> On Feb 13, 2015, at 8:27 PM, Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2/13/15 7:04 PM, Lixia Zhang wrote: >> 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. > > I think that's largely true but I don't think it's the entire story. > I do think the nomcom could be weighting criteria differently or > changing parameters in ways that might get make things easier to > get candidates who don't fit the current mold. not sure what's the thought behind "changing parameters"; some examples would be helpful. weighting criteria differently: again, could this be stated more explicitly? How should we weigh different criteria, in particular competency vs diversity? Lixia