As some of you may already know, Randy Bush has resigned as Ops Area Director for the IETF. The community was well served by Randy, particularly because he has a good head on his shoulders and strong ties with the operational community. If you or someone you know would like to have broad impact on protocol development, the IETF needs a well qualified successor. The job is not an easy one, however, and it pays $0. Nominations are being taken by the IETF NOMCOM. The announcement can be found here: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf-announce/Current/msg27262.html Regards, Eliot