Hi Stewart, On 19/03/15 14:29, Stewart Bryant wrote: > I suspect that it would probably be less of a > problem if the Ombudsteam were Nomcom appointees > rather than IETF chair appointees. I think the ombudsman role is such that we'd prefer that when we find a good one, and have trained them in the complexities of the role, then we'd like to keep that him or her doing the job more or less for as long as we can. Contrariwise, if we end up with an out-of-control ombudsman then I think we need to fix that very quickly. So, having the IETF chair pick 'em and fire 'em as in the current draft is better I'd say. S.