Re: Call for nominations for the IAOC appointment by the IESG

[IETF Chair <[e-mail]>]

I wanted to re-send this announcement, since many people
may have been on holidays when it was originally sent:

> Tobias Gondrom is the IAOC member that was appointed by the
> IESG, and his two-year term is up in March.  The IESG is starting
> the process to fill this seat in March 2016, with the term ending
> in March 2018.
> 
> The IESG is responsible for filling one seat every other year.
> BCP 101 says:
> 
> The IAOC shall consist of eight voting members who shall be
> selected as follows:
> 
> o Two members appointed by the IETF Nominations 
>    Committee (NomCom);
> 
> o One member appointed by the IESG;
> 
> o One member appointed by the IAB;
> 
> o One member appointed by the ISOC Board of Trustees;
> 
> o The IETF Chair (ex officio);
> 
> o The IAB Chair (ex officio);
> 
> o The ISOC President/CEO (ex officio).
> 
> Current IAOC members can be found at
> http://iaoc.ietf.org/members.html
> 
> 
> 
> DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION CRITERIA
> 
> Candidates for the IAOC position should have a demonstrable
> involvement in the IETF, knowledge of contracts and financial
> procedures, awareness of the administrative support needs 
> of the IAB, the IESG, and the IETF standards process.  The 
> candidate is also expected to understand the respective roles
> and responsibilities of the IETF and ISOC in IASA, and be
> able to articulate these roles within the IETF community.
> 
> The candidate must be able to exercise all the duties of an
> IAOC member, including fiduciary responsibilities, setting of
> policies, oversight of the administrative operations of the
> IETF, representing the interests of the IETF, and
> participating in IAOC meetings and activities.
> 
> The candidate must be able to serve as a Trustee for the
> IETF Trust.
> 
> Although the IESG selects this member of the IAOC, the
> selected member does not directly represent the IESG.
> The IESG-selected member is accountable directly to
> the IETF community.
> 
> 
> NOMINATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY
> 
> The IESG is making a public call for nominations.  
> Self-nominations are permitted.  All IETF participants, 
> including working group chairs, IETF NomCom members,
> IAB members, and IESG members are eligible for
> nomination.  Of course, IESG members who accept
> nomination will recuse themselves from selection
> discussions.  Please send nominations to iesg at
> ietf.org.  Please include the following with each
> nomination:
> 
> o  Name
> 
> o  Contact information
> 
> o  Candidate background and qualifications
> 
> 
> SELECTION
> 
> The IESG will publish the list of nominated persons prior
> to making a decision, allowing time for the community to
> provide any relevant comments to the IESG.
> 
> The IESG will review the nomination material, any 
> comments provided by the community, and make a
> selection.
> 
> 
> CARE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
> 
> The following procedures will be used in managing 
> candidates' personal information:
> 
> o  The list of candidate names will be published at the
> close of the nominations period.  A candidate that
> refuses the nomination will not be included on the list.
> 
> o  Except as noted above, all information provided to
> the IESG during this process will be kept as confidential
> to the IESG.
> 
> 
> TIMEFRAME
> 
> The three-week nominations period will open today,
> 28 December 2016, and close on 20 January 2016.
> 
> The list of candidates will be posted shortly after the
> nominations close, and the community will have two
> weeks to provide comments on the candidates to the
> IESG.
> 
> The IESG will make a selection on the IESG telechat
> following the comment period.
> 
> On behalf of the IESG,
> 
> Jari Arkko
> IESG Chair
>