Hi, John, and thanks for the thoughtful note. You're certainly right that things such as NomCom eligibility are far more important than stuff such as this. Just on one small point, for now: > I noticed today that this one is already in "AD is > watching" state, with a sponsoring AD assigned, in the > datatracker. Not a serious problem, IMO, but something that > further confuses the question of whether this is your individual > effort or one you are moving forward on behalf of some or all of > the IESG. Just put that down to a new and eager co-AD, and read nothing further into it. :-) Barry