On Thu, Aug 06, 2015 at 08:45:40AM -0400, Alan Greenberg wrote:
As the drafter of the section on the standing committee, I can live with either formulation. I don't think there is much chance of one of those groups not participating given the potential risks. So I leave it up to the co-chairs to select.
I actually think thre's a real chance that the IETF won't, not because it doesn't want to but for lack of resources. Standing committees -- particularly ones that do a lot of work on telephones or (worse) at in-person meetings -- are not really a thing the IETF does normally, and we have a tiny number of people who are even remotely interested in this problem. I don't think I can state strongly enough how different the ICANN way of working is to the way the IETF normally operates. It's a completely different culture. So, while I think it would be bad if the IETF didn't participate, I do not have a hard time imagining that it could fail to do so. Note this is just my opinion. I do expect the IETF (via the IAB, I presume) will try to find a candidate.
Andrew, I presume you meant item 3.C, not B.
I must've misread. Thanks for catching. Best regards, A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@anvilwalrusden.com