The 50% time commitment is an IESG-imposed requirement. If that is really the 
problem, we have had areas with more than two ADs.

On Mar 3, 2013, at 7:50 AM, "Eggert, Lars" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mar 3, 2013, at 13:37, Eric Burger <[email protected]> wrote:
>> There are two other interpretations of this situation, neither of which I 
>> think is true, but we should consider the possibility. The first is the TSV 
>> is too narrow a field to support an area director and as such should be 
>> folded in with another area. The second is if all of the qualified people 
>> have moved on and no one is interested in building the expertise the IESG 
>> feels is lacking, then industry and academia have voted with their feet: the 
>> TSV is irrelevant and should be closed.
>> 
>> Since I believe neither is the case, it sounds like the IESG requirements 
>> are too tight.
> 
> I don't believe the requirements are too tight. *Someone* one the IESG needs 
> to understand congestion control.
> 
> The likely possibility is that many qualified people failed to get sufficient 
> employer support to be able to volunteer. It's at least a 50% time 
> committment.
> 
> Lars

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