Re: [ietf-nomcom] NomCom 2023 IETF Chair/GEN AD Term Reset Proposal

[Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>]

On 9/19/2023 7:07 PM, Martin Thomson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, at 08:32, StJohns, Michael wrote:
>> It’s not so much the need for 8713 surgery as, if you move the chair
>> position to this year, you’ll be adding two positions to be filled this
>> year and subtracting one position to be filled next year - or a
>> difference year to year of three positions the be filled.
> I see what you mean, but I think that this improves balance.  More so if the WAT thing goes ahead.
>
> This part of the cycle has, until recently, included no IETF chair and only one AD appointment in each area.  The other half of the cycle involves two RTG ADs and the IETF chair, making their task substantially larger.  Adding an ART AD to this half would balance the AD appointment load, meaning that the IETF chair is the only point of imbalance.  Dropping the TSV slot this time around would make the cycles completely balanced, at least in terms of numbers.

Like I said, I hadn't looked at the numbers and assumed an even 
distribution.   So even years will have N slots, and odd years will have 
N+1 slots going forward - works for me and a good argument for a 2 year 
term for the Chair (plus leftovers if necessary if Lars has to eject 
earlier).

Mike