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Updates to IETF Secretariat Contact Information by Bill Fenner — last modified 2004-09-15 08:16 PM

The IETF Secretariat has updated its points of contact list, the list of active e-mail addresses to be used when requesting information or assistance from the Secretariat staff.

NomCom 2004/05 Call for Volunteers by Bill Fenner — last modified 2004-09-09 01:00 AM

This is a call for volunteers to participate in the 2004/05 IETF Nominations Committee, the committee that will select this year's nominees for the IAB and IESG. Details about the Nominations Committee process can be found in RFC 3777.

Checking of boilerplate for Internet-Drafts by Bill Fenner — last modified 2004-09-20 03:52 PM

Beginning September 28, 2004, the Secretariat will be checking boilerplate of I-Ds before accepting them.

I-D Boilerplate checking resumes (, from 2004-09-28 12:00 AM to 2004-09-28 12:00 AM) — by root

I-D Boilerplate checking resumes; see Harald's announcement.

IESG Agenda Now Available by root — last modified 2004-09-25 12:43 PM

The IESG now makes the upcoming telechat agenda publically available.

Deadline to volunteer for 2004/05 NOMCOM (, from 2004-10-05 11:55 PM to 2004-10-05 11:55 PM) — by Bill Fenner

Please volunteer to participate in the 2004/05 NOMCOM! See the attached URL for more information.

UsingStructuredText by Bill Fenner — last modified 2004-09-25 02:25 PM

 

Enhanced IETF IPR Disclosure Search Capability by News Gateway — last modified 2004-11-01 02:30 AM

The IETF Secretariat is pleased to announce the deployment of an enhanced search capability for the IETF IPR Disclosure Page

Status of Administrative Restructuring by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-14 11:43 AM

We believe draft-ietf-iasa-bcp now reflects an IETF consensus.

Deadline for Security AD Nominations (, from 2004-10-11 12:00 PM to 2004-10-11 12:00 PM) — by Bill Fenner

Deadline for Security AD Nominations to replace Steve Bellovin mid-term.

PGP key signing party at IETF 62 by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-04 05:23 PM

PGP key signing party at IETF 62

New NEWTRK mailing list to discuss old draft/ps specs by News Gateway — last modified 2004-11-19 02:11 PM

The NEWTRK WG has consensus that it would be worthwhile to run an experiment to figure out whether the process suggested in draft-ietf-newtrk-cruft-01 can be achieved. This is a call for participants in that experiment.

Enhancements to IETF IPR Disclosure Page by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-10 10:04 PM

The IETF Secretariat is pleased to announce enhancements to the "IETF IPR Disclosure Page" for handling updates to existing IPR disclosures.

The IASA BCP has been approved by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-18 11:02 PM

After listening to the community discussion, the IESG has approved the document draft-ietf-iasa-bcp-07, and the ISOC BoT has accepted the document, thereby starting the formal process of establishing the IASA.

WG Review: Ransparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (trill) by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-11 12:02 PM

A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Internet Area. The IESG has not made any determination as yet. The following description was submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. Please send your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg@ietf.org) by February 16th.

Call for Nominees by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-08 05:03 PM

The 2004-2005 nomcom is looking for nominees for the IESG and IAB.

IANA "Office Hours" at IETF-62 in Minneapolis by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-01 12:02 PM

IANA "Office Hours" at IETF-62 in Minneapolis

New Mailing List: IRTF-Announce by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-22 02:23 PM

A new mailing list has been created to inform the Internet community of activities relating to the Internet Research Task Force.

Internet-Draft Submission Cutoff Dates for the 62nd IETF Meeting in Minneapolis, MN by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-11 01:36 PM

There are two (2) Internet-Draft cutoff dates for the 62nd IETF Meeting in Minneapolis, MN: February 14th for -00 and February 21st for all others.

62nd IETF - Registration by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-08 04:55 PM

Registration for the 62nd IETF Meeting is now taking place.

Internet-Drafts Database Interface by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-10 03:35 AM

The IESG Secretariat is pleased to announce the deployment of the "Internet-Drafts Database Interface".

WG Review: Path Computation Element (pce) by News Gateway — last modified 2004-12-25 06:06 PM

WG Review: Path Computation Element (pce)

62nd IETF - Overflow Hotels by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-08 04:54 PM

We have a group rate at the following hotels for the 62nd IETF Meeting: Marquette Hotel, Minneapolis Doubletree

IASA Transition Team by News Gateway — last modified 2004-12-03 02:26 PM

We are pleased to announce that the IASA transition team has been formed and work is underway.

Call for nominations: IAOC positions selected by the IESG and IAB by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-24 03:29 PM

Call for nominations: IAOC positions selected by the IESG and IAB

IETF Administrative Director - Evaluation started by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-16 01:07 PM

As per schedule, the IASA Transition Team has started evaluating the applications that so far have come in for the position of IETF Administrative Director.

Call for Nominations: IETF-Nominated ISOC Trustee by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-08 02:40 PM

Call for Nominations: IETF-Nominated ISOC Trustee

IRTF Chair by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-08 05:44 PM

IRTF Chair

AMENDED: List of accepted nominations for IETF appointment to ISOC BoT by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-18 03:11 PM

AMENDED: List of accepted nominations for IETF appointment to ISOC BoT

RFC Editor Tutorial and "Office Hours" at IETF Mineappolis, Minnesota by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-04 05:23 PM

RFC Editor Tutorial and "Office Hours" at IETF Mineappolis, Minnesota

List of accepted nominations for IETF appointment to ISOC BoT by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-04 05:23 PM

List of accepted nominations for IETF appointment to ISOC BoT

Invitation to the ITU-T Workshop on NGN in Collaboration with the IETF by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-01 10:07 PM

The ITU-T will hold a workshop on NGN (Next Generation Network) together with the IETF 1-2 May, 2005, Geneva, Switzerland. Attendance is open to all IETF participants and is free of charge. The deadline for registration is 15 April 2005.

IAB & IESG initial IAOC appointments by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-04 08:28 PM

The IAB and IESG have reviewed the candidates and supporting material provided for their 2005 IAOC appointments process. We would like to thank all those who accepted nomination and who contributed input to the process. The IAB has selected Lucy Lynch for their 2-year appointment to the IAOC. The IESG has selected Kurtis Lindqvist for their 1-year appointment to the IAOC.

FYI: Different session schedule at IETF63 by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-28 09:22 AM

FYI: Different session schedule at IETF63

2004/05 NomCom Selections by News Gateway — last modified 2005-02-24 03:28 PM

2004/05 NomCom Selections

New IAOC Web Site by News Gateway — last modified 2005-06-19 10:50 AM

The IAOC has a new Web Site

New tool prototypes by News Gateway — last modified 2005-03-04 05:23 PM

New tool prototypes

Reducing Spam on IETF RT Ticket System Queues by News Gateway — last modified 2005-07-29 12:37 PM

A challenge-response system is being installed in front of the email interface to the IETF Secretariat's ticket system.

Enforcement of Updated IPR Boilerplate by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-04 08:31 PM

As of 17:00 ET on Friday May 6, 2005, the Secretariat will accept *only* those Internet-Drafts that comply with the requirements of RFC 3978, and with the most recent version of the "Guidelines to Authors of Internet-Drafts" document.

WG Action: PRactically IDEal Working Group (pride) by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-02 01:44 AM

A new IETF working group has been formed in the Routing Area. For additional information, please contact the Area Directors or the WG Chairs.

Second NomCom 2005/06 Call for Volunteers by News Gateway — last modified 2005-09-26 06:08 PM

This is the second call for volunteers to participate in the 2005 IETF Nominations Committee (NomCom), the committee that will select this year's nominees for the IAB and the IESG. To date, I've received 43 offers to participate in NomCom 05. This represents only 5% of the 849 individuals who are eligible to participate. Success of the IETF depends on your participation!

RFC 3978 boilerplate checking begins (, from 2005-05-06 02:00 PM to 2005-05-06 02:00 PM) — by Bill Fenner

The new IPR text in RFC 3978 will be required on all Internet Drafts submitted after this date.

ISOC Appointment to the IAOC by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-04 08:30 PM

The ISOC Board has selected Steve Crocker for a two year appointment to the IAOC.

IETF Process Evolution by News Gateway — last modified 2005-09-26 06:23 PM

This note describes a method of starting the next phase of IETF IETF process change, possibly including updating the change process itself.

BCP 103, RFC 4053 on Procedures for Handling Liaison Statements to and from the IETF by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-28 09:22 AM

BCP 103, RFC 4053 on Procedures for Handling Liaison Statements to and from the IETF

WG Review: Layer 1 Virtual Private Networks (l1vpn) by News Gateway — last modified 2005-06-15 11:04 AM

A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Routing Area. The IESG has not made any determination as yet. The following draft charter was submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. Please send your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg@ietf.org) by June 22nd.

IAOC Call for Nominees by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-28 09:22 AM

IAOC Call for Nominees

Ray Pelletier appointed as IETF Administrative Director (IAD) by News Gateway — last modified 2005-06-06 02:21 PM

Ray Pelletier appointed as IETF Administrative Director (IAD)

First IAOC Meeting and Election of Chair by News Gateway — last modified 2005-04-28 09:22 AM

First IAOC Meeting and Election of Chair

IETF Process Evolution: PESCI team members by News Gateway — last modified 2005-09-26 06:42 PM

IETF Process Evolution: PESCI team members

Possible new Real-Time Applications and Infrastucture (RAI) Area by News Gateway — last modified 2005-09-26 06:00 PM

IESG is considering the creation of a new area, as set out below. We solicit feedback from the community on the scope of this potential new area as well as the impact on the IETF's infrastructure and efficiency of setting up this new area. We need to decide quite quickly, to fit the NomCom schedule.

New architecture-discuss mailing list forum by Bill Fenner — last modified 2005-10-24 08:23 PM

A new mailing list has been created to provide a forum for general discussion of Internet architectural issues.

NomCom 2005/06 Call for Volunteers by News Gateway — last modified 2005-09-26 05:59 PM

The NomCom is the IETF's way of choosing its leadership. Typically, half of the positions on the IAB, half of the positions on the IESG and one IAOC position are filled by the NomCom each year. This is the call for volunteers to participate in the 2005 IETF Nominations Committee (NomCom), the committee that will select this year's nominees for the IAB and the IESG. Details about the Nominations Committee and its operation can be found in RFC 3777.

IETF 2008 - 2010 Meeting Calendar Adopted by News Gateway — last modified 2006-06-13 08:35 AM

The IAOC has formally adopted an IETF Meeting Calendar for 2008 - 2010. Thanks for your feedback during its development.

Notes from IESG Retreat held in May by News Gateway — last modified 2006-06-12 10:42 AM

Notes from IESG Retreat held in May

IETF Jabber server changes by News Gateway — last modified 2006-05-20 01:18 PM

IETF Jabber server changes

Call for Nominations, NomCom05 by News Gateway — last modified 2005-10-25 02:20 PM

NomCom05 is now accepting nominations for open IAB, IESG and IAOC positions.

Confirmation of NomCom05 membership by News Gateway — last modified 2005-10-24 02:00 PM

Confirmation of NomCom05 membership

IESG Statement: Normative and Informative References by News Gateway — last modified 2006-05-20 12:12 PM

IESG Statement: Normative and Informative References

FYI: Announcing the IETF Journal - a new ISOC publication by News Gateway — last modified 2005-10-08 01:35 PM

ISOC is pleased to announce the "IETF Journal", a new Internet Society publication produced in cooperation with the Internet Engineering Task Force.

IESG Statement on AUTH48 state by News Gateway — last modified 2006-01-11 01:25 PM

Starting January 5, 2006, limits will apply to the length of the AUTH48 state.

Open mailing list for the discussion of Independent RFC Submissions Process by News Gateway — last modified 2006-06-13 08:59 AM

As part its role in supporting the RFC Editor function, the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has created a public mailing list for the discussion of the RFC Independent Submissions process.

IETF NomComm Appointment - 2006-2007 by News Gateway — last modified 2006-07-03 09:56 AM

IETF NomComm Appointment - 2006-2007

Earlier dates for BOF proposals by News Gateway — last modified 2006-07-24 08:25 AM

If you are expecting to propose a BOF in San Diego, please note the new scheduling deadlines.

ION Announcement: DISCUSS Criteria in IESG Review