RE: From Leslie Daigle: AdminRest update

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Harald,

It is unclear from Leslie's mail if the person would be a consultant
or a general manager.  Could you clarify this a bit?  I'm confused
about what exactly this person would do.

thanks,
John



> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of ext Harald
> Alvestrand
> Sent: 30 May, 2004 18:32
> To: IETF Announcement list
> Subject: From Leslie Daigle: AdminRest update 
> 
> 
> Leslie Daigle, IAB chair, has been sending monthly updates on 
> the administrative restructuring activities to the IETF list.
> Since this is a particularly significant update, I thought it 
> deserved a wider circulation. Enjoy!
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> Since the Seoul plenary meetings, Harald and I have been
> working on our take-away action items.  We had the opportunity
> to talk with the ISOC Board in mid-May.  We reviewed briefly the
> trajectory set in motion from the AdvComm document, and outlined the
> framework that we presented in plenary in Seoul (the "AdminRest"
> framework, draft-daigle-adminrest).  Following up on our statements
> in Seoul, we asked for support to address some of the 
> cross-organization
> and specific organization tasks for current operational needs,
> and to support the task of exploring the AdminRest framework to the
> extent of producing more of a concrete proposal.  I'm happy to
> report that the ISOC BoT was indeed very supportive of this
> effort.  The specifics (i.e., ISOC Board resolution) will be
> published as part of the ISOC Board meeting minutes.
> 
> The highlights of that support include the allocation of
> an ISOC budget sum, not to exceed $250,000,  to be spent over a six
> month period for personnel, incidental expenses, and legal 
> and accounting fees to hire and manage a consultant who will 
> complete the
> analysis started in RFC 3716 and make recommendations regarding the
> organizational requirements and potential organizational models of the
> IETF.
> 
> The first step, clearly, is to find and hire the appropriate
> person.  We have a few people in mind to talk to, but as we can
> always use pointers to people we may not have thought of, here's
> an outline of the characteristics and expectations we're using
> as guidelines:
> 
> This is a support function is not intended as a policy-making role,
> but intended to execute and clarify the policy set forth by the
> IETF leadership, reporting to the ISOC president (as an ISOC project).
> Essentially, we are looking for someone we can work with; the
> kinds of deliverables and requiremed skills are as outlined below.
> 
> Deliverables for the project will include:
> 
>       Data Flow:  a set of requirements for implementing appropriate
>       tracking of IETF documents and reporting of status across the
>       support organizations.
> 
>       RFC Editor contract:  a negotiated contract that is agreeable to
>       all concerned parties.
> 
>       Administrative restructuring:  documentation and support as
>       appropriate to the continued evolution of the restructuring
>       effort, which is continuously reviewed by the IAB, IESG and the
>       rest of the IETF community.
> 
> Types of activities/tasks this will include:
> 
>   - Assist in drafting the proposed structure/bylaws for the 
> IETF administrative entity
>   - Revising proposed structure/bylaws based on the public 
> review, including reviews by competent counsel
>   - Negotiate the contracts for RFC Editor as a model for 
> eventual use by the IETF administrative entity
>   - Interacting with the RFC Editor, IANA and Secretariat to 
> determine the requirements for inter-organizational document 
> flow matched to overall IETF process needs
> 
> 
> So from this, we have the required skill set:
> 
> - understanding inter-organizational relationships and document flows
> - ability in contract negotiation
> - insight into organization formalization
> - experience with the creation of organizations (preferably 
> nonprofits)
> - understanding of the legal aspects of such an organization
> - understanding of the financial aspects of such an organization
> 
> 
> (all of this with the understanding that specific other expertise,
> e.g., financial and legal advice, can be brought in on an as-needed
> basis).
> 
> 
> We hope to identify a suitable candidate in the upcoming weeks.
> 
> Leslie.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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