Dear colleagues, I'm writing with my Internet Society President & CEO hat on. I've heard some questions in the halls and so on about the proposed transaction in respect of PIR, and I wanted to make something clear. ISOC's recently announced PIR transaction does not affect its long-standing commitment to the IETF. There is no negative change in our support of and alignment with the IETF. In fact, ISOC and IETF are totally aligned on the strategic importance of consensus-based open Internet standards and the principles by which IETF operates -- and will continue to stand by IETF to ensure their continued success. The only thing that changes here, for the Internet Society, is that we switch one source of income for another, roughly equivalent income stream. From the IETF's point of view this change should make no difference. Best regards, A -- Andrew Sullivan President & CEO, Internet Society sullivan@xxxxxxxx +1 416 731 1261
