Please find this statement issued by the IAB today.
On behalf of the IAB,
Russ Housley
IAB Chair
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IAB statement on Liaison Compensation
Under its responsibilities documented in RFC 2850 the IAB will, from time to
time, appoint people to represent the IETF or IAB to other organizations as
liaisons. The procedures for how liaison relations are handled are currently
documented in RFCs 4052, 4053, and 4691. In addition, the IAB responsibilities
include appointments to various other bodies, such as ISOC Board Trustees and
ICANN board liaisons, as well as committee members for the ICANN TLG and ICANN
NomCom.
While the roles differ, the IAB generally believes that the guiding principle
should be that individuals serve without expectation of direct compensation
from the bodies to which they are appointed, so as to avoid any appearance of
conflict of interest. As a result, apart from reasonable travel expenses, the
IAB generally requests that its appointees decline offers of compensation from
the bodies to which they are appointed. The IAB will consider exceptions on a
case-by-case basis.