Thus spake "Leslie Daigle" <leslie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Margaret Wasserman wrote: > > I was thinking more of ongoing contracts... For instance, let's > > say that we contract with Margaret's Meeting Management > > (MMM -- and no, I am not considering a new career :-)) for > > our meeting planning. Would it be reasonable for someone > > who works for MMM to be an IAOC member? Would > > he/she need to recuse him/herself from every decision having to > > do with meetings? > > I think it would be sensible for the IAOC member to resign if > it was a problem. If they didn't resign, and the rest of the IAOC > thought it was a problem, there are recall measures (because it could > be construed as abrogation of IAOC duties). We can require that the IAOC establish rules for dealing with conflicts of interest, and if a member does not follow them (or perhaps does so too frequently) they can be recalled; if that fails, particular decisions can be appealed by the community. IMHO, this is enough. We cannot predict every possible conflict or the most appropriate action in each case -- nor should we try to codify such details in the BCP even if we could. The BCP overall has evolved a tone of general guidance and public oversight, not micromanagement, and that seems appropriate here too. S Stephen Sprunk "Stupid people surround themselves with smart CCIE #3723 people. Smart people surround themselves with K5SSS smart people who disagree with them." --Aaron Sorkin _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf