Hiya, FYI, this text is also in a github repo [1] so raising issues there is also a possibility that may help us to track things more easily, for folks who prefer to do things that way. Cheers, S. [1] https://github.com/jariarkko/alternate-iab-coi-policy/blob/master/coi-policy.md On 08/01/2020 23:14, IAB Chair wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > The IAB is considering adoption of the conflict of interest policy > below. If you have comments on this draft policy, please send them > toiab@xxxxxxx <mailto:iab@xxxxxxx>. > > best regards, > > Ted Hardie > for the IAB > > > INTERNET ARCHITECTURE BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY > > This policy covers the nomcom-selected Internet Architecture Board (IAB) > members and ex-officio members (collectively, “Covered Individuals”). > This policy has no impact on any other participants in IAB activities, > for instance liaisons to and from the IAB or IAB program members. > > In carrying out their IAB role, Covered Individuals must act in the best > interest of the Internet community. Occasionally this duty may be—or may > appear to be—incompatible or in conflict with a Covered Individual’s > personal interests (including interests of their family members), or the > interests of an organization of which the Covered Individual is an > employee, director, owner, or otherwise has business or financial > interest. If a Covered Individual has a conflict of interest for > whatever reason, that individual must avoid participating in the work of > the IAB that touches on the related matter. > > The IAB does not directly deal with matters relating to contracts or > finance. The IAB does, however, have a role in personnel decisions, and > its decisions and outputs have a potential to indirectly affect > contracts within the IETF system. IAB's technical decisions and outputs > have also a potential to impact both work elsewhere in the IETF and > businesses that employ or develop Internet technology. > > Covered Individuals shall not use the IAB’s resources or decisions as a > means for personal or third-party gain. > > > Disclosure of Actual or Potential Conflicts > > The IAB requires that all Covered Individuals disclose their main > employment, sponsorship, consulting customer, or other sources of income > when joining the IAB or whenever there are updates. > > In addition, when a topic is discussed at the IAB, the Covered > Individuals are required to promptly disclose if that topic constitutes > a perceived or potential conflict of interest. Once disclosed, Covered > Individuals may recuse from participation in discussions or decisions at > their discretion. > > The specific conflicts that may cause a perceived or potential conflict > of interest are matters for individual and IAB judgment, but generally > come in the following forms: > > * > > A personnel decision relates to the Covered Individual, a colleague > that the Covered Individual's works closely with, or a family > member. For the purposes of this policy, a "person working closely > with" is someone working in the same team or project, or a direct > manager or employee of the Covered Individual. And "family" means a > spouse, domestic partner, child, sibling, parent, stepchild, > stepparent, and mother-, father-, son-, daughter-, brother-, or > sister-in-law, and any other person living in the same household, > except tenants and household employees. > > * > > A decision or output from the IAB impacts a contract that the IETF > enters into with a party, and that party relates to the Covered > Individual, a colleague that the Covered Individual's works closely > with, or a family member. > > * > > Activity on the IAB involves discussion and decisions regarding > technical matters, mainly related to IETF activities. As an activity > adjacent to a standardization process, it is often the case that > Covered Individuals will have some (frequently non-financial) stake > in the outcome of discussions or decisions that relate to technical > matters. This policy does not require that Covered Individuals > disclose such conflicts of interest as they relate to technical > matters. However, Covered Individuals need to exercise their > judgment and, in extraordinary cases be willing to disclose > potential or perceived conflicts of interest even as they relate to > technical matters. For example, if a Covered Individual's sponsor > were in the process of entering a new market where there is an > ongoing IAB discussion, then disclosure, or even recusal, might be > appropriate, even if difficult. > > > Disclosure Transparency > > A person's recusal to participate in the discussion of a topic is always > noted in the public IAB minutes. In addition, the IAB will maintain a > repository of all general disclosures of employment and other > sponsorship. It is expected that much of this repository is public, but > there can be situations where some disclosures (such as customers of > consultants) are private. > > > > <https://github.com/jariarkko/alternate-iab-coi-policy/blob/master/coi-policy.md#status> > > > >
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