> I admit that I maybe have too much a view point of someone working for a > relatively large company. not everyone does > I try to approach this from a position where > the IAOC itself does not become a significant cost for IASA. I agree - see my note - I do not think that face to face meetings are all that needed but might happen for special things > However, as these are the people that are responsible for setting the > budget and supervising the finances of the IASA and there is no real > owner to control the expenses it would be clearer to have the IAOC > members being responsible for their own expenses. that limits who can be on the IAOC to people who can afford it not to those who would do the best job > If we would decide to reimburse traveling I think we cannot make the > distinction between meetings co-located with IETF or not. There will > always be people to argue that they wouldn't or couldn't come to the > IETF and travel to IAOC meetings during the IETF should also be > reimbursed. I disagree - I do not think we should easily have people who do not come to the IETF on the IAOC deciding what is good for the IETF Scott _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf