Contact info

• Chair: Mankamana Mishra mailto:nomcom-chair-2026@ietf.org
• Announcements: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ann/nomcom/
• Nominations: https://datatracker.ietf.org/nomcom/2026/nominate/
• To reach the whole NomCom: mailto:nomcom-2026@ietf.org

Voting members

Non-voting members

• Chair: Mankamana Mishra
• Past chair: Benno Overeinder
• IAB Liaison: Matthew Bocci
• IESG Liaison: Gunter van de Velde
• ISOC Board Liaison:
• IETF LLC Board Liaison:
• IETF Trust:

Advisors and support

• Tools: Robert Sparks and Jennifer Richards
• Secretariat: Liz Flynn and Cindy Morgan

Original set of positions to be filled

Timeline

NomCom selection phase:

• 2026-05-08 - Call for volunteers
• 2026-06-23 - Publish seeds
• 2026-06-30 - Volunteer cutoff
• 2026-07-01 - Publish list of volunteers
• 2026-07-08 - Publish final list of volunteers
• 2026-07-10 - Seeds available, select and announce selection

Nomination phase:

• 2026-08-01 - Call for nominations
• 2026-10-13 - Deadline for accepting nominations
• 2026-10-14 - Nominees slates finalized, call for community feedback
• 2026-10-20 - Virtual interviews commence
• 2026-11-02 - In person interviews, deliberations start
• 2026-11-05 - End of community feedback period
• 2026-12-05 - Selections sent for confirmation
• 2026-01-26 to 2026-03-06 - Confirmation with selected candidates, notification of other nominees, announcement
• 2027-03-14 - Confirmed candidates seated during IETF

NomCom Work phase:

• 2026-08-01 - Call for nominees; publish desired expertise
• 2026-09-22 - Agree on questionnaires and sent to nominees
• 2026-10-14 - Nominees slates finalized; call for community feedback
• 2026-10-27 - Questionnaires due
• 2026-10-20 - Virtual interviews commence
• 2026-11-05 - Community feedback period ends
• 2026-11-02 - In person interviews at IETF

Candidates phase:

• 2026-11-07 - Deliberations commence
• 2026-12-05 - Candidates sent to confirming bodies
• 2027-03-14 - Confirmed candidates take their positions during IETF 125 (at various times during the week)