Brian: > I think the IETF Chair slot is a different matter. Yes, the IETF Chair is > also the IESG Chair, but I don't believe s/he is in the IAOC on behalf of > the IESG. On the contrary, it's on behalf of the IETF. I think it's > exactly right that the IETF Chair votes in the IAOC, because nobody > else has the same overview, and also because I believe that any IETF Chair > who did not closely track the IAOC's business would be irresponsible. This document does not discuss the IETF Chair's seat at all. A few years ago, we had a discussion about that on the ietf@xxxxxxxx list, and the community made it clear at that time that the IETF Chair needed to have a voting seat on the IAOC. Russ