IAB general policy for liaisons to non-International efforts

[Leslie Daigle <leslie@thinkingcat.com>]

Howdy,

As mentioned on the IESG call yesterday, here's the basic
policy that seems to make sense to the IAB when we're asked
to name people to participate in non-International efforts.

Leslie.

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Liaisons to National, Multi-National or Regional Organizations

 This note describes the current approach of the IAB to liaisons to
 national, multi-national, or regional organizations.


General 
 The IETF is an international body, and as such, does not generally
 provide or accept liaisons with non-international organizations or for
 non-international purposes. From time to time, it may be advantageous for
 the IETF to provide or accept a liaison a non-international organization
 (hereafter "the organization") for the purposes of information exchange.

Selection of liaison 
 The IAB is responsible for liaisons between the IETF and other
 organizations. The IAB may, at its discretion, select one or more active
 participants of the IETF to interact with the organization on the IETF's
 behalf as liaison. In keeping with the localized nature of this
 particular type of liaison, and to minimize barriers such as travel and
 language, the IAB shall generally try to select a liaison who is a
 citizen or permanent resident of the country or countries that have
 chartered the organization. However, other considerations (e.g. need for
 specific technical expertise, lack of a local candidate) may result in
 appointment of a liaison from outside that region. The IAB shall prefer
 to select a liaison who currently does not hold a position as either an
 IAB or IESG member. At its discretion, the IAB may remove or replace such
 liaison at any time.

Role of liaison 
 The exact role of the liaison is subject to the needs of the organization
 and the IETF. In general, the liaison should be an honest broker of
 information between the IETF/IAB/IESG and the organization, and should
 not represent personal opinion as official position of the IETF. Where
 appropriate, and where charged by the IAB, the liaison may provide the
 organization with technical information and opinion appropriate to their
 area of expertise, but must clearly indicate to the organization the
 origin of such information or opinion. The liaison should provide timely
 reports to the IAB on the substance of the interaction with the
 organization and should from time to time comment on whether there
 continue to be benefits to the IETF from such a relationship.




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