Re: IAOC Member Selection

[IETF Chair <[e-mail]>]

The announcement sent on 13 November 2011 says that the IAB will confirm the IESG's selection.  Review of RFC 4071 reveals that there is not a requirement for confirmation.  Sorry for the confusion.

On behalf of the IESG,
  Russ Housley
  IESG Chair


On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:04 AM, IETF Chair wrote:

> Ole Jacobsen 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 2012, with the term ending in March 2014.
> The two-week nominations period opens today, and closes on
> 27 November 2011.
> 
> 
> 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, IAB and IESG members who accept
> nomination will recuse themselves from selection and confirmation
> discussions.  Please send nominations to [e-mail].  Please include
> the following with each nomination:
> 
> - Name
> 
> - Contact information
> 
> - Candidate background and qualifications
> 
> 
> 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 Board
> 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.
> 
> 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).
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> Confirmation
> 
> The IAB will act as the confirming body for the selection.  In the
> event that the IAB determines not to confirm the nominated candidate,
> the IAB will provide the IESG with the basis for this determination and
> the IESG will nominate another candidate.
> 
> 
> Care of Personal Information
> 
> The following procedures will be used in managing candidates' personal
> information:
> 
> - 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.
> 
> - Excerpts of the information provided to the IESG by the nominated
> candidate will be passed to the IAB as part of the confirmation
> process. The IAB will be requested to maintain confidentiality of
> candidate information.
> 
> - Except as noted above, all information provided to the IESG during
> this process will be kept as confidential to the IESG.
> 
> 
> Timeframe
> 
> The two-week nominations period opens today, and closes on
> 27 November 2011.
> 
> The list of willing 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 an IESG telechat following the
> comment period and send the name of the selected candidate to the IAB
> for confirmation.
> 
> 
> On behalf of the IESG,
> Russ Housley
> IESG Chair