Internet DRAFT - draft-kucherawy-nomcom-procexp
draft-kucherawy-nomcom-procexp
Network Working Group M. Kucherawy, Ed.
Internet-Draft November 15, 2016
Intended status: Experimental
Expires: May 19, 2017
Process Experiment: Expanded Qualification of Nominating Committee
Selecting Members
draft-kucherawy-nomcom-procexp-01
Abstract
The criteria by which one qualifies to be a selecting member of the
IETF Nominating Committee are somewhat limited, having been developed
long before the current IETF meeting model that allows for greater
remote participation both during and between organized meetings.
This document describes a process experiment whereby those criteria
are extended to meet the IETF's current participation model. If
successful, the results of this experiment can be folded into our
permanent NomCom procedures.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Definition of the Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Evaluating the Experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Appendix A. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Introduction
This document describes an IETF Process Experiment as described in
[RFC3933]. The goal of the experiment is to test a new model for
qualification as a selecting member of the IETF Nominating Committee
("NomCom"), which is defined in [RFC7437].
Since 1996, the criteria for qualifying as a selecting member of the
NomCom required recent in-person attendance at several meetings; the
first two NomCom documents said "two of the last three meetings", and
the two that followed said "three of the last five meetings". The
purpose of this constraint is to prefer community members that have
had an opportunity to observe the contributions and conduct of other
members directly rather than purely through remote participation.
This has served the IETF well, though recently it has been observed
that this explicitly excludes participants whose contributions are
primarily remote, and may select for people with the budgets to
travel and pay registration fees yet actually contribute to the IETF
less than some remote participants. This is the issue that this
process experiment seeks to resolve.
2. Definition of the Experiment
This experiment is defined to last for one year, starting with the
first call for volunteers to serve as NomCom selecting members, and
ending when that NomCom has completed its work and thus dissolves.
The next NomCom after publication of this document is approved and
published is the one that will carry out the experiment.
For the NomCom cycle conducting the experiment, the Chair of that
NomCom shall permit into the volunteer pool any person that chooses
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to volunteer. Language soliciting volunteers shall especially
encourage those with substantial IETF experience to volunteer,
regardless of their in-person attendance record.
The slate of selecting members shall then be chosen per the procedure
in [RFC7437], but only after the various required Liaison seats have
been filled, to allow for additional oversight of the experiment.
The Chair then announces the list of selecting members, as specified
in Section 4.17 of [RFC7437], with the following changes:
1. Those members who have not attended three of the last five
meetings of the IETF are explicitly identified in the list.
2. The challenge period is extended to two weeks.
3. A new reason to challenge a selection is that a specific member
who has not attended three of the last five meetings of the IETF
is not suitable for the NomCom. Such a challenge must be
accompanied by an explanation of why that particular member is
not suitable.
If it becomes apparent that this experimental process is being abused
or is otherwise not working, the NomCom Chair can immediately declare
the experiment aborted. In that instance, the pool of volunteers is
purged of those who have not attended three of the last five meetings
of the IETF, the seats held by selecting members not meeting that
criterion are vacated, and those seats are then filled by the pure
[RFC7437] process.
3. Evaluating the Experiment
Upon expiration or early termination of the experiment, the NomCom
chair shall report to the IESG, to the extent practical given the
NomCom's confidentiality constraints, the details for the success or
failure of the experiment. This report and any community comment the
IESG wishes to solicit shall be used by the IESG to decide one of the
following:
1. That the experiment has revealed that the selection criteria as
they exist in [RFC7437] are serving the IETF well and no change
is needed;
2. That the results of the experiment suggest an additional
experiment should be run with different parameters;
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3. That the results of the experiment suggest that the changes made
in Section 2 should be made permanent via an update to [RFC7437];
or
4. That the results of the experiment suggest that some variation of
the changes made in Section 2 should be made permanent via an
update to [RFC7437].
4. IANA Considerations
This document contains no actions for IANA.
[RFC Editor: Please remove this section prior to publication.]
5. Security Considerations
This is an IETF process experiment related to the operation of the
NomCom. Any security issues are already covered by [RFC7437].
The greatest threat is to the smooth operation of the NomCom and,
indirectly, the bodies to which it appoints people. The "abort"
provision included in Section 2 allows the people already in charge
of the operation of the IETF to close any loopholes the experiment
introduces if it is perceived that they are creating a problem.
6. Normative References
[RFC3933] Klensin, J. and S. Dawkins, "A Model for IETF Process
Experiments", BCP 93, RFC 3933, DOI 10.17487/RFC3933,
November 2004, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3933>.
[RFC7437] Kucherawy, M., Ed., "IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection,
Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the
Nominating and Recall Committees", BCP 10, RFC 7437,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7437, January 2015,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7437>.
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Appendix A. Acknowledgments
Harald Alvestrand, Tony Hansen, and Barry Leiba provided reviews and
comments during the development of this proposal.
Author's Address
Murray S. Kucherawy (editor)
270 Upland Drive
San Francisco, CA 94127
United States
EMail: superuser@gmail.com
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