All - The 2016-2017 NomCom will act to fill the current ART AD vacancy in accord with the procedures outlined in RFC 7437. We propose to fill the vacancy before IETF 98 in Chicago using the following schedule: ART AD Vacancy Selection Time Line Open Call for Nominations: 2/8/17 Nominations Close: 2/17/17 Feedback Opens: 2/18/17 Community Feedback Due: 2/24/17 NomCom Interviews: 2/27/17 - 3/3/17 NomCom Selection Completed: 3/10/17 IAB Confirmation By: 3/24/17 Announcement: 3/24/17 This schedule meets the six week requirement and allows two weeks for the IAB confirmation process. While the time line is aggressive, we believe that we can meet our obligations and select a strong candidate with the help of the IETF community. Lucy Lynch NomCom Chair 2016-2017 Some additional details - RFC 7437 3.5. Mid-term Vacancies https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7437#section-3.5.2 "If it is the case that the nominating committee is reconvening to fill the mid-term vacancy, then the completion of the candidate selection and confirmation process is due within six weeks, with all other time periods otherwise unspecified prorated accordingly." Our proposed schedule includes: 10 days for nominations 1 week for community feedback 1 week for NomCom interviews 1 week for the NomCom selection process. 2 weeks for IAB confirmation This timeline allows us to meet the Term Limits conditions of section 3.4 "For confirmed candidates of the IESG, the terms begin no later than when the currently sitting members' terms end on the last day of the meeting. A term may begin or end no sooner than the first day of the meeting and no later than the last day of the meeting as determined by the mutual agreement of the currently sitting member and the confirmed candidate. A confirmed candidate's term may overlap the sitting member's term during the meeting as determined by their mutual agreement." and section 3.5.4 "The term of the confirmed candidate will be either: A. the remainder of the term of the open position if that remainder is not less than one year"