Re: Change of Affiliation

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Dear IESG,
At 05:40 AM 13-03-2019, Mirja Kuehlewind wrote:
>documents is one of the main drivers or contributors in these 
>groups. A situation where at least one author and the responsible AD 
>have the same affiliation is less rare and usually not necessarily 
>seen as a conflict of interest, as least for wg documents where 
>other individuals have been involved in the process and consensus 
>was built by the whole group. However, whenever we get into a 
>situation where a potential conflict or bias could be assumed, we 
>will ask for the help of other members in the IESG, e.g. by 
>shepherding a conflicted document by another AD outside the 
>transport area if necessary. Still, if you think there is a conflict 
>or bias that we overlook or are not handling appropriately, please 
>talk with us, the rest of the IESG, or,
>alternatively, the IETF chair and we will handle this carefully.

There can be potential impartiality issues when an author and the 
Responsible Area Director share the same affiliation.  There is a 
thread in the mailing list archives about that topic.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy