On 2011-03-31 01:18, Joe Touch wrote: > > > On 3/30/2011 5:11 AM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > ... >> I find myself very torn on this proposal. Believe me, I understand the >> workload issue. But on the other hand, at the very beginning of my >> time as IETF Chair, I experienced the *previous* workload issue, >> when there was no IASA, IAD or IAOC. There was a dramatic decrease >> when the IAD arrived and the IAOC (and Trust) started to function. >> But the IETF Chair, as a full member of the IAOC, still got to >> understand the ongoing issues and of course influence the decision >> process. Yes, it was part of the workload, and I think that was >> a good thing. I'm very concerned about the IETF Chair getting decoupled >> from the IAOC. The IETF Chair's job is a whole lot more than being >> IESG Chair, and some degree of personal responsibility for oversight of >> the administrative work seems to me to be appropriate. >> >> So I'm not at all sure this delegation is a good thing. >> >> I'm not commenting on the IAB Chair and ISOC CEO slots. Delegation >> probably makes sense for them. > > For all these positions, if these tasks can be delegated, then perhaps > this is a good opportunity to fraction them out as separate positions > and lighten the workload. If that doesn't make sense, then delegation > doesn't either, IMO. Joe, that doesn't address my assertion, which is that the IETF Chair *should* be part of the oversight of running the shop. In my mind this is a fundamental part of the Chair's job. BTW this is how it looked to me 5 years ago: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-carpenter-ietf-chair-tasks-00 Brian _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf