Network Working Group                                   L. Chapin, Chair
Request for Comments: 1358                   Internet Architecture Board
                                                            August 1992


           Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)

Status of this Memo

  This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
  not specify an Internet standard.  Distribution of this memo is
  unlimited.

Section 1.

  The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) shall be constituted and shall
  operate as a technical advisory group of the Internet Society.  Its
  responsibilities shall include:

     (1)  Expert and experienced oversight of the architecture of the
          worldwide multiprotocol Internet.

     (2)  The editorial management and publication of the Request for
          Comments (RFC) document series, which constitutes the
          archival publication series for Internet Standards and
          related contributions by the Internet research and
          engineering community.

     (3)  The development, review, and approval of Internet
          Standards, according to a well-defined and documented set
          of "Procedures for Internet Standardization".  Internet
          Standards shall be published in the form of specifications
          as part of the RFC series.

     (4)  The provision of advice and guidance to the Board of Trustees
          and Officers of the Internet Society concerning technical,
          architectural, procedural, and (where appropriate) policy
          matters pertaining to the Internet and its enabling
          technologies.

     (5)  Representation of the interests of the Internet Society in
          liaison relationships with other organizations.

  The IAB may be charged with additional responsibilities within the
  Internet Society, or undertake additional specific activities from
  time to time, as the needs and requirements of the Internet Society
  demand.




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Section 2.

  The IAB shall consist of a number of members not to exceed 15.
  Members of the IAB shall serve in that capacity as individuals, and
  not as representatives of any company, agency, or other organization.
  Individuals shall be nominated for membership by:

     (a) the IAB;

     (b) the President of the Internet Society;

     (c) the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society;  or

     (d) a duly executed petition of at least 1% of the current
         membership of the Internet Society, or, if the current
         membership of the Society exceeds 15,000, of at least 150
         members, delivered to and validated by the Secretary of
         the Society.

  The Internet Society Board of Trustees shall approve or disapprove
  such a nomination within 60 days.  Approval shall be by the
  affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the members of the Board
  of Trustees then in office.

  Any member of the IAB may be replaced by the Board of Trustees, by
  the affirmative vote of at least four-fifths of the members of the
  Board of Trustees then in office, whenever in their judgement the
  best interests of the Society will be served thereby.  A member of
  the IAB shall also be replaced, upon the confirming vote of a
  majority of the members of the Board of Trustees then in office, if
  and when a duly executed petition of at least 5% of the voting
  membership of the Internet Society is delivered to and validated by
  the Secretary of the Society.  The vote of the Board of Trustees, and
  any action pursuant to that vote, shall be taken no later than at the
  next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board following the date on
  which the Secretary declares the receipt of a valid petition.

  The Board of Trustees shall review each IAB member's contribution to
  the IAB at three-year intervals, and shall at that time explicitly
  reaffirm or revoke the membership.  There is no limit to the number
  of times the Board of Trustees may reaffirm the membership of any
  individual IAB member.  However, it is expected that the decision to
  reaffirm or revoke will be reached with respect to the current
  composition of the IAB as a whole, and the extent to which the goals
  and requirements of the Internet Society are served by the IAB as
  then currently constituted.





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  Whenever the Board of Trustees determines that a vacancy exists on
  the IAB, it shall circulate among the membership of the Internet
  Society, by electronic mail, a call for nominations, specifying a
  closing date for nominations to be received by the Secretary of the
  Society that is no less than 30 days after the date on which the call
  is circulated.  At its discretion, the Board may also circulate the
  call for nominations among the membership of the Society my means
  other than electronic mail, and may also advertise or circulate the
  call by such other means and among the members of such other groups
  as it sees fit and appropriate.

Section 3.

  The IAB may create and empower task forces, committees, and working
  groups, as it sees fit, to carry out activities that fall within the
  scope of the IAB's responsibilities.  The initial task forces of the
  IAB are the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet
  Research Task Force (IRTF).

Section 4.

  The Internet Society shall provide support for secretariat functions
  that are required by the IAB or its task forces, committees, and
  working groups, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.  In
  particular, the secretariat shall include support for the Internet
  standards-making activity of the IAB.  During the Internet Society's
  Initial Period of operations, support for secretariat functions shall
  depend on the availability of funding provided specifically for this
  purpose.

Section 5.

  Members of the IAB and its task forces, committees, and working
  groups shall serve on a volunteer basis without compensation, except
  as provided in (a) and (b) below:

  (a)  The President of the Internet Society may approve the
       reimbursement by the Society of expenses incurred by a
       member of the IAB or one of its corollary organizations,
       if he or she determines that reimbursement of specific
       expenses is appropriate.

  (b)  Acting on the recommendation of the President of the Internet
       Society, the Board of Trustees may approve the payment of
       compensation to an individual whose service as a member of the
       IAB or of one of its corollary organizations is





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       (1) considered by the Board to be essential to the welfare of
           the Society, and

       (2) is, in the Board's estimation, unobtainable in the absence
           of reasonable compensation.

       In determining the need for and amount of compensation, the
       Board shall apply the criteria and voting rules that it normally
       applies to matters concerning the allocation of Internet Society
       funds.

Section 6.

  The members of the IAB shall appoint one of their number to serve as
  the chair of the IAB, with all of the duties and responsibilities
  normally associated with such a position.  The chair of the IAB may
  be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
  members of the IAB, or as a result of his or her departure from the
  IAB.

Section 7.

  The chair of the IAB shall have the authority to organize the IAB as
  he or she sees fit.

Section 8.

  The chair of the IAB, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the
  IAB membership, shall have the authority to appoint an Editor for the
  Request for Comments (RFC) publication series (the "RFC Editor"), who
  shall be responsible for the editorial management and publication of
  the RFC series.  If the RFC Editor is not a member of the IAB, he or
  she shall serve ex officio as a member of the IAB unless and until
  made a regular member of the IAB.  The RFC Editor may be removed at
  any time by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the
  IAB.

Section 9.

  The chair of the IAB, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the
  IAB membership, shall have the authority to appoint the chair of the
  Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), who shall be responsible for
  the management and organization of the IETF.  If the IETF chair is
  not a member of the IAB, he or she shall serve ex officio as a member
  of the IAB unless and until made a regular member of the IAB.  The
  IETF chair may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of
  two-thirds of the members of the IAB.




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Section 10.

  The chair of the IAB, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the
  IAB membership, shall have the authority to appoint the chair of the
  Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), who shall be responsible for the
  management and organization of the IRTF.  If the IRTF chair is not a
  member of the IAB, he or she shall serve ex officio as a member of
  the IAB unless and until made a regular member of the IAB.  The IRTF
  chair may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of two-
  thirds of the members of the IAB.

Section 11.

  The Internet Society News shall serve as the formal Publication of
  Record for the announcement of actions taken and decisions made by
  the IAB on matters related to the Internet Standards.  Other official
  actions and decisions of the IAB may be announced and recorded in the
  News.  All IAB announcements published in the News shall also be
  distributed by electronic mail to the Internet Society membership.

  The Internet Society shall, through its various publications and by
  any other means that may be suitable in each circumstance, provide
  timely information to its members concerning the actions and
  decisions of the IAB;  and shall actively solicit and promote the
  participation of its members in IAB-administered activities such as
  the development and review of Internet Standards.

Section 12.

  The Internet Society shall regularly publish as an RFC a definitive
  record of the status of the Internet Standards process.  As it is
  used in this section, the term "regularly" shall mean "no less
  frequently than once every six months".

Security Considerations

  Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

Author's Address

  A. Lyman Chapin
  Bolt, Beranek & Newman
  Mail Stop 20/5b
  150 Cambridge Park Drive
  Cambridge, MA 02140

  Phone: (617) 873-3133
  EMail: [email protected]



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