RFC 8318 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2018

IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: IAOC Advisor for the Nominating Committee

Overview

RFC 8318, “IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: IAOC Advisor for the Nominating Committee”, is a Best Current Practice document published in January 2018 by S. Dawkins. It updates RFC 7437. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8713 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This specification formalizes an ad hoc practice used to provide advice to the IETF Nominating Committee (NomCom) about the operations of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC).

This document updates RFC 7437.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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 8713
This RFC updates
RFC 7437
Other RFCs from 2018

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