Re: List of volunteers for the 2021-2022 NomCom

[Mary B <[e-mail]>]

On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 8:12 PM Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>
wrote:

> On 6/27/2021 8:00 PM, Mary B wrote:
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> [MB] Per the process, I don't think that it allows more than *2*  from a
> single company.  So, I think the problem isn't as bad as some perceive.
> Personally, I see the bigger problem as the fact that *many* that were
> qualified didn't volunteer.  [/MB]
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>> The problem (IMNSHO) is that, statistically, if you (company) have a
> large enough proportion of the pool, you have a pretty much guaranteed
> probability of having 2 members.   If you have 2 members for every nomcom,
> you can have a disproportionate impact in the overall composition of the
> leadership of the IETF over time.
>
> FWIR, Huawei has had 2 Nomcom members for most of the last 5-8 Nomcoms.
> Cisco, Ericsson and Juniper have also had substantial representation.
>
> That may represent personal diversity, but it does not represent
> commercial diversity.
>
[MB]  So, yeah, this is not a new problem and is reflective of the fact
that folks from some companies have more support for their IETF work than
others. So, perhaps, we reduce it to 1 from a single company. But, again,
that's not a process change we can push through in time for this Nomcom.
The bigger problem in my view is still the fact that a lot of folks that
might be qualified haven't volunteered.   [/MB]

> Later, Mike
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