On Jul 29, 2018, at 1:47 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Fairness. ~1000 people travel to IETF meetings, probably some >> more would like to but cannot, and I bet there are many more >> deserving of, and needing, funding assistance than the 15 ADs. > > Of course. But it's strongly in the IETF's interest to have the > best people we can get in the steering group, I hope you’re not under the delusion that this is true. You get the best from among the pool whose employers subsidize time and who are willing. That’s a very small subset of participants in general. Just take a look at where ADs work - and where they don’t - and you’ll see the bias. Joe
