Hi, I agree with Russ. I think the trust and the IAOC have a bit different focus and it makes sense at times have a different chair for the different positions. This does not mean that we couldn't go in the future back to the common IAOC/Trust chair, but currently the work split would make sense. Cheers, Jonne. On 4/7/08 10:45 PM, "ext Russ Housley" <housley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The IAOC and the IETF Trust have different focus. The idea behind > the separate chair is to make sure that someone is paying attention > to the items that need to be handled by each body in a timely > manner. It is simply a mechanism to help ensure that noting is > falling between the cracks. > > Russ > > --On April 4, 2008 11:50:23 AM +0200 Harald Alvestrand > <harald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> After considering the comments so far, I think I disagree with having a >> separate Trust chair. >> >> The idea behind making the IAOC be the Trustees was, among other things, >> to make sure that we didn't create yet another nexus of control in the >> labyrinth of committees; I understood the legal existence of the >> Trustees as something different (in name) from the IAOC to be strictly >> something we did for legal purposes >> >> If the IAOC chair is overburdened by having to manage the IAOC in two >> different contexts, get him (or her) a secretary. >> >> I agree with John's comment that leaving the current trustees in charge >> on dissolution of the IAOC is inappropriate; for one thing, that also >> removes all the recall mechanisms. >> Figure out something else to do in this case. >> >> Harald > > _______________________________________________ > IETF mailing list > IETF@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf -- Jonne Soininen Nokia Siemens Networks Tel: +358 40 527 46 34 E-mail: jonne.soininen@xxxxxxx _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf