Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                          B. Leiba
Request for Comments: 6859                           Huawei Technologies
BCP: 10                                                     January 2013
Updates: 3777
Category: Best Current Practice
ISSN: 2070-1721


          Update to RFC 3777 to Clarify Nominating Committee
                    Eligibility of IETF Leadership

Abstract

  RFC 3777 specifies that "sitting members" of the IAB and IESG "may
  not volunteer to serve on the nominating committee".  Since the time
  that document was written, the IETF Administrative Oversight
  Committee (IAOC) was formed; that body is not covered by RFC 3777.
  There is also ambiguity in RFC 3777 about whether ex officio members
  and liaisons are included as "sitting members".  This document
  updates RFC 3777 to clarify the rules as they apply to members of the
  IAB, the IESG, and the IAOC.

Status of This Memo

  This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

  This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
  (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
  received public review and has been approved for publication by the
  Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
  BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

  Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
  and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
  http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6859.
















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1.  Introduction

  The "IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process:
  Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees" document [RFC3777]
  defines the nominating committee process.  On the nominating
  committee, it is important to include people who have the experience
  necessary to understand the IETF process: those individuals can bring
  a broader perspective to the nominating committee and will help
  ensure that the people it selects are better prepared to fulfill the
  roles.  That said, one of the key points in the process and in the
  selection of the nominating committee is that the IETF wants to avoid
  having the IAB and the IESG be self-selecting.  The selection of the
  nominating committee, therefore, excludes individuals who currently
  serve on the bodies to which the nominating committee selects seats.

  RFC 3777 specifies that "sitting members" of the IAB and IESG "may
  not volunteer to serve on the nominating committee".  Since the time
  that document was written, the IETF Administrative Oversight
  Committee (IAOC) was formed.  Some IAOC members are selected by the
  nominating committee (see [RFC4071], Section 4), and that body is not
  covered by RFC 3777.  There is also ambiguity in RFC 3777 about
  whether ex officio members, liaisons, and such are included as
  "sitting members".  This document updates RFC 3777 to clarify the
  rules as they apply to members of the IAB, the IESG, and the IAOC,
  with the understanding of the intent of RFC 3777 as outlined above.

  RFC 3777 does not exclude participation by working group chairs, IRTF
  research group chairs, members of directorates and special review
  teams, or members of other advisory bodies.  This document makes no
  changes in that regard.






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2.  Replacement of RFC 3777, Section 4, Rule 15

  The following paragraph replaces RFC 3777, Section 4, rule 15 in its
  entirety.

  15.  Any person who serves on any of the Internet Society Board of
  Trustees, the IAB, the IESG, or the IAOC, including those who serve
  on these bodies in ex officio positions, may not volunteer to serve
  as voting members of the nominating committee.  Liaisons to these
  bodies from other bodies or organizations are not excluded by this
  rule.

3.  Security Considerations

  This is a procedural document, and it is entirely unrelated to
  security.

4.  References

4.1.  Normative References

  [RFC3777]  Galvin, J., "IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and
             Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall
             Committees", BCP 10, RFC 3777, June 2004.

4.2.  Informative References

  [RFC4071]  Austein, R. and B. Wijnen, "Structure of the IETF
             Administrative Support Activity (IASA)", BCP 101,
             RFC 4071, April 2005.

Author's Address

  Barry Leiba
  Huawei Technologies

  Phone: +1 646 827 0648
  EMail: [email protected]
  URI:   http://internetmessagingtechnology.org/












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