In the last TC meeting, one of the agenda items was reviewing the proposed defcore process document. I had feedback but decided to propose a patch to make it a little easier to review and discuss. One section is about how designated sections get defined. We discussed this at some length last year. For reference, here is the blog post that recaps the position we ended up with: http://www.openstack.org/blog/2014/07/openstack-technical-committee-update-july-1/ In the spirit of that position, I don't think the technical leadership (TC or PTLs) should be *expected* to define designated sections. I proposed a change to the process document. If you have any opinions on the matter, please take a look. https://review.openstack.org/#/c/173915 Thanks, -- Russell Bryant