> On Feb 12, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ...... > The goal is, I think, to have an I* which is make up competent people, who > spend a reasonable amount of time, but not 100%, making the Internet a better > place for everyone on the planet. That means not just having a diverse group > of people in charge, but making sure that it's clear to everyone on the > planet that we welcome them: that we desire their participation. > > A major feedback from the confirming bodies into the nomcom is about > diversity of all sorts: gender, age, culture, geography. The ISOC board > really cares about this (and that discussion is one reason the IAB > announcement took longer, btw). How can we have more diversity without > sacrificing any of the other things that are also important: like being able > to work well together. > > People have been upset during the past two nomcoms (both of which I was on), > about the resulting diversity coming out of the selection process. The > reality is that the nomcom can't produce diversity; it only filter the input > for the best people. That means we if we want diversity, we have to feed the > pipeline at the bottom. I noticed this subject line has been a long running thread and I have not read it all, but I'd really like to repeat Michael's comment here: the nomcom can't produce diversity; it only filter the input for the best people. Thus the solution of getting diversity is not at nomcom, but the overall IETF process. Lixia (member of nomcom 2014-15)