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Re: leader statements (was: Montevideo statement)

Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam@gmail.com> Thu, 10 October 2013 13:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: leader statements (was: Montevideo statement)
From: Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam@gmail.com>
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As a practical matter any organization that tries to do things with other
organizations needs to have some party that can act on its behalf. That is
why Ambassadors are necessary.

The current constitution of the IETF means that the chairs of the IAB and
the IETF have very limited authority to speak for the organization, but of
course they have to.

I have argued for junking the DARPA constitution for years. It was designed
to keep power in the hands of the few while the rest of the organization
didn't worry their pretty heads about it. They don't even get to call
themselves members.

We should junk the noncon completely and the constituency currently
qualified to stand for noncon should elect the chair.

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