Good stuff, S. On Thursday, 4 October 2018, IAB Chair wrote: > As noted in September, the IAB recently agreed to make its agendas > public. After some further discussion on necessary logistics, the IAB > has now also unanimously agreed to open its teleconferences to observers. > > > Call-in details will be available with the posted agendas, found here: > > > https://www.iab.org/wiki/index.php/Agenda > > > The agenda will be posted 48 hours before the call begins. IAB > teleconferences are currently normally scheduled for the first, second, > and fourth Wednesday of the month at 2000 UTC. The timing of calls is > generally re-assessed after each new IAB is seated, so this may change. > > > Observers are asked to join the call early to minimize disruption, and > to identify themselves to the Secretariat when they join. The names of > the identified observers will be part of the minutes. The Secretariat > will mute the observers, and will make an announcement at the beginning > of the meeting asking them to remain muted unless called on by the > meeting chair. > > > Observers and liaisons will be asked to leave the teleconference for > executive sessions. Typically, the IAB goes into executive session to > avoid represent reputational risk for an individual or group; for > example, discussion of appointments or sensitive external relationships. > > > regards, > > > Ted Hardie > > for the IAB > > >
