from this IAOC member’s point of view - maybe distorted by the specific issues
the IAOC has been dealing with of late
On Feb 6, 2016, at 3:47 PM, Michael StJohns <mstjohns(_at_)comcast(_dot_)net>
wrote:
WRT the incomplete argument I'd ask the current (and past members) of the
IAOC to comment on the following questions (to paraphrase Leslie's note quite
a bit):
Are there specific benefits to the IAOC to having the IAB chair continue
as a member of the IAOC that would not be met if he/she were replaced by
another member of the IAB?
yes, a major (but not majority) topic in the last year has been about internet
governance and what impacts the changes
in IANA management might have on the IETF and on the IETF Trust - it seems
that, at least for the last two IAB chairs, the
IAB chair has been the IAB point person on these topics and the chair’s direct
knowledge of what has been going on has
been quite helpful
having the IAB chair on the IAOC might not make much difference in other
topics, such as the specifics of the RFC editor task set, or
meeting locations, if another IAB member with knowledge of the topics were to
replace the chair
there is a image factor - that the IAB considers the IAOC important enough to
ensure that the IAOC role is part of the chair’s
task set projects a somewhat different image than having another IAB member -
not a huge issue but a factor
Are there specific issues the IAOC might encounter if the IAB chair were
not a member of the IAOC and how could those issues be mitigated?
I see this question as redundant with the first one
[If you were still on the IAOC,] Would you object to the change and for
what reasons?
yes, see above
Scott