Re: [ietf-nomcom] NomCom 2023 Extension of Nomination Period to 2023-10-12

[Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>]

On 9/28/2023 2:19 PM, Joel Halpern wrote:
> On the other hand, I do slightly disagree with Mike in one regard. The 
> structuring of areas is explicitly an IESG responsibility.  So the 
> nomcom is NOT free to decide that the IESG needs 3 OPS ADs and one 
> Routing AD, nor is it free to make up or dissolve areas.  If the IESG 
> were to undertake an unworkable reorganization, i would expect other 
> remedies to be invoked. 

I agree in the entirety with the above statement.  Sorry if that was 
unclear.  I'm not arguing about the reorg, just about what constitutes 
an open position for the purpose of the Nomcom.  [[In the Nomcom I 
chaired way back when prior to the current series of documents, the 
Nomcom did ask specifically if it should add a second Sec AD, and 
whether or not it was time to close the User Services area.  We added 
the sec ad, and kept the User Services area for another 4 years AIRC.  
Those were discussions, not Nomcom decisions and reasonable given how 
early in the process post kobe we were]]

However, the RedAdAb argument stands.  I don't ever think we'd get 
there, but I'd expect the Nomcom to balk if we did.

Later, Mike