Ralph,
Thanks for the confirmation.
--
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Droms [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:50 AM
To: Eric Gray
Cc: Phillip Hallam-Baker; IETF Announcement List; IETF list discussion; NomCom
Chair; Suresh Krishnan
Subject: Re: NomCom: Call for Nominations - IAOC Mid-Term Vacancy
Importance: High
On Nov 20, 2012, at 10:43 AM 11/20/12, Suresh Krishnan wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> On 11/20/2012 10:20 AM, Eric Gray wrote:
>> I think this is a point of confusion, anyway.
>>
>>
>>
>> I thought the process was for the previous NomCom to be coopted to
>> address any
>>
>> unexpected mid-term vacancies, rather than to add the burden to the
>> current
>>
>> NomCom.
>
> The previous Nomcom stayed constituted until the Atlanta meeting. If
> the vacancy was announced before Atlanta, the previous Nomcom would
> have filled the position. Right now, there is only one constituted
> Nomcom and it has to fill the position.
Suresh has it right; from RFC 3777:
The term of a nominating committee begins when its members are
officially announced. The term ends at the Third IETF (not three
meetings), i.e., the IETF meeting after the next nominating
committee's term begins.
- Ralph
>
> Thanks
> Suresh
>
