rules technically permitted that. Nor
Yes.
would I expect Secretariat staff to volunteer (as far as I know,
none ever has despite the current rules apparently permitting
Yes.
The IETF usually says that people participate as individuals. It is
up to each individual to see whether it is appropriate to volunteer
for NomCom if there is possible conflict of interest. RFC 3777
discusses about stacking up the selection process (see primary
affiliation) but it does get into other details which can influence
the selection process. If the objective is to avoid self-selection,
one could question the process for the appointment of the NomCom Chair.
Regards,
-sm