Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-28 Thread Leslie Daigle
Hi, So, with more detailed comments below, I think the key thing I'm still struggling with finding a way to articulate is the distinction between: . assignment/(re)delegation of responsibility . offloading work I think the proposal addresses the second. I believe the real

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-28 Thread Russ Housley
Brian: And to be clear, I (still the previous IETF Chair) think that some such change is needed, which is exactly why I wrote the above draft in 2006. Perhaps the difference is that I see the IAOC/Trust role as very hard to separate from the IETF Chair role - but more easily separable from

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-28 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-09-29 04:24, Russ Housley wrote: Brian: And to be clear, I (still the previous IETF Chair) think that some such change is needed, which is exactly why I wrote the above draft in 2006. Perhaps the difference is that I see the IAOC/Trust role as very hard to separate from the IETF

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-28 Thread John Levine
Yes, there's no doubt that the IESG needs to have strong input into IASA decisions; there is no way round that. But it isn't clear to me that this must be the IESG Chair's job, if we had a model where the IETF Chair and IESG Chair were two different people. As long as it's one person, this is a

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-28 Thread Doug Barton
On 09/28/2011 17:55, John Levine wrote: I would rather have somebody show up at my meetings who has delegated authority, enough time to pay attention and think about the issues, and a good working relationship with the chair than insist that a harried chair call in and mute his phone so

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-27 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, September 26, 2011 13:15 -0700 Bob Hinden bob.hin...@gmail.com wrote: John, I don't see how you took what I said and then interpreted it as suggesting that I was saying proposing an absolute dictatorship. You do have a good imagination :-) I didn't take your proposal that

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-27 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-09-28 08:03, John C Klensin wrote: snip ... Interesting it is exactly the assumption that the IAB Chair will have first hand involvement in everything that the IAB does that is cited an example of why it is necessary to have the IAB Chair on the IASA. So, if the IAB succeeds in

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-26 Thread Bob Hinden
John, I don't see how you took what I said and then interpreted it as suggesting that I was saying proposing an absolute dictatorship. You do have a good imagination :-) Also, I have been proposing some other ways of solving the I* overload problems as you suggested, except that I don't

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-25 Thread John C Klensin
--On Friday, September 23, 2011 11:04 +0300 Bob Hinden bob.hin...@gmail.com wrote: I also claim that for the third item there is no necessity for the I* chairs to be a voting member, nor for the fourth. That said, I am sensitive to the argument that if I* chairs are members they may

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Bob Hinden
Mike, On Sep 22, 2011, at 9:02 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: Hi Bob - I actually think that delegating this to a co-chair or executive vice chair would work. The similar military model is commander/executive officer where the commander (chair) is responsible for strategic thinking and the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Frank Ellermann
On 22 September 2011 20:02, Michael StJohns wrote: I actually think that delegating this to a co-chair or executive vice chair would work.  The similar military model is commander/executive officer where the commander (chair) is responsible for strategic thinking and the XO (co-chair) is

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Bob Hinden
Frank, On Sep 23, 2011, at 10:45 AM, Frank Ellermann wrote: On 22 September 2011 20:02, Michael StJohns wrote: I actually think that delegating this to a co-chair or executive vice chair would work. The similar military model is commander/executive officer where the commander (chair) is

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Bob Hinden
Jari, On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:50 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: Bob, Goggle translate was helpful here :-) Good... and next time when we meet over beer I can reveal the correct translation :-) Cool! I do like your idea that IAOC itself needs to work smarter though. It should really be

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Bob Hinden
Olaf, On Sep 21, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Olaf Kolkman wrote: On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: It is important for the I* chairs to be connected with the community. It is important for the IAOC to be connected with the community. It is important for the I* chairs to be informed

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Jari Arkko
Bob, I do agree that there are issues with the load of the I* chairs. My issue is with this solution. Clear now. Thanks. Jari ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Olaf Kolkman
On Sep 23, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Bob Hinden wrote: I theory I can agree, but in practice I think the more separation there is the more likelihood for organizational problems. The point I am trying to make is that there needs to be close coordination between the IESG/IAB/ISOC and having a

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-23 Thread Paul Hoffman
FWIW, I had stopped reading this thread a while ago because I assumed our leaders would come up with The Right Solution without input from the entire peanut gallery. When I told someone this, they pointed out that the thread had taken on a completely different, much larger, subject in the past

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Thomas Narten
What is needed is someone who is fully engaged in the IAOC. Having a vote doesn't automatically get you that. Indeed, I would assume most votes are a formality, with decisions reached mostly by consensus. If, in fact, votes are close on a regular basis, the IAOC likely has bigger problems, IMO.

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Thomas Narten nar...@us.ibm.com wrote: What is needed is someone who is fully engaged in the IAOC. Having a vote doesn't automatically get you that. Indeed, I would assume most votes are a formality, with decisions reached mostly by consensus. Both the IAOC

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Bob Hinden
Mike, On Sep 22, 2011, at 2:01 AM, Michael StJohns wrote: I've been watching this with interest. I'm especially in agreement with Leslie's comments about chair load. Because of the legal issues with respect to the IETF trust and the implementing documents for the IAOC, its going to be

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Joel M. Halpern
Regarding the delegating the IETF chair participation in the IAOC, On 9/22/2011 8:55 AM, Bob Hinden wrote: IETF Chair The IETF chair is chosen by the nomcom. The job requirements are clear in advance. Anyone applying is aware of the job. I don't think the IETF Chair position on the IAOC

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Spencer Dawkins
For Mike, Marshall, and for others who might be noodling on this ... I hesitate to suggest this, but its probably time: Let's add a position to the IESG - Executive Vice-Chair or Co-Adjutor Chair. Basically, either the chair's personal representative (Executive Vice-Chair) or their

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Michael StJohns
Hi Bob - I actually think that delegating this to a co-chair or executive vice chair would work. The similar military model is commander/executive officer where the commander (chair) is responsible for strategic thinking and the XO (co-chair) is responsible for tactical execution. Also the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-22 Thread Noel Chiappa
From: Michael StJohns mstjo...@comcast.net The other reason I suggested adding a co-chair is that our process of finding an IETF chair replacement is haphazard at best and criminally negligent at worst. I'd really like to get a few apprentices identified and qualified

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-21 Thread Roger Jørgensen
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com wrote: On 2011-09-21 05:44, Olaf Kolkman wrote: snip The Trust would need to commit to allowing these advisors to join their meetings too. But that can be done in other ways than the Trust Agreement. (so yes, I

Evolutionary culture change (was: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility])

2011-09-21 Thread SM
At 22:47 20-09-2011, Olaf Kolkman wrote: For the IAOC and IAB these will be difficult challenges that cannot be enforced externally but also need an evolutionary culture change. Not only in the I* bodies themselves but also how the NOMCOM. The IAOC has been around for six years. The IESG

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Bob Hinden
Jari, On Sep 19, 2011, at 4:10 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: Bob, I appreciate your view on this, particularly when you are day-to-day seeing how the current system works with IAOC. Thanks. I also note that several past IAOC chairs have expressed concern about this proposal as well. That

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Bob Hinden
Jari, A few comments on your email to Jonne. On Sep 19, 2011, at 9:36 PM, Jari Arkko wrote: Jonne, First, I want to thank you for the clear expression in Finnish. (Maheeta! Vaikka näiden muutosten läpivienti alkaa kyllä tuntua siltä kuin jäitä polttelisi, saa odottaa perse ruvella

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Bob Hinden
Olaf, On Sep 20, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Olaf Kolkman wrote: Thanks Bob, I appreciate your thoughts on the matter! Thanks. Dear Colleagues, Based on the discussion I've updated the draft: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership Essentially I

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Jari Arkko
Bob, Goggle translate was helpful here :-) Good... and next time when we meet over beer I can reveal the correct translation :-) I do like your idea that IAOC itself needs to work smarter though. It should really be just a board, not the guys doing the actual work. As an outsider, it

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Marshall Eubanks
Dear Jari; On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Jari Arkko jari.ar...@piuha.net wrote: Bob, Goggle translate was helpful here :-) Good... and next time when we meet over beer I can reveal the correct translation :-) I fear it might be too much information. I do like your idea that

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Olaf Kolkman
On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: It is important for the I* chairs to be connected with the community. It is important for the IAOC to be connected with the community. It is important for the I* chairs to be informed about what is happening in the IAOC It is important for

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread David Kessens
Bob, Olaf, On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 05:27:11PM +0300, Bob Hinden wrote: To repeat what I said, I didn't see the new draft resolving issues that I and other raised on the list. The new draft is a different approach, but as Leslie pointed out, it might be worse. In the old draft, the I* chairs

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Henk Uijterwaal
On 21/09/2011 21:03, David Kessens wrote: The critical thing is that we don't loose the participation of the IETF chair, IAB chair and ISOC President/CEO while at the same time finding a way to lighten their workload. I think one of the questions to be answered is: do we want participation of

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Henk Uijterwaal
On 21/09/2011 16:50, Jari Arkko wrote: But do you agree that workload for the chairs is an issue? Yes, at least all the chairs I know say so, that makes it an issue for me. Henk -- -- Henk Uijterwaal

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Jari Arkko
Henk, If I look back at my years on the IAOC, then I think that it is very important that the opinions of the I* groups is known in the IAOC and it is equally important that the I* groups have a vote when decisions are to be made. I'm not at all convinced though that the person doing this needs

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread John C Klensin
--On Thursday, September 22, 2011 00:12 +0300 Jari Arkko jari.ar...@piuha.net wrote: ... Also, there is some experience from the other direction: sometimes it has happened that the chair talks with the IAOC and they come up with some conclusion, but when he talks to the rest of us in an

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Michael StJohns
I've been watching this with interest. I'm especially in agreement with Leslie's comments about chair load. Because of the legal issues with respect to the IETF trust and the implementing documents for the IAOC, its going to be pretty difficult to come up with a way to remove some of the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-21 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Michael StJohns mstjo...@comcast.netwrote: I've been watching this with interest. I'm especially in agreement with Leslie's comments about chair load. Because of the legal issues with respect to the IETF trust and the implementing documents for the IAOC, its

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread Henk Uijterwaal
On 20/09/2011 00:30, Brian E Carpenter wrote: [...] the I* Chairs would remain as Trustees. Since that is (in my experience) a large part of an IAOC member's time commitment, the problem you're trying to solve would not be solved, IMHO, unless the Trust amended the Trust Agreement too. That's

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-20 Thread Olaf Kolkman
Thanks Bob, I appreciate your thoughts on the matter! Dear Colleagues, Based on the discussion I've updated the draft: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership Essentially I incorporated Dave Crocker's proposal to 1) replace the 'chairs' by voting

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, September 19, 2011 17:58 -0500 Jorge Contreras cntre...@gmail.com wrote: ... Brian's interpretation is correct. If someone is an IAOC member, voting or not, then he/she is a Trustee with full fiduciary duties. To change this, the Trust Agreement would need to be amended.

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread Marshall Eubanks
Dear Brian, Olaf; On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com wrote: On 2011-09-19 20:05, Olaf Kolkman wrote: snip Also, the new section 2.3, which is incorrectly titled but presumably is intended to be IETF Trust membership seems to me to be

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread Olaf Kolkman
On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote: - Olaf's wording be changed to make the IAB Chair, IETF Chair and ISOC CEO into ex-officio and non-voting Liaisons to the IAOC and the Trust. - The TAP then be modified to recognize the status of these new ex-officio and non-voting

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Olaf Kolkman o...@nlnetlabs.nl wrote: On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote: - Olaf's wording be changed to make the IAB Chair, IETF Chair and ISOC CEO into ex-officio and non-voting Liaisons to the IAOC and the Trust. - The TAP then be

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-20 Thread Leslie Daigle
Hi, I had the comments below on a previous incarnation of how to fix the IAOC because Chairs are overloaded. I have to say -- I don't think the substantive points are addressed in the new proposal, which leaves the Chairs as spectators to the IAOC process. I don't think you can disagree

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-20 Thread John C Klensin
--On Tuesday, September 20, 2011 14:16 -0400 Leslie Daigle les...@thinkingcat.com wrote: Hi, I had the comments below on a previous incarnation of how to fix the IAOC because Chairs are overloaded. I have to say -- I don't think the substantive points are addressed in the new

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-09-21 05:44, Olaf Kolkman wrote: On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote: - Olaf's wording be changed to make the IAB Chair, IETF Chair and ISOC CEO into ex-officio and non-voting Liaisons to the IAOC and the Trust. - The TAP then be modified to recognize the status of

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread jonne.soininen
Hi Brian, On 9/21/11 12:09 AM, Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] The Trust would need to commit to allowing these advisors to join their meetings too. But that can be done in other ways than the Trust Agreement. (so yes, I agree with this line of thought)

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-20 Thread Olaf Kolkman
On Sep 20, 2011, at 11:09 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: ...exactly. I'm far from convinced about that. I think the real need is to figure out how to make the IAOC an Oversight committee rather than it getting involved in executive decisions, and to figure out how to make the IAB an

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Olaf Kolkman
Brian, So far you are the only person that has responded with substance. Other feedback was promised but never arrived. I hope to rev this document shortly so that we can finalize it before the Taiwan meeting. I wrote: Based on the discussion I've updated the draft:

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Roger Jørgensen
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Olaf Kolkman o...@nlnetlabs.nl wrote: Dear Colleagues, Based on the discussion I've updated the draft: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership I still do not understand the basic problem that trigger/cause that propsal. Have been

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Jari Arkko
Roger, I still do not understand the basic problem that trigger/cause that propsal. Have been alot of discussion and suggestion and problems but nothing that made me understand why, what is the underlaying cause. It is very simple. Both the IAB and IETF chair duties are extensive, and

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Bob Hinden
Olaf, On Jul 26, 2011, at 3:52 PM, Olaf Kolkman wrote: Dear Colleagues, Based on the discussion I've updated the draft: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership Essentially I incorporated Dave Crocker's proposal to 1) replace the 'chairs' by voting members

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread jonne.soininen
Hi Olaf, I went through the draft just now, and I have some quite strong feelings about it. I'm sorry I'm sending my comments so late in the game. A disclaimer first: I was the chairman of the IAOC some years back, but I haven't been actively involved with IETF administration after that.

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Jari Arkko
Bob, I appreciate your view on this, particularly when you are day-to-day seeing how the current system works with IAOC. That being said, I do think it is important to give some flexibility to chairs on organizing their work. And it is important to provide tools for them to manage their

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, September 19, 2011 10:37 +0200 Roger Jørgensen rog...@gmail.com wrote: Have been alot of discussion and suggestion and problems but nothing that made me understand why, what is the underlaying cause. (it could be that I'm just slow, we shouldn't rule that out :-) ) Roger, The

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Sam Hartman
Olaf == Olaf Kolkman o...@nlnetlabs.nl writes: Olaf Dear Colleagues, Olaf I have just chartered a very short draft that intends to Olaf update BCP101. It can be found at: Olaf http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership Olaf The draft is very short

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Sam Hartman hartmans-i...@mit.edu wrote: Olaf == Olaf Kolkman o...@nlnetlabs.nl writes: Olaf Dear Colleagues, Olaf I have just chartered a very short draft that intends to Olaf update BCP101. It can be found at: Olaf

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Spencer Dawkins
For what it's worth, I largely agree with John's statement of the justification for Olaf's proposal. Anything that the IETF can do, to make the IAB and IETF Chair positions less of a full-time (or more) job, is a good thing. I could be in the rough on whether this specific proposal is the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Sam Hartman
I think the draft would be improved by explicitly considering these issues and not remaining silent, even if the decision is to say that these are full members; existing processes for recall etc apply; at the time of writing that means blah. I think that would lead to better discussion and review

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 9/19/2011 8:35 AM, Spencer Dawkins wrote: Anything that the IETF can do, to make the IAB and IETF Chair positions less of a full-time (or more) job, is a good thing. Anything? I believe you do not believe that statement, but I think it accurately summarizes the focus of this thread, so

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Marshall Eubanks
Dear Spencer; On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Spencer Dawkins spen...@wonderhamster.org wrote: For what it's worth, I largely agree with John's statement of the justification for Olaf's proposal. Anything that the IETF can do, to make the IAB and IETF Chair positions less of a full-time

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Sam Hartman
Dave == Dave CROCKER d...@dcrocker.net writes: Dave On 9/19/2011 8:35 AM, Spencer Dawkins wrote: Anything that the IETF can do, to make the IAB and IETF Chair positions less of a full-time (or more) job, is a good thing. Dave Anything? I believe you do not believe that

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Jari Arkko
Jonne, First, I want to thank you for the clear expression in Finnish. (Maheeta! Vaikka näiden muutosten läpivienti alkaa kyllä tuntua siltä kuin jäitä polttelisi, saa odottaa perse ruvella että kukaan olisi samaa mieltä mistään, 'kele!) Too bad the English version was not as graphic.

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, September 19, 2011 14:04 -0400 Marshall Eubanks marshall.euba...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Spencer; On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Spencer Dawkins spen...@wonderhamster.org wrote: For what it's worth, I largely agree with John's statement of the justification for Olaf's

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Spencer Dawkins
Hi, Dave, Anything that the IETF can do, to make the IAB and IETF Chair positions less of a full-time (or more) job, is a good thing. Anything? I believe you do not believe that statement, but I think it accurately summarizes the focus of this thread, so far. Thanks for the wake-up

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 9/19/2011 12:26 PM, Spencer Dawkins wrote: but I would like us to think about if not this, what gets offloaded? +1 There is a real problem to solve. I* folk are, in fact, seriously overloaded. Besides being inherently unreasonable, it makes it harder to find candidates for the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread John C Klensin
--On Monday, September 19, 2011 14:26 -0500 Spencer Dawkins spen...@wonderhamster.org wrote: Anything? I believe you do not believe that statement, but I think it accurately summarizes the focus of this thread, so far. ... I am carefully reading the notes that were posted after I posted.

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Lucy Lynch
On Mon, 19 Sep 2011, Spencer Dawkins wrote: Hi, Dave, Anything that the IETF can do, to make the IAB and IETF Chair positions less of a full-time (or more) job, is a good thing. Anything? I believe you do not believe that statement, but I think it accurately summarizes the focus of this

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread SM
At 01:05 19-09-2011, Olaf Kolkman wrote: As far as I understand the trust agreement the voting members and the IAD are members of the trust. If the 'chairs' are non-voting members of the IAOC then the idea is that they would not be trustees and a modification of the trust agreement is not

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread Jari Arkko
John, FWIW, in my tenures on the IESG and IAB, there were often folks who had a lot less long-term perspective on those bodies, the IETF, and the Internet than the Chairs and some who had as much or more. Unless we are willing to make the magical assumption, I don't think Chair has knowledge

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-09-19 Thread jonne.soininen
Hi Jari, On 9/19/11 9:36 PM, Jari Arkko jari.ar...@piuha.net wrote: Jonne, First, I want to thank you for the clear expression in Finnish. (Maheeta! Vaikka näiden muutosten läpivienti alkaa kyllä tuntua siltä kuin jäitä polttelisi, saa odottaa perse ruvella että kukaan olisi samaa mieltä

Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-19 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-09-19 20:05, Olaf Kolkman wrote: snip Also, the new section 2.3, which is incorrectly titled but presumably is intended to be IETF Trust membership seems to me to be inconsistent with the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement states that the Eligible Persons (to become Trustees) are

Re: Trust membership [Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility]

2011-09-19 Thread Jorge Contreras
As far as I understand the trust agreement the voting members and the IAD are members of the trust. If the 'chairs' are non-voting members of the IAOC then the idea is that they would not be trustees and a modification of the trust agreement is not needed. That can be clarified. If the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-07-31 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-07-27 00:52, Olaf Kolkman wrote: Dear Colleagues, Based on the discussion I've updated the draft: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership Essentially I incorporated Dave Crocker's proposal to 1) replace the 'chairs' by voting members appointed

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-07-26 Thread Olaf Kolkman
Dear Colleagues, Based on the discussion I've updated the draft: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership Essentially I incorporated Dave Crocker's proposal to 1) replace the 'chairs' by voting members appointed by the respective bodies. 2) allow the chairs to

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-07-26 Thread Marshall Eubanks
There is one error that must be fixed, and several nits. Otherwise, WFM. Marshall There is a big typo in Section 2.1 The ISOC board of Trustees, the IAB, and the IAOC will appoint two s/IAOC/IESG/ Nits Section 1 an integrated perspective about their bodies work to the IAOC.

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-21 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 4/20/2011 2:21 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: In the case of the IETF Chair I believe the issue is that it's highly desirable, from a governance viewpoint, that the IETF Chair has *personal* responsibility in IAOC decisions, Why? What happens if the person in that role is not specifically

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-21 Thread Joel Jaeggli
On 4/21/11 10:38 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote: On 4/20/2011 2:21 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: In the case of the IETF Chair I believe the issue is that it's highly desirable, from a governance viewpoint, that the IETF Chair has *personal* responsibility in IAOC decisions, Why? What

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-21 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-04-22 05:49, Joel Jaeggli wrote: On 4/21/11 10:38 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote: On 4/20/2011 2:21 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: In the case of the IETF Chair I believe the issue is that it's highly desirable, from a governance viewpoint, that the IETF Chair has *personal* responsibility in

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-21 Thread John C Klensin
--On Thursday, April 21, 2011 10:49 -0700 Joel Jaeggli joe...@bogus.com wrote: On 4/21/11 10:38 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote: On 4/20/2011 2:21 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: In the case of the IETF Chair I believe the issue is that it's highly desirable, from a governance viewpoint, that the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-20 Thread SM
Hi Bob, At 14:04 19-04-2011, Bob Hinden wrote: But that may not always be the case that all IAOC members have a lot of IETF experience. We need to have a governance model that works into the future. Yes, it may happen that some IAOC members may not have a lot of IETF experience. How do you

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-20 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 4/19/2011 12:53 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: 1. ISOC, IAB and IESG each appoint one person currently. Change this to be two each, the same as Nomcom. Each year, they would appoint one person. 2. Move the I* Chairs to be non-voting ex-officio participants, the same as the IETF Administrative

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-20 Thread John Leslie
Dave CROCKER d...@dcrocker.net wrote: On 4/19/2011 12:53 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: [Dave CROCKER d...@dcrocker.net wrote:] 1. ISOC, IAB and IESG each appoint one person currently. Change this to be two each, the same as Nomcom. Each year, they would appoint one person. 2. Move the I*

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-20 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2011-04-20 21:13, SM wrote: Hi Bob, At 14:04 19-04-2011, Bob Hinden wrote: But that may not always be the case that all IAOC members have a lot of IETF experience. We need to have a governance model that works into the future. ... You may notice that there isn't any intersection with

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-20 Thread Bob Hinden
Brian, If we are going to do this, then I tend to agree with your conclusions. I agree with you that the views of the I* Chairs are important. In the case of the IETF Chair I believe the issue is that it's highly desirable, from a governance viewpoint, that the IETF Chair has

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-19 Thread John C Klensin
--On Saturday, April 16, 2011 07:51 -0700 Lucy Lynch lly...@civil-tongue.net wrote: The implication is that the people sitting in the positions of IAB Chair and IETF Chair are essential to the good operation of the IAOC/Trust. Someone else from their groups or even someone else that they

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-19 Thread Dave CROCKER
Bob, et al, On 4/18/2011 2:25 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: I didn't say no one else could do the job adequately. I said would have a negative impact on the operations of the IETF. Right. And my second sentence did go farther than I meant. However rejecting an effort to change the current

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-19 Thread SM
Hi Bob, At 14:25 18-04-2011, Bob Hinden wrote: I didn't say no one else could do the job adequately. I said would have a negative impact on the operations of the IETF. Some examples where an I* chair had a significant influence on a decision that IAOC made include: - The hiring of the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-19 Thread Bob Hinden
Dave, On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote: Bob, et al, On 4/18/2011 2:25 PM, Bob Hinden wrote: I didn't say no one else could do the job adequately. I said would have a negative impact on the operations of the IETF. Right. And my second sentence did go farther than I

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-19 Thread Bob Hinden
SM, Eric Burger Dave Crocker Marshall Eubanks Bob Hinden Ray Pelletier (non-voting) None of them are new to the IETF. If it requires I* Chairs for the IAOC to be transparent, something is not right. But that may not always be the case that all IAOC members have a lot of IETF

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-18 Thread Bob Hinden
Dave, On 4/14/2011 9:51 AM, Bob Hinden wrote: My concern is that this proposed change would likely make the IAOC work worse. That is, I think it would have a negative impact on the operations of the IETF and that is why I am concerned. Bob, That is a concrete and basic assertion.

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-17 Thread Lucy Lynch
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, John C Klensin wrote: snip At the risk of agreeing violently with Dave, I think the series of comments above, and referenced above, are missing something. None of this familiy of delegation or someone else proposals requires that the IAB or IESG Chairs not serve on the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-17 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 4/16/2011 7:51 AM, Lucy Lynch wrote: On Fri, 15 Apr 2011, Dave CROCKER wrote: That is a concrete and basic assertion. Please put some flesh on its bones so that the basis for your view can be understood better. Let me take a run at this. Back in the pre-history of BCP 101 we had very

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-16 Thread Lucy Lynch
On Fri, 15 Apr 2011, Dave CROCKER wrote: On 4/14/2011 9:51 AM, Bob Hinden wrote: My concern is that this proposed change would likely make the IAOC work worse. That is, I think it would have a negative impact on the operations of the IETF and that is why I am concerned. Bob, That is

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-15 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Olaf, Thanks for posting this analysis. I'm on travel but will have a careful look in a few days. Brian On 2011-04-15 04:25, Olaf Kolkman wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Certainly the IASA/IAD/IAOC reorganisation produced a noticeable reduction in the IETF Chair

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-15 Thread Olaf Kolkman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Apr 15, 2011, at 1:19 AM, Leslie Daigle wrote: Speaking as an individual, but an individual who helped set up this structure and who sat in the non-delegated ex officio IAB Chair position on the IAOC (and IETF Trust) for a couple of years,

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-15 Thread Jari Arkko
A couple of observations from my personal viewpoint. I tend to agree with others that we need to think about this in a top-down fashion, i.e. start from what is the problem that we intend to solve. I do have a serious concern about the workload for the people involved, particularly the

Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-04-15 Thread Henk Uijterwaal
On 14/04/2011 23:26, Bob Hinden wrote: This prompts me to ask a question. Who would the IETF Chair delegate this responsibility to? The draft doesn't specify. I would say one of the (nomcom appointed) members of the IESG (or IAB). An Area Director is the obvious answer, except from what I

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