RFC 2727 (rfc2727) - Page 3 of 15
IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees
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RFC 2727 IAB and IESG Selection February 2000
The nominating committee does not select the open positions to be
reviewed; it is instructed as to which positions to review.
At a minimum, the nominating committee will be given the title of
the position to be reviewed. The nominating committee may be
given a desirable set of qualifications for the candidate
nominated to fill each position.
Incumbents must notify the nominating committee if they do not
wish to be nominated.
The nominating committee does not confirm its candidates; it
presents its candidates to the appropriate confirming body as
indicated below.
(2) The annual selection and confirmation process is expected to be
completed within 3 months.
The annual selection and confirmation process is expected to be
completed one month prior to the friday of the week before the
First IETF. It is expected to begin 4 months prior to the Friday
of the week before the First IETF.
(3) One-half of each of the then current IESG and IAB positions is
selected to be reviewed each year.
The intent of this rule to ensure the review of approximately
one-half of each of the sitting IESG and IAB members each year.
It is recognized that circumstances may exist that will require
the nominating committee to review more or less than one-half of
the current positions, e.g., if the IESG or IAB have re-organized
prior to this process and created new positions, or if there are
an odd number of current positions.
(4) Confirmed candidates are expected to serve at least a 2 year
term.
The intent of this rule is to ensure that members of the IESG and
IAB serve the number of years that best facilitates the review of
one-half of the members each year.
It is consistent with this rule for the nominating committee to
choose one or more of the currently open positions to which it may
assign a term greater than 2 years in order to ensure the ideal
application of this rule in the future.
Galvin Best Current Practice