Farzaneh, Welcome! Thank you for your thoughtful contribution. It is more than appropriate and I appreciate it. With your permission I will include your thoughts in the draft of the NomCom final report. The main purposes of that report are to identify areas for improvement, to make suggestions for changes and to serve as a guide for the next NomCom. As Randy suggested it would be excellent if serious research was done on the questions you list. I intend to either perform or instigate some research in this direction when I find the time and before the final report is completed. Of course it would be better to do it sooner as people’s memories tend to fade. Unfortunately I have no time to spare for this right now. So, personally, I welcome initiatives in this direction. Best Daniel PS: I have the impression that you misunderstood Randy’s directness as lack of politeness or bad form. I interpreted it as a constructive suggestion. We all have to be aware that such different interpretations can happen in a community as divers as RIPE, however hard we try to avoid them. Daniel On 14 Dec 2019, at 16:58, farzaneh badii wrote:
Daniel,
I think Sasha's point is important. You have a valid argument that few applied despite your outreach and effort. However, is it possible within the current procedures to find out the reasons they didn't apply? Did they get the communications? Do they not have enough resources and time to take part? Do they know and understand the importance of the role? And so on. If we can find out the reasons they didn't apply and if the issues they mention can be solved with some preparation (not impractical solutions though!), then you can prepare for the next Nomcom with additional insights.
Just a thought. This is my first email to this list, I have no idea who has posting rights, so apologies if I am jumping in undeservedly.
Farzaneh