Re: I-D Action: draft-hardie-iaoc-iab-update-00.txt

[Jari Arkko <[e-mail]>]

>> WRT the incomplete argument I'd ask the current (and past members) of the IAOC to comment on the following questions (to paraphrase Leslie's note quite a bit):
>> 
>>   Are there specific benefits to the IAOC to having the IAB chair continue as a member of the IAOC that would not be met if he/she were replaced by another member of the IAB?

Having an understanding and the connections related to (some of the) important topics for the IAOC is a requirement, IMO. Of course the IAB chair is not the only one who can have these qualities. Some of the things that are important at the moment include meetings, IETF finances and sponsorships, IANA transition, tools, RFC series, and secretariat/RFC editor operations.

> yes, a major (but not majority) topic in the last year has been about internet governance and what impacts the changes
> in IANA management might have on the IETF and on the IETF Trust - it seems that, at least for the last two IAB chairs, the
> IAB chair has been the IAB point person on these topics and the chair’s direct knowledge of what has been going on has
> been quite helpful

This is very true. On the other hand, there’s been other IAB members with perhaps different but still major personal involvement in the IANA topic (two ICG members, head of the IAB IANA program, a WG chair, document editor…) And another WG chair on this topic is on the IAOC.

I think Andrew has been the perfect person for connecting IANA-related information to the IAOC. And driving the topic in general. However, that is to some extent our own organisational choice, not something that can inherently be done only that way. And in any case it has been a team effort with IETF/IAB/ICG/IANAPLAN/IANAprog chairs and the program and WG members.

Jari