farzaneh: > I think Sasha's point is important. You have a valid argument that few > applied despite your outreach and effort. However, is it possible > within the current procedures to find out the reasons they didn't > apply? Did they get the communications? Do they not have enough > resources and time to take part? Do they know and understand the > importance of the role? And so on. If we can find out the reasons > they didn't apply and if the issues they mention can be solved with > some preparation (not impractical solutions though!), then you can > prepare for the next Nomcom with additional insights.
as you and sasha seem to be focused on this, it would be cool if you did the research and reported back. i think daniel is busy enough right now. having the results of your research, when we do the post-process review after all this is done, would be extremely helpful to guide us next time. randy
