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Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee
draft-iesg-nomcom-eligibility-2020-00 draft-iesg-nomcom-eligibility-2020-01
Abstract Abstract
The 2020-2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom) needs to be formed The 2020-2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom) needs to be formed
between IETF 107 and IETF 108, and the issue of eligibility of who between IETF 107 and IETF 108, and the issue of eligibility of who
can serve on that NomCom needs clarification. This document provides can serve on that NomCom needs clarification. This document provides
a one-time interpretation of the eligibility rules that is required a one-time interpretation of the eligibility rules that is required
for the exceptional situation of the cancellation of the in-person for the exceptional situation of the cancellation of the in-person
IETF 107 meeting. This document only affects the seating of the IETF 107 meeting. This document only affects the seating of the
2020-2021 NomCom, and does not set a precedent for the future. 2020-2021 NomCom and any rules that relate to NomCom eligibility or
process before IETF 108, and does not set a precedent for the future.
Status of This Memo Status of This Memo
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provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.
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This Internet-Draft will expire on October 4, 2020. This Internet-Draft will expire on October 12, 2020.
Copyright Notice Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2020 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the Copyright (c) 2020 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
document authors. All rights reserved. document authors. All rights reserved.
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
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The COVID-19 outbreak, which at the time of this writing has been The COVID-19 outbreak, which at the time of this writing has been
declared a global pandemic [PANDEMIC], has resulted in the declared a global pandemic [PANDEMIC], has resulted in the
cancellation of the in-person IETF 107 meeting [CANCEL107], resulting cancellation of the in-person IETF 107 meeting [CANCEL107], resulting
in its conversion to a limited-agenda virtual meeting, with remote in its conversion to a limited-agenda virtual meeting, with remote
participation only. participation only.
The 2020-2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom) needs to be formed The 2020-2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom) needs to be formed
between IETF 107 and IETF 108, and the issue of eligibility of who between IETF 107 and IETF 108, and the issue of eligibility of who
can serve on that NomCom needs clarification: a one-time can serve on that NomCom needs clarification: a one-time
interpretation of the eligibility rules is required for this interpretation of the eligibility rules is required for this
particular exceptional situation, given the tight timeframe for particular exceptional situation. That interpretation will apply to
seating this year's NomCom. the seating of that NomCom and to any rules that relate to NomCom
eligibility or process before IETF 108.
[[CREF1: RFC Editor: Please remove this paragraph.]] This document
will be part of BCP 10 when it is published.
2. Background 2. Background
Section 4.14 of BCP 10 [RFC8713] includes these requirements for Section 4.14 of BCP 10 [RFC8713] includes these requirements for
eligibility: eligibility:
Members of the IETF community must have attended at least three of Members of the IETF community must have attended at least three of
the last five IETF meetings in order to volunteer. the last five IETF meetings in order to volunteer.
The five meetings are the five most recent meetings that ended The five meetings are the five most recent meetings that ended
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levels of support in favor of and against each option: largely, levels of support in favor of and against each option: largely,
issues of fairness to newer participants, acceptance of more issues of fairness to newer participants, acceptance of more
participants in the volunteer pool, and greatest adherence to the participants in the volunteer pool, and greatest adherence to the
spirit of the rules defined in BCP 10, which is the community- spirit of the rules defined in BCP 10, which is the community-
consensus basis we are working from. consensus basis we are working from.
On 25 March a message was posted to the IETF discussion list On 25 March a message was posted to the IETF discussion list
[COMMENTDEADLINE], asking for final comments by 30 April. This [COMMENTDEADLINE], asking for final comments by 30 April. This
document serves as a recommendation for review during that last call document serves as a recommendation for review during that last call
period. As such, this document could substantively change, depending period. As such, this document could substantively change, depending
upon the last-call discussion. [[CREF1: Note: The previous sentence upon the last-call discussion. [[CREF2: Note: The previous sentence
will be removed before publication.]] will be removed before publication.]]
3. Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee 3. Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee
The following text modifies, for the 2020-2021 NomCom selection only, The following text modifies, for the 2020-2021 NomCom selection only,
the first two paragraphs (quoted above) of Section 4.14 of BCP 10 the first two paragraphs (quoted above) of Section 4.14 of BCP 10
[RFC8713]: [RFC8713]:
Members of the IETF community must have attended at least three of Members of the IETF community must have attended at least three of
the last five in-person IETF meetings in order to volunteer. the last five in-person IETF meetings in order to volunteer.
The five meetings are the five most recent in-person meetings that The five meetings are the five most recent in-person meetings that
ended prior to the date on which the solicitation for NomCom ended prior to the date on which the solicitation for NomCom
volunteers was submitted for distribution to the IETF community. volunteers was submitted for distribution to the IETF community.
Because no IETF 107 in-person was held, for the 2020-2021 Because no IETF 107 in-person meeting was held, for the 2020-2021
Nominating Committee those five meetings are IETFs 102, 103, 104, Nominating Committee those five meetings are IETFs 102, 103, 104,
105, and 106. 105, and 106.
This update is an emergency interpretation of the intent of BCP 10 This update is an emergency interpretation of the intent of BCP 10
for this current exceptional situation only, and applies only to the for this current exceptional situation only, and applies only to the
2020-2021 NomCom, which is expected to be seated prior to IETF 108. 2020-2021 NomCom, which is expected to be seated prior to IETF 108,
It will explicitly not apply to any future NomCom and does not set and to any rules that relate to NomCom eligibility or process before
precedent: another update to BCP 10 will be necessary to address IETF 108. It will explicitly not apply to any future NomCom and does
not set precedent: an update to BCP 10 will be necessary to address
future eligibility, as there will be time for proper community work future eligibility, as there will be time for proper community work
on such an update. on such an update. That update could change any part of the BCP 10
process, including anything specified in this document.
4. IANA Considerations 4. IANA Considerations
There are no IANA considerations for this document. There are no IANA considerations for this document.
5. Security Considerations 5. Security Considerations
This document is purely procedural, and there are no related security This document is purely procedural, and there are no related security
considerations. considerations.
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