Updating the Term Dates of IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) Members
draft-bradner-iaoc-terms-04

[Ballot comment]
This is a fine document, even if the need for it makes me discouraged about our ability to get any process right the first time :-)

I would support text changes to accommodate Stephen's #2 and #3 comments.

[Ballot comment]

Three nits, could be worth fixing though:

1. Is "Updates: 4071" correct in the header? I'd have
expected "Updates: BCP 101" or nothing (and that this be
added to BCP101).

2. Section 2 says: "the sentence defining when IOAC
member terms" that seems possibly quite loosely written -
quoting the precise text to be removed would be better
and not hard. (If that were hard, then this point should
be a discuss I guess;-)

3. Section 2 also says "relative to the above mentioned
IAOC meeting" - that's ambiguous and could be interpreted
as meaning that it is ok for the IAOC to decide that
terms will start 11 months after that meeting. (At least
if there's no other text somewhere else that'd prevent
that.) Again, that seems loose and easily improved, just
add a sentence saying "IAOC member terms MUST start/end
close to the time of the 1st IETF meeting."

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Abstract


  The start and end dates specified in BCP 101 for terms of IAOC
  members has proven to be impractical.  This memo updates BCP 101 to
  establish start and end dates for terms of IAOC members that will be
  more practical.  In addition, this memo clarifies the term of the
  IAOC Chair.




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Notification list changed to sob@harvard.edu, "Tobias Gondrom" <tobias.gondrom@gondrom.org>, jari.arkko@piuha.net from draft-bradner-iaoc-terms.shepherd@ietf.org, draft-bradner-iaoc-terms.ad@ietf.org, draft-bradner-iaoc-terms@ietf.org, sob@harvard.edu, "Tobias Gondrom" <tobias.gondrom@gondrom.org>

1. Summary

The document shepherd is Tobias Gondrom, with this writeup being
provided by Ray Pelletier. The responsible Area Director is Jari Arkko.

The start and end dates specified in BCP 101 for terms of IAOC
members has proven to be impractical. This document updates BCP 101
to define start and end dates for terms of IAOC members, and the
term of an appointee to fill a vacancy; clarifies the term of the
IAOC Chair; and further requires the IAOC to conduct a meting during
the first IETF meeting of the year to select an IAOC Chair.

2. Review and Consensus

The document underwent a three week community review in June 2015.
The IAOC supports the proposed changes.

3. Intellectual Property

There are no IPR disclosures on the document.

4. Other Points
N/A