Re: [radext] Liaison to government agencies

[Stephen Farrell <[e-mail]>]

Hi Bernard,

On 23/11/2022 16:34, Bernard Aboba wrote:
> In the IETF, we have had problems with individuals making statements on
> behalf of government agencies who have no connection to those agencies and
> no authorization to speak on their behalf.
> 
> To avoid this confusion, it has been necessary to formalize the process for
> clarifying regulatory requirements. Typically this is done via a formal
> liaison to/from the agency or inviting an authorized representative to
> speak to the WG.
> 
> In this case, it would make more sense for the RADEXTRA Charter to require
> a liaison with government agencies rather than bake in an interpretation of
> requirements and a predetermined solution.

Sorry, I'm confused by the above and am not sure if/how it
relates to the BoF discussion. Can you clarify?

I'm also not sure of two other things: a) I don't think the
IETF has a role where someone is a liaison to "government
agencies" - aren't all our liaisons with very specific other
bodies? And b) the IESG appoint liaisons and the IAB handle
liaison managers, so I'm not sure why one'd want to mention
that in the charter unless there's a specific government
body from some country that you have in mind.

Cheers,
S.


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