Re: [Iasa20] Some observations

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 3/22/2017 4:47 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> On 23/03/2017 05:03, Dave Crocker wrote:
>> On 3/22/2017 6:31 AM, Alissa Cooper wrote:
>>> We've also talked about the IAD being overloaded
>>
>> This is a persistent reference but I don't recall seeing its foundation,
>> particularly given the reference for calling on up to 20 other ISOC
>> staffers.
>
> Isn't the point that only one FTE is *allocated*, in the person of
> the IAD, and since that clearly isn't enough and the rest of the
> staff work is "borrowed", there is a conflict between theory (1 FTE)
> and reality? In that situation, the IAD is pretty much guaranteed to
> be overloaded.


"Overloaded" appears to be an unfortunate choice of vocabulary, since 
it's focus on excess has created some background debate about it's 
specific meaning and applicability.

So I'll suggest skipping over that and, instead, moving towards the 
affirmative need to properly document the resources the IETF uses and 
who is allocated to perform them.

That is, who is needed and to do what?  Then, which of these is 
currently supplied by ISOC?  Should that sourcing continue?

d/

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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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