[ietf-nomcom] Changing the candidate selection model

[John C Klensin <john-ietf at jck.com>]

Hi.

During the plenary in San Francisco, several people made the
point that it is probably time to think carefully about the
mechanisms of the Nomcom model, not just to try to do the small
incremental tuning discussed recently on this list.  

Spencer and I have been kicking around an idea for some years
that addresses one of those key issues: the relationship between
nominees would are incumbents in a given role and those who
would be new to it.   Those differences are particularly
important because of the large number of incumbents Nomcoms end
up returning to their positions and because issues about
"running against" an incumbent are at the root of several of the
objections to (or likely need for exceptions from) an open list
of nominees.

I've just queued a document,
draft-klensin-nomcom-incumbents-first-00.txt, for posting that
addresses that issue by proposing a significant change to Nomcom
operations.  We look forward to your comments.

     john