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	Network Working Group B. Leiba		Network Working Group B. Leiba
	Internet-Draft FutureWei Technologies		Internet-Draft FutureWei Technologies
	Intended status: Best Current Practice April 10, 2020		Intended status: Best Current Practice April 30, 2020
	Expires: October 12, 2020		Expires: November 1, 2020
	Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee		Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating Committee
	draft-iesg-nomcom-eligibility-2020-01		draft-iesg-nomcom-eligibility-2020-02
	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 any rules that relate to NomCom eligibility or		2020-2021 NomCom and any rules that relate to NomCom eligibility or
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	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.
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	Provisions Relating to IETF Documents		Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
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	1. Introduction		1. Introduction
	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 [VIRTUAL107].
	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. That interpretation will apply to		particular exceptional situation. That interpretation will apply to
	the seating of that NomCom and to any rules that relate to NomCom		the seating of that NomCom and to any rules that relate to NomCom
	eligibility or process before IETF 108.		eligibility or process before the scheduled time for IETF 108.
	[[CREF1: RFC Editor: Please remove this paragraph.]] This document		[[CREF1: RFC Editor: Please remove this paragraph.]] This document
	will be part of BCP 10 when it is published.		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
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	In judging rough consensus the IESG has considered the arguments and		In judging rough consensus the IESG has considered the arguments and
	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		documents the outcome of that discussion.
	period. As such, this document could substantively change, depending
	upon the last-call discussion. [[CREF2: Note: The previous sentence
	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.
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	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,
	and to any rules that relate to NomCom eligibility or process before		and to any rules that relate to NomCom eligibility or process before
	IETF 108. It will explicitly not apply to any future NomCom and does		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		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. That update could change any part of the BCP 10		on such an update (see [ELIGIBILITYDISCUSS]). That update could
	process, including anything specified in this document.		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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	Nominating and Recall Committees", BCP 10, RFC 8713,		Nominating and Recall Committees", BCP 10, RFC 8713,
	DOI 10.17487/RFC8713, February 2020,		DOI 10.17487/RFC8713, February 2020,
	<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8713>.		<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8713>.
	6.2. Informative References		6.2. Informative References
	[CANCEL107]		[CANCEL107]
	The IESG and the IRTF Chair, "IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person		The IESG and the IRTF Chair, "IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person
	Meeting Cancelled", March 2020.		Meeting Cancelled", March 2020.
	Email to the IETF discussion list:		Email to the IETF announcement list:
	https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf-announce/		https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf-announce/
	XenAlx4Nw6Jmg69QpXRUOwbzsXY/		XenAlx4Nw6Jmg69QpXRUOwbzsXY/
	[COMMENTDEADLINE]		[COMMENTDEADLINE]
	The IESG, "NomCom eligibility & IETF 107", March 2020.		The IESG, "NomCom eligibility & IETF 107", March 2020.
	Email to the IETF discussion list:		Email to the IETF discussion list:
	https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/		https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/
	cc3rdjSTz8Vrzps8Ci6fi-VIDq8/		cc3rdjSTz8Vrzps8Ci6fi-VIDq8/
			[ELIGIBILITYDISCUSS]
			IETF, "Mailing list to discuss revision to IETF
			eligibility procedures", April 2020.
			Mailing list: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/
			eligibility-discuss
	[PANDEMIC]		[PANDEMIC]
	Adhanom Ghebreyesus, T., "WHO Director-General's opening		Adhanom Ghebreyesus, T., "WHO Director-General's opening
	remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19", March 2020.		remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19", March 2020.
	https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-		https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-
	general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-		general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-
	19---11-march-2020		19---11-march-2020
	[SOLICITINPUT]		[SOLICITINPUT]
	The IESG, "NomCom eligibility & IETF 107", March 2020.		The IESG, "NomCom eligibility & IETF 107", March 2020.
	Email to the IETF discussion list:		Email to the IETF discussion list:
	https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/		https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/
	uBt8FeKeN4CRl7YTDMoy6m8leS0/		uBt8FeKeN4CRl7YTDMoy6m8leS0/
			[VIRTUAL107]
			IETF Secretariat, "Important Information for IETF 107
			Virtual", March 2020.
			Email to the IETF announcement list:
			https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf-announce/
			Gqc4-GIsnvccObQrrciL_Vm0HMU/
	Author's Address		Author's Address
	Barry Leiba		Barry Leiba
	FutureWei Technologies		FutureWei Technologies
	Phone: +1 914 433 2749		Phone: +1 914 433 2749
	Email: barryleiba@computer.org		Email: barryleiba@computer.org
	URI: http://internetmessagingtechnology.org/		URI: http://internetmessagingtechnology.org/
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