Leslie allegedly wrote: > Annually, the IAB makes an appointment to one of three seats on the > Internet Society Board of Trustees (ISOC BoT). BCP 77 (RFC 3677), > which describes the selection process, allows IESG and IAB members to > be selected for the ISOC Board, though no more than two of the > three could > be IESG or IAB members. In addition, BCP 10 (RFC 3777) in no > way limits > the NomCom from selecting sitting ISOC Board members to be on > the IAB or > IESG. > > There is a new relationship between ISOC and the IETF for > administrative support as defined by BCP 101 (RFC 4071). Given these > changes in our ties to ISOC, the IAB has been discussing (without > coming to any conclusion on the matter) whether it is any longer > appropriate for someone to simultaneously hold both an IAB/IESG > position and a seat on the ISOC BoT. We think the community should > discuss this. There are conflicts of interest everywhere. You can't avoid them, you can only decide where to set your tolerance level. I do not want the IETF to become completely driven by procedure manuals, with rules for everything that might possibly happen someday. I say continue allowing IAB/IESG to serve on the ISOC board, and if a problem ever arises we can make new rules then. swb _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf