Re: Appointment of a Transport Area Director

[Russ Housley <[e-mail]>]

Mary:

>>> The problem with this argument is that it appears that we have a choice between "limited knowledge of congestion control" and "an empty seat".  Which one is more likely to be able to learn about it?
>> 
>> If that were the extent of this discussion, then the answer would be obvious.  It is not that simple.
>> 
>> This is not the first time we have experienced difficulty in filling the Transport AD seat.  Frankly, since RAI was extracted from Transport this has been a recurring concern.  At various points over the last three years, there have been discussions about reorganization.  That topic has come up on this thread already.
>> 
>> So, the community is faced with two choices:
>> (1) fill the seat with someone with limited knowledge of congestion control, but adequate time commitment to do the job; or
>> (2) reorganize the areas in some fashion.
> [MB] Can you expand on this reorganization? This wasn't explicitly
> stated in your original email.  How would this make up for not having
> someone with Congestion Control expertise, which seemed to be the core
> issue that has been discussed on this thread?   Note, I'm not debating
> there might be other value in the reorganization, I'm just puzzled as
> to how it solves this specific problem.
> [/MB]

The original email point to the requirements for the positions that NomCom is to fill.  A reorganization could change the positions or change the requirements.

Russ