jan, tl;dr: i wish to withdraw from the nomcom -- as i decided to run for the eb long after the nomcom process started, the letter of 788 would let me stay on both. but that would not be the spirit of 788. withdrawing is just the right thing to do. my apologies for this taking so long. among other things, i was considering doing the reverse, withdrawing from the eb election as i consider the ripe chair to be a critical spof. but friends convinced me to trust the system, the nomcom will do the right thing without me. of course i would have withdrawn from nomcom if elected to the eb. an eb member really really should not wear two hats. analogously, if elected to the eb, i would withdraw from the coc team. apologies for chaos creation, and thanks for understanding. randy