RE: IETF Diversity Question on Berlin Registration?

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AB,

Is it true that you are really Professor Irwin Corey?

Irrespectively Yours,

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Abdussalam Baryun
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:51 PM
> To: ietf
> Subject: Re: IETF Diversity Question on Berlin Registration?
> 
> >> My own feeling is that if we were to find that the numbers supported
> >> the notion that there's bias present in the system we probably
> >> couldn't do anything about it without tearing the organization
> apart,
> >> so,
> >
> > Is there a way to increase #countries #small companies #women etc? Be
> > it about the participants or the leadership. Could we set a goal that
> > we'll increase some aspect every year, 2014 to be better than 2013?
> >
> 
> IMO we can do many thing about it, if we discuss these issues into an
> I-D.
> - There is a way to increase #women when they decide together as a
> group what is missing, and what should be done,
> - There is a way to increase #small companies when they are
> accepted/involved in IETF WGs documents. If individuals are encouraged
> then SMEs will be as well,
> - There is a way to increase #countries/states when each have their
> accepted access to the IETF WG system.
> 
> I may suggest that each WG system to not only have two chairs, but also
> 5 administrated participants (for each continent, they may give chance
> to SMEs access and new I-Ds) that should look into the
> implementation/running-code of the IETF WG standards in real life.
> They can look into countries/states challenges/involvement in such work
> of the WG, to be documented if available. Countries will only increase-
> in/use IETF if their SMEs are using IETF systems. Now it seems that
> there are influences/directions from the industry/countries to IETF
> WGs' work but not seen/clear to others.
> 
> For women, I think there must be at least 10% of women in the IETF
> leadership, as we should not ignore that many research/SMEs in industry
> are directed by women. They should publish an I-D related if they are
> interested. Is IETF still directed by men or both?
> 
> AB







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