[procon] Re: I-D Action: draft-eggert-procon-chair-delegate-02.txt

[Jari Arkko <[e-mail]>]

> I agree about the IAB part and have raised this at the mic at some point but probably should have opened an issue as well. In the IAB charter RFC2850, the IETF Chair is called out as a member of the IAB and this is not just a role or responsibility that can be delegated. Similar as any IAB member cannot delegate its membership to someone else; especially any voting rights cannot be delegated. However, I also don’t think there is a need for delegation here. There is also the liaison from the IESG to the IAB; so there is also a second link between the groups. And similar as IAB members are potentially less active for some periods of time, it is also not a real problem if the IETF Chair would not be able to actively participate in IAB activities for a while; again the membership, however, remains, no matter if someone is actively contributing or not.

I have come to agree with ”don’t think there is a need for delegation here” (for that one aspect of the chair’s role). There’s four people already sitting on both bodies (2xliaison + 2xchair). Yes, the IETF chair has a special role (voting, broad view to the IETF, etc.) but that’s typically not something needs urgent action. And if there’s a point that should be brought to the IAB’s attention e.g. to influence how the currently present voting members vote on soma matter, it seems likely that the remaining three people should be able to have enough context as well to make the point.

Jari
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