Re: NomCom randomness results... delayed

[Behcet Sarikaya <[e-mail]>]

Hi Peter,


On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 4:00 PM, Peter Yee <[e-mail]> wrote:

> For the 2017-2018 NomCom, you would have needed to check the box for
> registration for any of IETF 96-98 (Berlin, Seoul, and Chicago).  Your
> checking the box on the IETF 99 registration form will put you on the list
> of the 2018-2019 NomCom, assuming you are eligible.
>
>
>

Thanks. This was not what I understood when I checked the box. Maybe it
should be made clearer in the future forms.
This is the question in the form:

Are you willing to volunteer for the Nomcom?


Behcet

>                 -Peter
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> *From:* ietf [mailto:[e-mail]] *On Behalf Of *Behcet Sarikaya
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 06, 2017 1:45 PM
> *To:* Michael StJohns
> *Cc:* IETF
> *Subject:* Re: NomCom randomness results... delayed
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> Hi all,
>
> Regarding the list of volunteers, I had checked the box for volunteering
> for Nomcom when I registered for IETF 99 with payment,despite that my name
> is not in the list.
>
> What makes?
>
> Regards,
>
> Behcet
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> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
>
> On 7/6/2017 12:25 PM, NomCom Chair 2017 wrote:
>
> I had planned to pull the randomness results today, but there will be a
> slight delay.  While the EuroMillions and Powerball results are available
> (nothing like the lottery for being timely), the US debt numbers are still
> only showing the values for July 3rd.  The July 4th US holiday may have
> something to do with that, although I would have expected the July 5th
> numbers to be up by now.
>
> My plan for the moment is to examine the numbers tomorrow and see if the
> expected US debt data are available.  If so, I'll run with the published
> inputs.  If not, I'll have to use the latest available US debt numbers,
> which I will document in the randomness results announcement.  Please let
> me know if this plan causes any concerns.
>
> Peter Yee
> NomCom Chair 2017-18
> peter at akayla dot com
> nomcom-chair-2017 at ietf dot org
>
> Hi Peter -
>
> You should pick a new date and a new set of variables, and announce rather
> than mixing and matching data you (we) already know with something you
> would pick later.  That maintains the integrity of the process by keeping
> human choice out of the process.  I'd probably also provide a caveat for
> when the data isn't available (e.g. a substitute).
>
> Mike
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