Re: [ietf-nomcom] NomCom 2023 Process Details for Mid-Term Vacancies

[Martin Thomson <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Sep 19, 2023, at 17:48, Stephen Farrell wrote:
> First, what a bummer! I think Lars has been doing a great job

I agree!

> - I think it'd be good if you said where to send comments, so
> that nomcom, the iesg and enough of the community get to see
> those. I assume that [e-mail] is the appropriate place
> for that discussion, given the position. (The same point
> arises wrt your other mail on the term reset.)

The other emails point to the ietf-nomcom@ list (this one only used reply-to).  The IESG are watching.

I'm sure that this will hit ietf@ in some form, but I'd like to keep the discussion on ietf-nomcom@.

> - You don't quite say it below, but I think it makes total
> sense for nomcom to try confirm the IETF chair before other
> IESG positions, if that's feasible. (Given one would normally
> expect some sitting AD to be willing to serve.) I'm not clear
> if you think that may be feasible for this appointment
> though. (Clarifying that may help people provide feedback on
> the chair and other IESG positions.)

My plan was to send the IETF chair selection to the IAB as part of the IESG slate.

If indeed a sitting AD is selected, then we will have to deal with the vacancy, likely in a short period, possibly using this revised process again.  That's not optimal, but I don't see an alternative.  I can't see any way to get a confirmation for the IETF chair early enough for us to be able to do anything much else.