Re: [trill] TRILL WG Secretary Appointment

[Thomas Narten <[e-mail]>]

> > 2. Any precedence in IETF that WG appointing a secretary ?

> If you read RFC 2418, the basic WG RFC, you would think that it was
> normal for most WGs to have a Secretary. In fact, it is not
> particularly common, but there have been WG Secretaries before.
> Officially, a WG Secretary is appointed by the AD, not the WG.

Not sure why you say the WG secretary is an AD appointment. It is
clearly a WG function that falls under the responsibily of the
chairs. And RFC 2418 describes the WG Secretary role as as subsection
of 6.1 (WG Chair) saying:

>    The Chair has the responsibility and the authority to make decisions,
>    on behalf of the working group, regarding all matters of working
>    group process and staffing, in conformance with the rules of the
>    IETF.  The AD has the authority and the responsibility to assist in
>    making those decisions at the request of the Chair or when
>    circumstances warrant such an intervention.

While it would be fine (as appropriate) to consult with the ADs on
such (or any) potential appointment, this seems to be a WG chair
responsibility.

In any case, congratulations Jon!

Thomas