Let's hope that incidents of harassment at IETF meetings are not just reduced but actually become zero. And if this policy is responsible for that then it's great. Dan. On 11/4/13 5:14 PM, "Alissa Cooper" <acooper@xxxxxxx> wrote: >We are writing to thank the IESG and others who were involved for >establishing an anti-harassment policy for the IETF. We support the >policy, the IESG's authority to issue such a policy, and the creation of >the ombudsperson role. Having a confidant with whom to discuss harassment >will be most welcome and it is our hope that by establishing this policy, >incidents of harassment at IETF meetings will be reduced in the future. > >Sincerely, >CJ Aronson >Mary Barnes >Alissa Cooper >Avri Doria >Nalini Elkins >Janet Gunn >Merike Kaeo >Mirjam Kuehne >Allison Mankin >Ines Robles >Marie-Jose Montpetit >Kathleen Moriarty >Karen O'Donoghue >Radia Perlman >Eve Schooler >Larissa Shapiro >Melinda Shore >Lynn St. Amour >Tina Tsou >Suzanne Woolf >Xiaoqing Zhu > >On Nov 3, 2013, at 2:22 PM, IETF Chair <chair@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> As has been previously discussed, the IESG is setting up an >>anti-harassment policy for the IETF. I would like to thank everyone for >>feedback. We have today adopted an IESG Statement on the matter as >>follows: >> >> http://www.ietf.org//iesg/statement/ietf-anti-harassment-policy.html >> >> In the near future we will proceed to select and train ombudsperson(s) >>as confidential initial contact points for situations where there is a >>concern. In the meantime, Linda Klieforth from ISOC HR department is >>attending IETF-88 in Vancouver. She has kindly promised to act as a >>temporary ombudsperson during the meeting, should concerns arise. She >>can be reached at klieforth@xxxxxxxx. Thank you, Linda! >> >> The policy will be reviewed once sufficient experience on its use has >>been gained. >> >> Jari Arkko for the IESG >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 88attendees mailing list >> 88attendees@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/88attendees >> >