Re: [ga] Fwd: Please Welcome the Incoming IESG and IAB

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Harald and all remaining assembly members,

  It is interesting to see that the ISOC approval was needed.  I thought

that the IAB and the IESG were not directly tied to the ISOC?  Didn't
we have a rather long thread on this ML discussing/debating that?

Harald Alvestrand wrote:

> This should explain why I feel that I have to decline nomination for
> another period in the GA leadership....
>
> >To: IETF-Announce: ;
> >From: "Bernard Aboba" <aboba@internaut.com>
> >Subject: Please Welcome the Incoming IESG and IAB
> >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:51:00 -0500
> >Sender: mbeaulie@cnri.reston.va.us
> >
> >The 2000 IETF Nominations Committee has now completed its
> >work; the IAB has approved the IESG recommendations, and
> >the ISOC has approved the IAB recommendations. Please join
> >us in welcoming the incoming members of the IESG and IAB:
> >
> >IESG
> >
> >Harald Alvestrand     IETF Chair
> >Scott Bradner          Transport
> >Randy Bush             Operations & Management
> >Patrik Faltstrom       Applications
> >Thomas Narten         Internet
> >Abha Ahuja             Routing
> >Jeff Schiller            Security
> >
> >IAB
> >
> >Ran Atkinson
> >Rob Austein
> >Fred Baker
> >Steve Deering
> >Sally Floyd
> >Geoff Huston
> >
> >A word of thanks
> >
> >This year we have had extraordinary participation at all
> >points in the nomcom process, and so I would like to thank
> >the IETF community for doing your part in helping the nomcom
> >select the incoming members of the IESG and IAB.
> >
> >Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who volunteered to
> >participate in this year's nominations committee (more than
> >100 of you!).
> >
> >I'd also like to thank the members of the 2000 nominations
> >committee, who volunteered to participate in the weekly 1-hour
> >conference calls, which eventually became twice weekly 3.5 hour
> >conference calls. This year's nomcom, as with previous nomcoms,
> >observed both the letter and spirit of RFC 2727. Many thanks.
> >
> >The IETF community was extremely generous this year in sending
> >us your thoughts on the present and future of the IETF, the
> >performance of the incumbents, and suggestions for potential
> >candidates for the IESG and IAB. For that we are deeply
> >grateful -- your guidance informed the nomcom process every
> >step of the way.
> >
> > >From your responses, it is obvious that this community is
> >passionate about the future of the Internet and is devoted to
> >seeing it thrive.
> >
> >Thanks to those who were nominated, but declined to run, for
> >considering candidacy on the IAB and IESG. For many of you, who
> >are qualified and have the desire to serve, but not the time,
> >this was a difficult decision to make. We appreciate your
> >realism and honesty.
> >
> >Special thanks to those who were nominated and consented to
> >candidacy. Many of you had to have difficult discussions with
> >your management and family members before deciding to run. We
> >appreciate your willingness to put career and family aside in
> >order to serve the IETF.
> >
> >We also appreciate the effort you put into completing the
> >questionairre, and in some cases a supplemental questionairre
> >and interview.
> >
> >It was a very gratifying to read your profound thoughts about
> >the future of the Internet as well as more mundane concerns
> >about the day to day management issues we face in the IETF.
> >
> >Due to the outstanding response to our call to service, we had
> >many more qualified candidates than we had slots on the IESG
> >and IAB. While this pays hommage to the IETF's strength as an
> >organization, it also by its nature must result in disappointment
> >for many qualified candidates.
> >
> >I hope those of you who we could not select will understand that
> >the nomcom's decision does not in any way detract from your
> >tremendous contributions to the Internet. We hope that your
> >disappointment in this year's process will not disuade you from
> >volunteering for candidacy next year, and the year after that.
> >The IETF needs you.
> >
> >Finally, I would like to thank the incoming members of the IAB
> >and IESG, who have pledged so much of their time and energy to
> >the betterment of the IETF in the years ahead. We of the nomcom,
> >after having spent considerable effort in the last few months
> >assisting in your selection, now have a greater appreciation of
> >the personal sacrifices that you have made for the IETF and even
> >greater respect for the role that you play.
> >
> >Our best wishes for your success in the years ahead,
> >
> >The 2000 Nominations Committee
> >
> >Phil Roberts <qa3445@email.mot.com>
> >Stuart Cheshire <cheshire@apple.com>
> >Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
> >Bill Woodcock <woody@zocalo.net>
> >Hadriel Kaplan <hadriel@nortelnetworks.com>
> >Alain Durand <alain.durand@eng.sun.com>
> >Vijay Srinivasan <vijay.srinivasan@cosinecom.com>
> >Hal Sandick <hsandick@nortelnetworks.com>
> >David Robinson <david.robinson@ebay.sun.com>
> >David Allan <dallan@nortelnetworks.com>
> >
> >Non-voting members:
> >Bernard Aboba <aboba@internaut.com> (Chair)
> >Avri Doria <avri@nortelnetworks.com> (Past Chair)
> >Leslie Daigle <leslie@thinkingcat.com> (IAB liason)
> >Allison Mankin <mankin@isi.edu> (IESG liason)
> >
> >The role of non-voting members (from RFC 2727)
> >
> >The nominations committee comprises at least a non-voting Chair,
> >10 voting volunteers, and 3 non-voting liaisons.  The sitting
> >IAB and IESG members each appoint a non-voting liaison to the
> >nominating committee from their current membership who are not
> >sitting in an open position.  The Chair of the prior year's
> >nominating committee also serves as a non-voting liaison.
>
> --
> Harald Tveit Alvestrand, alvestrand@cisco.com
> +47 41 44 29 94
> Personal email: Harald@Alvestrand.no
>
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Regards,

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