Re: DISCUSSION: define the role of a liaison

[Brian E Carpenter <brian@hursley.ibm.com>]

The problem that needs fixing is that it is not stated that

  The liaisons' roles are limited to communication between the NomCom
  and the body each liaison represents.

because we have evidence of liaisons taking an active part in the
process and that ain't right IMHO.

   Brian

Robert Elz wrote:
> 
>     Date:        Wed, 13 Mar 2002 16:15:54 -0500 (EST)
>     From:        James M Galvin <galvin+ietf-nomcom@eListX.com>
>     Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.43.0203131551300.24968-100000@three.elistx.com>
> 
>   | So it would seem the liaisons should either be voting members or not,
>   | and we should make this clear.
> 
> Of course they're not voting members, and shouldn't be, if that had ever
> been intended, that's what would have been said.
> 
> But I also don't know what the problem is supposed to be - the nomcom
> chair is also not a voting member, and yet participates in all the
> discussions, etc - perhaps the nomcom members might like to exclude the
> chair sometimes too.
> 
> If there's been a problem that actually needs fixing, I'd like someone to
> (at a minimum) propose some language that would actually fix the problem
> that was actually encountered (better if the actual problem can be explained
> as well, but that might not be possible).
> 
> Without that, do nothing at all.
> 
> kre

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Brian E Carpenter 
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On assignment at the IBM Zurich Laboratory, Switzerland
Board Chairman, Internet Society http://www.isoc.org

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