Shane, On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 11:48:24AM +0200, Shane Kerr wrote:
force. I am sure that he can be convinced, but clearly I fucked up by inviting Théophile along to our meeting. I'm basically happy for Théophile to join or not, whatever we think makes the most sense.
first, this is a publicly archived mailing list, so I'll limit the details for prevention of embarrassment. Then, indeed I am glad to see that you reassessed your move. This was intentionally not set up as an "open TF" and we had an open process that resulted in the set we have/are. Making an exception unilaterally would not only be unfair to others who might not have made it, it would also not help us in saying "no" to further interested parties, eventually turning this into the "open TF" the Chair did not have in mind. In addition, I think it would also send the wrong message in the direction of mentees regarding our confidence in our own procedures. In general, we avoid filling roles on an ad-hoc basis. Please note that my reasoning explicitly and deliberately did not involve looking at the individual. -Peter