Hi Brian, On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> (2) Four companies account for 44.3% of the volunteers. > > OK, but what would X be in "Four companies account for X% of > people eligible to volunteer"? > > That said, the "not more than two from the same employer" rule > was written in anticipation of a theoretical problem; it seems I think not. If I recall correctly, there was at least one noncom with three voting members with the same affiliation. While there was no particular evidence that these voting members were acting as other than individuals, the consensus was that it just smelled bad and so the limit of two per primary affiliation was adopted. (Also note that, according to the records, the first two nomcoms had only 7 voting members.) Thanks, Donald ============================= Donald E. Eastlake 3rd +1-508-333-2270 (cell) 155 Beaver Street, Milford, MA 01757 USA d3e3e3@xxxxxxxxx > that it was a good idea, but it does allow the following to become > true: "Four companies account for 67% of the NomCom members." > > Should we consider changing it to "not more than one" in view > of today's data? > > Regards > Brian