Re: IETF Adelaide and interim meetings for APPS WGs

[John C Klensin]

--On Tuesday, 15 February, 2000 15:22 -0600 Tim Salo 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Of course, that leads to the rather interesting dilemma that
> we don't know whether an individual is speaking on behalf or
> his or her self or on behalf of an organization, (again, even
> if we tell that person that _we_ know which it is).

FWIW, in some other standards bodies, there is a policy that, if 
one wants to (or is constrained to) speak on behalf of an 
organization, or arrives with instructions as to what to say 
that the individual cannot change after hearing arguments in the 
meeting, those restrictions/relationships must be disclosed. 
The rule is unenforceable, but provides some protection to the 
individual (especially in "my company is full of idiots, but 
please don't mistake me for one" situations) and for the 
standards group.

   john