> >> Please let us know ahead of time if you have specific questions you would like > >> to see discussed. > > I would find it as useful if IAOC would have a public maillist, where location options > could be discussed well before the meeting site decision is taken. > > Such a discussion would lead to more stable decisions based on community > feedback. > Meeting venues are negotiated with under NDA so how you do that? Nothing against that. I was proposing to discuss "well before" and on "options", which can a longish list. Mehmet > > Cheers, > > Mehmet > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: ietf-announce-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-announce-bounces@xxxxxxxx] > On > >> Behalf Of ext The IAOC > >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 11:54 PM > >> To: IETF Announcement List > >> Cc: iaoc@xxxxxxxx > >> Subject: Sunday IAOC Overview Session > >> > >> The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) will hold a session from 1500- > >> 1650 in Caribbean 6 at the Orlando IETF on Sunday March 10. The purpose is to > >> provide an overview of the IAOC to allow the community to better understand what > the > >> IAOC does, how the finances work, and provide the IAOC feedback on the job they > are > >> doing. > >> > >> The IAOC's responsibilities include: > >> > >> - Managing the IETF finances > >> - Oversight of the IETF Administrative Director (IAD) > >> - Selection and oversight of contracted services > >> - Venue selection and operation of the IETF meetings > >> - Support for the IETF's IT services (data tracker, web sites, > >> tools, etc.) > >> > >> Based on the open mike discussion at the last IETF meeting we think that this > >> will be a useful way to provide more information to the community than can be > >> done in the plenary. > >> > >> The topics that will be discussed include: > >> > >> - BCP101 - Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) > >> - Operation of the IAOC > >> - Financial model and relationship with ISOC > >> - 2012 Financial Summary > >> - Q & A > >> > >> We hope this will improve the community understanding of how the IAOC works > and > >> provide the community an opportunity to provide feedback to the IAOC. If this > session > >> works well we will repeat it periodically. > >> > >> Please let us know ahead of time if you have specific questions you would like > >> to see discussed. > >> > >> Bob Hinden > >> IAOC Chair