Re: Diversity of IETF Leadership

Le 2013-03-11 à 13:43, Arturo Servin <arturo(_dot_)servin(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> 
a écrit :

> Hi,
>
>       I have been reading the comments in the list and although I am not
> making a specific reply to any message I would like to make some comments.
>
>       So far I have read "I agree we need some diversity" or "I agree that
> more diversity is better". Also I have read "Please no quotas", "do not
> let the nomcom do this" or "that".
>
>       My opinion is that we agree we have a situation that we should improve,
> but also we shouldn't focus on the nomcom process, the problem is not
> about how we select people (it may help but it is not the root problem).
> The problem is to bring new people (younger people, women, from more
> countries, different languages, etc.) to write RFCs, to participate/be
> interested in the IETF and how we involve/prepare these people to become
> our leaders and not just participants. If we do that, then we will have
> more diversity in our leadership.
agree.

Marc.

>       
> Best wishes,
> as
>
> On 10/03/2013 06:22, IETF Diversity wrote:
> > The letter below was sent to the IESG, the IAB, the IAOC and the ISOC
> > Board this morning, in an attempt to open a discussion of how to
> > increase the diversity of the IETF Leadership.  We are sharing the
> > letter here to encourage community discussion of this important topic.
> >
> > If you support this letter and would like to be added as a signatory,
> > please send e-mail to ietf(_dot_)diversity(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com
> > <mailto:ietf(_dot_)diversity(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>, and your name will be 
> > added to the
> > list of signatures.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > ** An Open Letter to the IESG, the IAB, the IAOC and the ISOC Board **
> >
> > Dear Members of the IETF Leadership,
> >
> > We would like to call your attention to an issue that weakens the
> > IETF's decision-making process and calls into question the
> > legitimacy of the IETF as an International Standards Development
> > Organization: the lack of diversity of the IETF leadership.
> >
> > In addition to the moral and social issues involved, diversity of
> > leadership across several axes (race, geographic location, gender
> > and corporate affiliation) is important for three practical reasons:
> >
> >    - It is a well-established fact that diverse groups are smarter
> >      and make better decisions than less-diverse groups. 
> >
> >    - Lack of diversity in our leadership becomes a self-perpetuating
> >      problem, because people who are not represented in the IETF
> >      leadership are less likely to dedicate their time and effort to
> >      the IETF.
> >
> >    - The lack of diversity in the IETF leadership undermines our
> >      credibility and challenges our legitimacy as an International
> >      Standards Development Organization.
> >
> > Unfortunately, despite a substantial increase in the number of IETF
> > leadership positions (from 25 to 32) and increasingly diverse
> > attendance at IETF meetings, the diversity of the IETF leadership has
> > not improved.  In fact, it seems to have dropped significantly over
> > the past ten years.
> >
> > For example, ten years ago, in February of 2003, there were 25 members
> > of the IETF leadership (12 IAB members and 13 IESG members).  Of those
> > 25 members, there was one member of non-European descent, there was one 
> > member from a country outside of North America or Europe, and there were 
> > four women.  There were 23 companies represented in the IETF leadership
> > (out of a total of 25 seats).
> >
> > In February of 2013, there were 32 members of the IETF leadership
> > (12 IAB members, 15 IESG members and 5 IAOC members).  Of those 32
> > members, there was one member of non-European descent, there were no 
> > members from countries outside of North America or Europe, and there 
> > was only one woman.  There were only 19 companies represented (out of 
> > a total of 32 seats).
> >
> > It is important to the continued relevance and success of the IETF
> > that we address this issue and eliminate whatever factors are
> > contributing to the lack of diversity in our leadership.  We believe
> > that this is an important and urgent issue that requires your
> > immediate attention.
> >
> > There are several steps that could be taken, in the short-term within
> > our existing BCPs, to address this problem:
> >
> >     - Each of the IETF leadership bodies (the IESG, IAB and IAOC)
> >       could update the qualifications that they submit to the
> >       Nominations Committee (through the IAD) to make it clear that
> >       the Nominations Committee should actively seek to increase the
> >       diversity of that body in terms of race, geographic location,
> >       gender and corporate affiliation.
> >
> >     - Each of the confirming bodies (the ISOC Board for the IAB, the
> >       IAB for the IESG, and the IESG for the IAOC) could make a
> >       public statement at the beginning of each year's nominations
> >       process that they will not confirm a slate unless it
> >       contributes to increased diversity within the IETF leadership,
> >       or it is accompanied by a detailed explanation of what
> >       steps were taken to select a more diverse slate and why it was
> >       not possible to do so.
> >
> >     - The ISOC President could continue to select Nominations
> >       Committee Chairs who understand the value of diversity and are
> >       committed to increasing the diversity of the IETF.
> >
> >     - The Nominations Committee could be offered resources or
> >       training on the value of diversity, techniques to recruit a
> >       more diverse candidate pool, and/or information about how to
> >       minimize conflict-of-interest and personal bias in their
> >       selection process.
> >
> > We also feel that more substantial and longer-term changes may be
> > needed to fully address this issue.  Therefore, we request that the
> > new IETF Chair assemble a design team (with diverse membership, of
> > course) to determine the causes of this problem and to make
> > suggestions for longer-term solutions to be considered by the IETF.
> >
> > We are committed to working within the IETF to make the changes
> > that are needed to correct this serious issue.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > (In alphabetical order)
> >
> > Bernard Aboba
> > Cathy Aronson
> > Alia Atlas
> > Mary Barnes
> > Mohamed Boucadair
> > Brian Carpenter
> > Stuart Cheshire
> > Alissa Cooper
> > Spencer Dawkins
> > Roni Even
> > Janet Gunn
> > Stephen Hanna
> > Ted Hardie
> > Sam Hartman
> > Fangwei Hu
> > Geoff Huston
> > Christian Jacquenet
> > Mirjam Kuehne
> > Olaf Kolkman
> > Suresh Krishnan
> > Barry Leiba
> > Ted Lemon
> > Kepeng Li
> > Dapeng Liu
> > Allison Mankin
> > Bill Manning
> > Kathleen Moriarty
> > Monique Morrow
> > Nurani Nimpuno
> > Matt Nottingham
> > Erik Nordmark
> > Karen O'Donoghue
> > Iuniana Oprescu
> > Jaqueline Queiroz
> > Hosnieh Rafiee
> > Pete Resnick
> > Lea Roberts
> > Simon Pietro Romano
> > Peter Saint-Andre
> > Eve Schooler
> > Rifaat Shekh-Yusef
> > Larissa Shapiro
> > Melinda Shore
> > Barbara Stark
> > Brian Trammel
> > Tina Tsou
> > Justin Uberti
> > Margaret Wasserman
> > Renee Wilson-Burstein
> > James Woodyatt
> > Lucy Yong
> > Jessica Yu
> > Lixia Zhang