The Nominating Committee Process: Open Disclosure of Willing Nominees
RFC 5680
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RFC - Best Current Practice
(October 2009; No errata)
Obsoleted by RFC 7437
Updates RFC 3777
Also known as BCP 10
Was draft-dawkins-nomcom-openlist (individual in gen area)
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| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
| Stream | WG state | (None) | |
| Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 5680 (Best Current Practice) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
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| Responsible AD | Russ Housley | ||
| Send notices to | (None) | ||
Network Working Group S. Dawkins, Ed. Request for Comments: 5680 Huawei (USA) BCP: 10 October 2009 Updates: 3777 Category: Best Current Practice The Nominating Committee Process: Open Disclosure of Willing Nominees Abstract This document updates RFC 3777, Section 3, Bullet 6 to allow a Nominating and Recall Committee to disclose the list of nominees who are willing to be considered to serve in positions the committee is responsible for filling. Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the BSD License. Dawkins Best Current Practice [Page 1] RFC 5680 NomCom Issues October 2009 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................2 2. Current Rules on Confidentiality ................................2 3. Problems with Existing Rules ....................................3 4. Asking the Entire Community for Feedback ........................4 5. Disclosing a Nominee List .......................................4 6. Updated Text from RFC 3777 ......................................5 7. Security Considerations .........................................6 8. Acknowledgements ................................................6 9. Normative References ............................................6 Appendix A. Concerns about Open Nominee Lists .....................6 1. Introduction The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and at-large IETF representatives to the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) are selected by a "Nominating and Recall Committee" (universally abbreviated as "NomCom"). [RFC3777] defines how the NomCom is selected, and the processes it follows as it selects candidates for these positions. The NomCom is responsible for filling positions across the breadth of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The NomCom needs relevant information about nominees being considered for these positions, but current [RFC3777] requirements for confidentiality limit the ability of the NomCom to solicit that information. The process change described in this document allows the NomCom to openly solicit information about nominees who are willing to be considered. 2. Current Rules on Confidentiality [RFC3777] is the latest in a series of revisions to the NomCom process, and it describes the confidential nature of NomCom deliberations in Section 3, "General", bullet 6, which states: All deliberations and supporting information that relates to specific nominees, candidates, and confirmed candidates are confidential. The nominating committee and confirming body members will be exposed to confidential information as a result of their deliberations, their interactions with those they consult, and from those who provide requested supporting information. All members and all other participants are expected to handle this information in a manner consistent with its sensitivity. Dawkins Best Current Practice [Page 2] RFC 5680 NomCom Issues October 2009 It is consistent with this rule for current nominating committee members who have served on prior nominating committees to advise the current committee on deliberations and results of the prior committee, as necessary and appropriate. 3. Problems with Existing Rules There are two problems with existing practice -- nominee lists aren't as confidential as [RFC3777] would lead the reader to believe, but they aren't visible to the entire IETF community, either.Show full document text