The IETF 2008/9 Nominating committee is reviewing the many strong nomineesfor the positions which require appointments this cycle. We appreciatethe effort folks put in providing nominations, and very much appreciatethe feedback we have received from the community to date.The nominating committee needs to know what is important to thecommunity. We can not talk to, or even individual solicit feedback from,each of you. Confidentiality means that we can not tell you exactly whowe are considering, or for what appointments.So, if you have opinions, information, perspectives, or suggestions thatyou believe would help the nominating committee, please let us know. Thiscan be comments on people, on areas, on leadership in general, on IETFoperations, or on issues that you think the nominating committee should bepaying attention to.The best way to send feedback is by sending email tonomcom08@ietf.orgThe information on the positions we are appointing for, and the currentincumbents, can be found athttps://wiki.tools.ietf.org/group/nomcom/08/That page also includes links to the questionnaires we asked nominees tofill out, and the job descriptions provided to the nominating committee bythe various bodies to which we are appointing people.Also included there is a full list of the membership of the committee. Feel free to contact any of us if we can be of assistance. If you wish toprovide anonymous feedback, send the feedback to me, or a committee memberof your choosing, with a clear indication that you wish to provideanonymous feedback.The nominating committee will have a meeting room in Minneapolis, andwill, I believe, have a distinctive colored dot on their badges to helpyou find us. Feel free to talk to us about your views, concerns, orpositive information. Again, the more we know about what the communitywants, the better job we can do selecting suitable people for thepositions we need to fill.Yours,Joel M. Halpernnomcom-chair@ietf.orgjmh@joelhalpern.com