Re: IAOC Request for community feedback

[SM <[e-mail]>]

At 16:25 23-10-2012, Bob Hinden wrote:
>The IAOC has operational responsibilities.  Having one voting member 
>not attending many meetings makes it harder obtaining a 
>consensus.  Without a consensus the IAOC can not approve contracts, RFPs, etc.

According to the IAOC procedures:

   "A quorum for a meeting of the IAOC shall be a majority of the IAOC then in
    office.  All decisions of the members must be approved by majority vote of
    the members then in office."

>formal RFC3777 recall process.  Having his position declared vacant 
>is milder than having him be formally recalled.

Having a recall committee decide about the matter instead of the IETF 
Community discussion is milder as the details would not be subject to 
public scrutiny.  The following (edited) question [1] is relevant:

   If the person showed up at the IETF in Atlanta, explaining that he had
   been absent for personal reasons now resolved, what would be the
   course of action?

There are a few "bugs" in RFC 3777.  It might be better not to 
discuss about that now.

Regards,
-sm

1. http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg75413.html