Re: Seeking a new IAB Executive Director

[Spencer Dawkins <spencer at mcsr-labs.org>]

> If there is a requirement to be able to read and write English 
> accurately, then let it be specified as such and not by potentially  false 
> assumptions as to what childhood background anyone might  imagine would 
> influence linguistic performance.
>
>
> Joe

Speaking only for myself ...

Joe has this exactly right (good job), and the I-star seems to understand 
this - just as an example, IESG is talking to non-native English speakers 
about the IESG scribe positions, at this IETF.

People who wonder about this should be looking at IAB meeting minutes - they 
are not (typically) he said/she said transcripts. See 
http://www.iab.org/documents/iabmins/iabmins.2007-01-10.html for a recent 
example. So capturing EKR at line rate, which I can't do either, is NOT the 
requirement.

IAB had more accessible minutes than IESG for years (IESG minutes were 
mostly "had no problem with", "remained under discussion"). That's why 
several people (including me) asked IESG to begin publishing narrative 
minutes in 2005.

The minutes are the IAB's public face, and are really important - this 
requirement, for "writing skills", is justified.

Thanks,

Spencer 



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