On 18/10/2013 08:10, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: ... > It might be helpful to talk about what could change, such as: I've inserted some ideas about how to make such changes possible. > 1. Less/no time on document reviews. 1A. All WGs do a near-perfect job on their drafts, including complete management of cross-area reviews. 1B. Lower the current bar of near-perfection for document approval. 1C. IESG is allowed to reject a document as "Not ready" without detailed explanation. > 2. Less time managing working groups. 2A. All WG Chairs to do a near-perfect job. 2B. Quickly replace failing WG Chairs. 2C. Summary closure of failing WGs. > 3. Fewer working groups to manage. 3A. IESG refuses the majority of proposed WGs. 3B. See 2C. > 4. Fewer "extra" tasks (e.g., interfacing with other SDOs). 4A. Leave liaisons entirely to the designated liaison managers. 4B. Replace failing liaison managers. (IAB job) 4C. Simply refuse other extra tasks. > 5. Less/no involvement with BoFs and other early-stage efforts. 5A. IAB spends less time on admin/politics and more time on Architecture, including BOFs. Also see 3A. > 6. Less/no involvement with creating the schedule. [I'm not sure that will work. ADs are uniquely placed to identify clashes and overlaps.] Brian