Re: Randomness sources for the IETF 2021-2022 Nomcom Selection

[Samuel Weiler <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, 30 Jun 2021, Michael StJohns wrote:

> First, you may want to give yourself a few days between close of challenges 
> and doing the pull.  If there are challenges and they need to be resolved, 
> you need to be able to reschedule *before* ANY of the random sources are 
> resolved without looking like you're putting your thumb on the scale.  If 
> you've already resolved the randomness, it's possible to game things a slight 
> bit by announcing changes of affiliation or withdrawals.

Thanks for flagging this Mike.

As I understand it, the current "challenge period" is one the current 
NomCom chair adopted - it is not required by 8713 nor 8989.  8713 
does, though, require a challenge period AFTER the selection is run - 
see section 4.17.

I think the NomCom chair can proceed down this path, perhaps with the 
precaution that the order and numbering of the current list be fixed 
as it is now - and anyone later disqualified (even in the interval 
before the selection) will be skipped over.

This would be consistent with the practice in 8713 section 4.17 when 
challenges are raised after the selection runs.

-- Sam