Selection criteria for UNICON hosts (Closed for comments)

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Started 04 May 18:03

I think a section on selection criteria for UNICON hosts is missing in the rulebook (or have I missed it?). It would be very helpful for potential hosts to see what would be expected of them and maybe also a ranking of how important specific criteria are for the selection in order to make the whole process more transparent.

What are your thoughts?

Comment 05 May 02:26

Is this an issue for the Competition Rulebook?

Comment 05 May 09:29

To answer Klaas's question, I think this could go either way. Currently in Chapter 1: 1C.1 Convention Aspect and 1C.2 Required Events at Unicon. These sections describe broad level requirements for Unicon, so a section describing desired criteria for a Unicon host could fit here.

I think it could be extremely difficult to agree upon a ranking of these criteria. Ultimately it is the obligation and privilege of the IUF Board to select the Unicon host. Often this involves making a difficult decision weighing many different criteria against each other. I would be okay with adding a section on desired criteria and would not vote against it, however I also do not think it necessary to add to the rulebook. I would not be in favor of a ranked list, both due to the impossibility of consensus and given that this decision is ultimately the role of the IUF Board.

Comment 05 May 09:59

Thanks for the opening of this discussion and the comments people have made so far. Currently the IUF board has this responsibility to choose hosts.

We now have a very limited time to discuss and fix problems in the rulebook for this year. At this point, I am closing this discussion and I encourage people to continue thinking about solutions for this issue and bring it up again for the next rulebook committee.