Re: Names on blue sheets

[Rob Sayre <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM Jay Daley <[e-mail]> wrote:

> > On 16 Apr 2025, at 11:59, Rob Sayre <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Jennifer Richards <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > > Because that is the name of the Person record in the Datatracker:
> > >
> > > https://datatracker.ietf.org/person/Michael%20P
> >
> > Is there a special policy for British government employees? Why can't
> they write their full name?
>
> I don’t know how long this has been going on, but in the context of
> meetings it has only recently been something that we have acted on.  The
> revised IETF meeting terms and conditions [1] now require people to give us
> their real name and separately provide a badge name if they wish to be
> known as something different.  We use the phrase 'real name' as it conveys
> what we mean without getting into the complexities of legal names.  As
> noted on that page, the reason for this is legal compliance with US
> sanctions laws.
>
> I would need to speak with others (at least lawyers, possibly IESG,
> possibly the IETF Trust) to see if this same rule is necessary for
> Datatracker accounts if that account is linked to a contribution.
>

This message captures my concern. I have signed an actual blue sheet with a
pencil, but that was long ago. I do not think I should be able to sign in
as "Rob S."

thanks,
Rob