Le 2013-03-11 à 13:43, Arturo Servin <arturo.servin@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > Hi, > > I have been reading the comments in the list and although I am not > making a specific reply to any message I would like to make some comments. > > So far I have read "I agree we need some diversity" or "I agree that > more diversity is better". Also I have read "Please no quotas", "do not > let the nomcom do this" or "that". > > My opinion is that we agree we have a situation that we should improve, > but also we shouldn't focus on the nomcom process, the problem is not > about how we select people (it may help but it is not the root problem). > The problem is to bring new people (younger people, women, from more > countries, different languages, etc.) to write RFCs, to participate/be > interested in the IETF and how we involve/prepare these people to become > our leaders and not just participants. If we do that, then we will have > more diversity in our leadership. agree. Marc. > > > Best wishes, > as > > On 10/03/2013 06:22, IETF Diversity wrote: >> The letter below was sent to the IESG, the IAB, the IAOC and the ISOC >> Board this morning, in an attempt to open a discussion of how to >> increase the diversity of the IETF Leadership. We are sharing the >> letter here to encourage community discussion of this important topic. >> >> If you support this letter and would like to be added as a signatory, >> please send e-mail to ietf.diversity@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:ietf.diversity@xxxxxxxxx>, and your name will be added to the >> list of signatures. >> >> --- >> >> ** An Open Letter to the IESG, the IAB, the IAOC and the ISOC Board ** >> >> Dear Members of the IETF Leadership, >> >> We would like to call your attention to an issue that weakens the >> IETF's decision-making process and calls into question the >> legitimacy of the IETF as an International Standards Development >> Organization: the lack of diversity of the IETF leadership. >> >> In addition to the moral and social issues involved, diversity of >> leadership across several axes (race, geographic location, gender >> and corporate affiliation) is important for three practical reasons: >> >> - It is a well-established fact that diverse groups are smarter >> and make better decisions than less-diverse groups. >> >> - Lack of diversity in our leadership becomes a self-perpetuating >> problem, because people who are not represented in the IETF >> leadership are less likely to dedicate their time and effort to >> the IETF. >> >> - The lack of diversity in the IETF leadership undermines our >> credibility and challenges our legitimacy as an International >> Standards Development Organization. >> >> Unfortunately, despite a substantial increase in the number of IETF >> leadership positions (from 25 to 32) and increasingly diverse >> attendance at IETF meetings, the diversity of the IETF leadership has >> not improved. In fact, it seems to have dropped significantly over >> the past ten years. >> >> For example, ten years ago, in February of 2003, there were 25 members >> of the IETF leadership (12 IAB members and 13 IESG members). Of those >> 25 members, there was one member of non-European descent, there was one >> member from a country outside of North America or Europe, and there were >> four women. There were 23 companies represented in the IETF leadership >> (out of a total of 25 seats). >> >> In February of 2013, there were 32 members of the IETF leadership >> (12 IAB members, 15 IESG members and 5 IAOC members). Of those 32 >> members, there was one member of non-European descent, there were no >> members from countries outside of North America or Europe, and there >> was only one woman. There were only 19 companies represented (out of >> a total of 32 seats). >> >> It is important to the continued relevance and success of the IETF >> that we address this issue and eliminate whatever factors are >> contributing to the lack of diversity in our leadership. We believe >> that this is an important and urgent issue that requires your >> immediate attention. >> >> There are several steps that could be taken, in the short-term within >> our existing BCPs, to address this problem: >> >> - Each of the IETF leadership bodies (the IESG, IAB and IAOC) >> could update the qualifications that they submit to the >> Nominations Committee (through the IAD) to make it clear that >> the Nominations Committee should actively seek to increase the >> diversity of that body in terms of race, geographic location, >> gender and corporate affiliation. >> >> - Each of the confirming bodies (the ISOC Board for the IAB, the >> IAB for the IESG, and the IESG for the IAOC) could make a >> public statement at the beginning of each year's nominations >> process that they will not confirm a slate unless it >> contributes to increased diversity within the IETF leadership, >> or it is accompanied by a detailed explanation of what >> steps were taken to select a more diverse slate and why it was >> not possible to do so. >> >> - The ISOC President could continue to select Nominations >> Committee Chairs who understand the value of diversity and are >> committed to increasing the diversity of the IETF. >> >> - The Nominations Committee could be offered resources or >> training on the value of diversity, techniques to recruit a >> more diverse candidate pool, and/or information about how to >> minimize conflict-of-interest and personal bias in their >> selection process. >> >> We also feel that more substantial and longer-term changes may be >> needed to fully address this issue. Therefore, we request that the >> new IETF Chair assemble a design team (with diverse membership, of >> course) to determine the causes of this problem and to make >> suggestions for longer-term solutions to be considered by the IETF. >> >> We are committed to working within the IETF to make the changes >> that are needed to correct this serious issue. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> (In alphabetical order) >> >> Bernard Aboba >> Cathy Aronson >> Alia Atlas >> Mary Barnes >> Mohamed Boucadair >> Brian Carpenter >> Stuart Cheshire >> Alissa Cooper >> Spencer Dawkins >> Roni Even >> Janet Gunn >> Stephen Hanna >> Ted Hardie >> Sam Hartman >> Fangwei Hu >> Geoff Huston >> Christian Jacquenet >> Mirjam Kuehne >> Olaf Kolkman >> Suresh Krishnan >> Barry Leiba >> Ted Lemon >> Kepeng Li >> Dapeng Liu >> Allison Mankin >> Bill Manning >> Kathleen Moriarty >> Monique Morrow >> Nurani Nimpuno >> Matt Nottingham >> Erik Nordmark >> Karen O'Donoghue >> Iuniana Oprescu >> Jaqueline Queiroz >> Hosnieh Rafiee >> Pete Resnick >> Lea Roberts >> Simon Pietro Romano >> Peter Saint-Andre >> Eve Schooler >> Rifaat Shekh-Yusef >> Larissa Shapiro >> Melinda Shore >> Barbara Stark >> Brian Trammel >> Tina Tsou >> Justin Uberti >> Margaret Wasserman >> Renee Wilson-Burstein >> James Woodyatt >> Lucy Yong >> Jessica Yu >> Lixia Zhang >>