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 responsibilities from the Chairs (meeting attendance,
voting, etc) without also removing the authority.
We're arguing somewhat in circles.
I agree with Bob's comments below that the leadership of the IESG and the IAB
need to be involved in the operation of the IAOC, but I no longer think there
are enough hours in the day for the IETF and IAB chairs to be able to do
everything they need to do.
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 replacement in waiting (Co-Adjutor Chair).
Have the IAB select a vice-chair when they select the chair.
Modify the various documents to describe the various responsibilities for the
Vice-chairs - suggestions for the IETF co-chair would be to stick him/her with
the IAOC, the Trust and at least half of the Administrivia.. For the IAB -
ditto plus liaison and appeals.
Modify the IAOC documents to permit either of the two co-chairs to be
designated for a year at a time as IAOC members by the respective chairs choice
(but can't be pulled off once on). No modificiations to the Trust legal
document, but probably modify the administrative document to require the chair
and co-chair for the IAB and IETF be invited to all non-closed meetings.
Job description to the Nomcom - for the IETF, the co-chair is a
chair-in-training with the expectation they may make a decent Chair when and if
the time comes. Maybe rotate that job every two years regardless to ensure a
couple of people with some of the chair experience are in the pool. Maybe even
every year.
Mike
At 10:27 AM 9/21/2011, Bob Hinden wrote:
I think it's very important for the I* chairs to share the responsibility
for IAOC decisions by being voting members.
Why?
So we don't have the IESG and IAB having disputes with the IAOC. Having the
IETF and IAB chairs share the decisions avoids a lot of this. I think you are
aware of a few times where we got close to this and I think the current
structure helped avoid it.
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