Ralph, Thanks for the confirmation. -- Eric -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Droms [mailto:rdroms.ietf@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:50 AM To: Eric Gray Cc: Phillip Hallam-Baker; IETF Announcement List; IETF list discussion; NomCom Chair; Suresh Krishnan Subject: Re: NomCom: Call for Nominations - IAOC Mid-Term Vacancy Importance: High On Nov 20, 2012, at 10:43 AM 11/20/12, Suresh Krishnan wrote: > Hi Eric, > > On 11/20/2012 10:20 AM, Eric Gray wrote: >> I think this is a point of confusion, anyway. >> >> >> >> I thought the process was for the previous NomCom to be coopted to >> address any >> >> unexpected mid-term vacancies, rather than to add the burden to the >> current >> >> NomCom. > > The previous Nomcom stayed constituted until the Atlanta meeting. If > the vacancy was announced before Atlanta, the previous Nomcom would > have filled the position. Right now, there is only one constituted > Nomcom and it has to fill the position. Suresh has it right; from RFC 3777: The term of a nominating committee begins when its members are officially announced. The term ends at the Third IETF (not three meetings), i.e., the IETF meeting after the next nominating committee's term begins. - Ralph > > Thanks > Suresh >