Re: Appointment of a Transport Area Director

[Samuel Weiler <[e-mail]>]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013, Dave Crocker wrote:

> The IESG defines the job requirements.  The Nomcom selects according to those 
> criteria.
>
> I'm been in a number of Nomcom's that wished for some flexibility concerning 
> job requirements, but each of these Nomcoms was very clear that it did not 
> have a mandate to make changes in job criteria.
>
> That is, the Nomcoms each viewed themselves as executing IESG policy, rather 
> than formulating policy.

I have not been on a NomCom with Dave Crocker.  When I was on Nomcom 
(without Dave), I recall explicitly questioning some of the IESG's 
stated job requirements.

In general, I think it is entirely appropriate for NomComs to 
second-guess the IESG's job requirements, and some nomcoms (or at 
least some nomcom members) have done so.

-- Sam