[wg-all] NOMCOM 2006 Call for Volunteers

[Joel Replogle]

GGF NOMCOM 2006 Call for Volunteers


The GGF Nominations Committee 2006 needs your help!

We are looking for volunteers for NomCom 2006, the GGF nominating  
committee
that is responsible for recommending candidates to fill open positions  
on
the Grid Forum Steering Group (GFSG). Typically, one third of the GFSG  
is
selected each year.  This year we expect to have to fill 12 positions,
although this can change due to the creation or elimination of  
positions by
the GFSG, or by resignations, transfers, etc.

The provisional list of positions to be filled this year is:

VC Standards
AD Architecture
AD Data
AD Infrastructure
AD Management
AD Security
AD Industry Applications
AD Major Grid Projects
AD Grid Operations
AD Community Affairs
AD Events
AD Finance

The nominating process is modelled after IETF RFC 3777, "IAB and IESG
Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating
and Recall Committees". IETF RFC 3777 supersedes IETF RFC 2727 which the
GGF GFSG adopted, with minor revisions, in 2003.

The first phase in the NonCom process is to establish this year's
nominating committee; this is being done by this year's NomCom Chair,  
Sven
van den Berghe, along with Dietmar Erwin, past Chair, and Ramin  
Yahyapour,
GFSG liaison.

To qualify for the NomCom, a volunteer must have attended 2 of the last  
4
GGF meetings. NomCom members are barred from nomination to the GFSG  
during
the year they serve, even if they later resign.  Responsibilities and
expected time commitment are outlined below (see #2 below), as are the
confidentiality needs (see #3 below).

Community members who feel they meet these requirements and are  
interested
in helping are encouraged to volunteer.

Please e-mail your name, affiliation, telephone number(s), and email
address to Sven van den Berghe, Sven.vandenBerghe at uk.fujitsu.com,  not
later than Saturday November 26, 2005 (midnight UTC).  Please put  
"NomCom
volunteer" in the subject line.

Volunteering for the NomCom is a way in which you can serve the GGF
community.  We encourage you to help!

Best regards,

Sven van den Berghe, Chair (non-voting member)
Dietmar Erwin, past Chair (non-voting member)
Ramin Yahyapour, GFSG liaison (non-voting member)





NOMCOM Details

1.  Nominating Committee Selection Process
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The call for volunteers will be open for at least 30 days.  To qualify  
as a
volunteer, a person must have attended 2 of the last 4 GGF meetings.   
Note
that this deviates from the 3 out of 5 rule in RFC3777.

For the NomCom to work as it should, the pool of volunteers from which
members are chosen must be as large as possible. The more people who
volunteer, the better the chance of obtaining a random yet  
representative
cross section of the GGF population.

Once the call for volunteers closes, the list of volunteers will be  
posted
to http://www.ggf.org/nomcom/.  The GGF secretariat will then verify the
eligibility of each volunteer.

The results of the selection will be announced the week of December 13,
2005.

Ten (10) NomCom voting members will be chosen at random from the pool of
volunteers in accordance with RFC 2777, "Publicly Verifiable Nomcom  
Random
Selection".  Two sources of randomness will be used:

1) The runs scored by the batsmen during the 3rd One Day International
between New Zealand and Australia played on Saturday 10 December 2005  
(as
published on www.cricinfo.com)

2) The results of the drawing of UK National Lottery on Saturday 10
December 2005("Lotto" draw number 1040, all 7 balls, results available  
at
www.national-lottery.co.uk)

If an insufficient number of people volunteer before November 26th, an
extension will be announced and new "sources of randomness" will be  
posted
to the NomCom site.

2.  Time Commitment and Responsibilities of NomCom Members
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A volunteer should be able to commit 2-3 hours per week for at most 8
months (the process will start in January 2006 with the aim of  
completion
by the start of September 2006).

The task involves the following activities:

  - Read candidate statements
  - Participate in a regular conference call (about 1 hour long,  
initially
    fortnightly, rising to weekly at the end of the selection process)
  - Attend GGF meetings held during selection process.
  - Conduct interviews with candidates (telephone and face to face)
  - Speak to GGF participants about potential candidates, the job
    requirements or the process.

3.  Confidentiality
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All NomCom deliberations and supporting information that relates to
specific nominees, candidates, and confirmed candidates is confidential.
The NomCom members will be exposed to confidential information as a  
result
of their deliberations, their interactions with those they consult, and
from those who provide requested supporting information. All members are
expected to handle this information in a manner consistent with its
sensitivity.

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