RFC 8713 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2020

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

Overview

RFC 8713, “IAB, IESG, IETF Trust, and IETF LLC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the IETF Nominating and Recall Committees”, is a Best Current Practice document published in February 2020 by M. Kucherawy, R. Hinden, J. Livingood. It obsoletes RFC 7437, RFC 8318. It has since been updated by RFC 9389. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG, some Trustees of the IETF Trust, and some Directors of the IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC) are selected, confirmed, and recalled is specified in this document. This document is based on RFC 7437. Only those updates required to reflect the changes introduced by IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) 2.0 have been included. Any other changes will be addressed in future documents.

This document obsoletes RFC 7437 and RFC 8318.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 7437 RFC 8318
Updated by
RFC 9389
Other RFCs from 2020

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