Read section 10, 3rd paragraph of RFC3777.
The prior year's Chair may select a designee from a pool composed of the
voting
volunteers of the prior year's committee and all prior Chairs if the Chair is
unavailable.
If the prior year's Chair is unavailable or is unable or unwilling to make
such a
designation in a timely fashion, the Chair of the current year's committee
may select a
designee in consultation with the Internet Society President.
So it's actually, the prior chair (first choice), any member of the prior
committee, or
any other prior chair.
Mike
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On Aug 17, 2012, at 15:36, John C Klensin <john(_at_)jck(_dot_)com> wrote:
--On Friday, August 17, 2012 15:30 -0400 Michael StJohns
<mstjohns(_at_)comcast(_dot_)net> wrote:
The advisor is the Immediately previous chair, or a member of
the previous noncom designated by that chair if he/she
declines to serve or is otherwise unavailable.
That was what I thought until I reread 3777. It says that the
immediately previous chair serves as an advisor but also says
that the Nomcom can appoint any other advisors it feels like. I
assume that combination is part of where "at least" came from.
But Barry's new text gets rid of that odd and possibly confusing
way of stating things and is, IMO, a considerable improvement.
john