On 11/03/2013 02:47, Randall Gellens wrote:
At 2:45 PM -0800 3/10/13, Melinda Shore wrote:
And I'll go on record requesting that folks think
pretty carefully before saying that including something
other than white western guys means lowering standards.
I don't think anyone has suggested that. Rather, the concern regards
how we get diversity in the I*. Increasing the pool (both in general
and among those now under-represented) is one way that has been suggested.
We have to recognise a couple of awkward facts. One is that the people
who participate in the IETF are to a large extent self-selected, or
selected by social and economic pressures that we don't control. The
other is that the same largely applies to those who are considered by
the NomCom - yes, we (the community) can nominate anybody, but they
have to agree, and their employers have to agree.
That makes the problem harder to solve. We *should* try to solve it,
which is why I was happy to sign the letter.
Brian