IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees (RFC2727)

Network Working Group J. Galvin Request for Comments: 2727 eList eXpress LLC BCP: 10 February 2000 Obsoletes: 2282 Category: Best Current Practice

IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees

Status of this Memo

This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled is specified. This document is a self- consistent, organized compilation of the process as it was known at the time of publication.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction ................................................. 1 2 General ...................................................... 2 3 Nominating Committee Selection ............................... 6 4 Nominating Committee Operation ............................... 8 5 Member Recall ................................................ 11 6 Changes From RFC2282 ......................................... 12 7 Acknowledgements ............................................. 13 8 Security Considerations ...................................... 14 9 References ................................................... 14 10 Editor’s Address ............................................ 14 11 Full Copyright Statement .................................... 15

1. Introduction

This document is a revision of and supercedes RFC2282. It is a complete specification of the process by which members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled as of the date of its approval. However, these procedures are subject to change and such change takes effect immediately upon its approval, regardless of

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whether this document has yet been revised.

The following two assumptions continue to be true of this specification.

(1) The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) and Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG) are not a part of the process described here.

(2) The organization (and re-organization) of the IESG is not a part of the process described here.

The time frames specified here use IETF meetings as a frame of reference. The time frames assume that the IETF meets at least once per calendar year. This document specifies time frames relative to the first IETF of the calendar year, or simply "First IETF".

The remainder of this document is divided into four major topics as follows.

General This a set of rules and constraints that apply to the selection and confirmation process as a whole.

Nominating Committee Selection This is the process by which volunteers from the IETF community are recognized to serve on the committee that nominates candidates to serve on the IESG and IAB.

Nominating Committee Operation This is the...