Re: NomCom 2017: Call for nominations (IAOC mid-term replacement)

[Bob Hinden <[e-mail]>]

Ted,

A clarification.

> On Sep 21, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Ted Hardie <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> A few observations in-line, as an individual.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 11:57 PM, NomCom Chair 2017 <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Greetings from the 2017-2018 NomCom!
> 
> No, you have not entered another one of our time loops.  The 2017-2018 NomCom continues to exist for special needs until the end of the Bangkok IETF meeting.  And we find ourselves in one of those special needs situations at the moment.  As you are probably aware, Andrew Sullivan has stepped down from his NomCom-selected position on the IAOC.
> 
> Just to note that Andrew's new position as ISOC CEO makes him an ex officio member, so he remains on the IAOC. Kathy Brown, the previous CEO, is the member who has actually dropped.  It is the shift in role which means it is the NomCom's job to consider how to fill the position.
> 
> RFC 7437 indicates that mid-term vacancies are the responsibility of the previous NomCom (i.e., not the 2018-2019 NomCom), so that’s why you are hearing from me.
> 
> Now you will be aware that the IETF LLC Board will supplant the IAOC sooner or later.  Hopefully sooner.  The IETF Trust draws its trustees from the IAOC, but going forward that will obviously change since there will no longer be an IAOC.  Until then, the replacement of IETF Trust trustees is done through the replacement of IAOC members.  Thus, the 2017-2018 NomCom needs nominees who are willing to serve on the IAOC (and IETF Trust) for what will likely be an abbreviated period.
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> And to be clear on just how abbreviated, the LLC board is already meeting and the document which shifts the Trustee selection algorithm is in IETF Last Call.  There is a race condition here that could result in this selection never actually serving.

The trust documents are finishing IASA 2.0 w.g. last call.  As far as I can tell none of the IASA 2.0 documents are in IETF last call.

Bob