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 commander tends to
be outward facing and the XO inward facing.
I don't know that the models are close enough to be a perfect fit, but they
might suggest some ways of splitting up the load.
If you wanted the chair to retain the IAOC/Trust, you'd have to be able to
figure out what other responsibilities to parcel off to the co-chair. I'm not
sure I agree with you that the IETF chair MUST be on the IAOC. In any case, I
definitely think giving a co-chair the General Area would make sense. Maybe
also sticking him/her with the document review responsibility (but leave the
decision for the vote in the chair's hand but be based on the co-chairs
recommendation).
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
before Russ quits or dies from overwork. Having someone do part of the job and
observe the rest seems to be a reasonable approach to meeting that (what I
perceive as a ) need.
Mike
At 08:55 AM 9/22/2011, Bob Hinden wrote:
The IETF chair needs to be a voting IAOC and IETF Trust member. Too much of
the IETF operation for it's successful operation is tied to the IETF chair for
he/she to delegate it to anyone else.
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