On 9/8/04 at 4:54 PM -0400, Lynn St.Amour wrote:
Should the IETF incorporate as a separate entity...
To date, there has been no proposal, in Carl's document or otherwise as far as I know, for *the IETF* to incorporate as a separate entity. There have been proposals to incorporate a body to deal with IETF administrative functions (like contracting for meetings, contracting for ISP and web service, etc.), referred to in Carl's document as "IETF Foundation". Incorporating that sort of entity wouldn't change the insurance coverage for members of the IETF, would it?
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Thanks Pete,
I did mean the IETF Admin entity, despite the 'shorthand' terminology above.
I had ISOC's Director of Finance - Lynn DuVal expand upon the earlier response. Her response is below.
Yes, incorporating the administrative functions of the IETF will require that they obtain their own insurance policy. Once, a separate entity is formed, it requires its own federal identification number and hence its own insurance policy. (Doesn't matter if it is incorporated as a non-profit, for profit or as a foundation.) If the admin. entity does only admin, then they would need coverage which protects the officers against errors & omissions in the admin. area only. ISOC could continue to cover any Standards activities. We would just need to be very specific about the split of responsibilities between the organizations to ensure that the policies were properly aligned.
Regards,
Lynn
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