diff --git a/ietf/person/models.py b/ietf/person/models.py
index 9842d9297..3db715d73 100644
--- a/ietf/person/models.py
+++ b/ietf/person/models.py
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 import datetime
 from urlparse import urljoin
 
+from django.conf import settings
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 
 from ietf.person.name import name_parts, initials
+from ietf.utils.mail import send_mail_preformatted
 
 class PersonInfo(models.Model):
     time = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)      # When this Person record entered the system
@@ -76,6 +80,18 @@ class PersonInfo(models.Model):
 class Person(PersonInfo):
     user = models.OneToOneField(User, blank=True, null=True)
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        created = not self.pk
+        super(Person, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+        if created:
+            if Person.objects.filter(name=self.name).count() > 1 :
+                msg = render_to_string('person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt',
+                                       dict(name=self.name,
+                                            persons=Person.objects.filter(name=self.name),
+                                            settings=settings
+                                            ))
+                send_mail_preformatted(None, msg)
+
     #this variable, if not None, may be used by url() to keep the sitefqdn.
     default_hostscheme = None
 
diff --git a/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt b/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..580710741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/templates/person/mail/possible_duplicates.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% load ietf_filters %}{% load mail_filters %}{% autoescape off %}From: {{settings.SERVER_EMAIL}}
+To: <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
+Subject: Possible duplicate Person objects for {{name}}
+
+A new Person object was just created for {{name}}.
+
+There are now {{persons|length}} Person objects sharing that name.
+
+Please check to see if they represent the same actual person, and if so, merge the objects as appropriate.
+
+{% for person in persons %}Person {{forloop.counter}} (pk={{person.pk}})
+    time:  {{person.time}}
+    ascii: {{person.ascii}}
+    email: {% for email in person.email_set.all %}{{ email.address }} {% endfor %}
+
+{% endfor %} {% endautoescape %}