Dave,
As a clarification, the NomCom is a small crucible of
specially-empowered volunteers. The fact that one has to be
a volunteer explicitly makes it the case that self-selection
is a factor in at least the initial phase.
Hence it is very much the case that people who feel
excessively unqualified may elect not to volunteer.
Also, it is the case that the processes within NomCom
are very open to sharing experience within the self-selected
group of people who probably felt capable of making personnel
selection decisions before volunteering.
--
Eric Gray
Principal Engineer
Ericsson
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[mailto:ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org] On
Behalf Of Dave Crocker
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:35 AM
To: Noel Chiappa
Cc: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: Re: Nomcom process realities of "confidentiality"
Noel Chiappa wrote:
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:11:09AM -0700, Dave Crocker wrote:
> ... the conduct of Nomcom processes tends
> towards pretty classic personnel assessment, but with people
> typically lacking classic personnel training or experience.
This would be different from a normal election... how? :-)
Well, skipping over the smiley and the entirely accurate
implication that a
voting population mostly comprises people without this sort
of assessment
expertise, I'll observe that a Nomcom is a small crucible of
specially-empowered
individuals.
The dynamics on Nomcom members (and Liaisons and Confirming
Bodies) are
considerably more intense than on an individual voter.
d/
ps. But yeah, this is a topic ripe for humor. If only it
also were not so ripe
for misunderstanding and distraction. And I've already received some
well-intensioned private email demonstrating how easy it is
to miss the point I
was trying to make.
--
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net
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