NomCom 2025–2026: Reminder Call for Nominations for Mid-Term Vacancy Internet (INT) AD
Dear all,
It is a busy period for NomCom activities, with both the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 NomComs currently collecting nominations.
This is a reminder of the call for nominations for the mid-term Internet Area Director (INT AD) vacancy, which remains the responsibility of the 2025–2026 NomCom, as specified in Section 3.5 of RFC 8713. The nomination period opened on Wednesday, 7 October, and will close on 21 October.
The Chairs of the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 NomComs will coordinate nominations for the Internet Area Director positions as needed.
To nominate someone, or to nominate yourself, please use the following link: https://datatracker.ietf.org/nomcom/2025/nominate/. Select "Mid-Term Vacancy Internet (INT) AD" from the pull-down menu.
The desired expertise for the position can be found here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/nomcom/2025/expertise/#pos-mid-term-vacancy-internet-int-ad
Nominations close on 21 October 2026 (any time zone).
The timelines for the selection and appointment procedure are as follows:
2026-10-07 - Call for nominations
2026-10-21 - Deadline for accepting nominations
2026-10-22 - Nominees slates finalized, call for community feedback
2026-10-23 - (Virtual) interviews commence, deliberations start
2026-10-29 - End of community feedback period
2026-11-03 - Selection sent for confirmation
2026-11-03 to 2026-11-14 - Confirmation with selected candidate, notification of other nominees, announcement
2026-11-14 - Confirmed candidate seated
The timeline is rather tight, with only six weeks after the vacancy is announced. We have adjusted the timeline from that shared on Monday, 5 October, to ensure that the new Internet AD can be seated at the start of the IETF meeting in San Francisco.
Thanks,
Benno Overeinder
nomcom-chair-2025@ietf.org
[1] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf-announce/qwarn2pmj9fdyTTd1gBv6QbTXfU/
[2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/nomcom/ann/2207563/