RFC 5633 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2009

Nominating Committee Process: Earlier Announcement of Open Positions and Solicitation of Volunteers

Overview

RFC 5633, “Nominating Committee Process: Earlier Announcement of Open Positions and Solicitation of Volunteers”, is a Best Current Practice document published in August 2009 by S. Dawkins. It updates RFC 3777. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7437 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 3777, Section 4, Bullet 13 to allow announcement of open positions and solicitation of volunteers to be issued before a Nominating and Recall Committee Chair has been named by the Internet Society President. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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Obsoleted by
RFC 7437
This RFC updates
RFC 3777
Other RFCs from 2009

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