RFC 8718 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2020

IETF Plenary Meeting Venue Selection Process

Overview

RFC 8718, “IETF Plenary Meeting Venue Selection Process”, is a Best Current Practice document published in February 2020 by E. Lear. It has since been updated by RFC 9712. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The IETF Administration Support Activity (IASA) is responsible for arranging the selection and operation of the IETF plenary meeting venue. This memo specifies IETF community requirements for meeting venues, including hotels and meeting space. It also directs the IASA to make available additional process documents that describe the current meeting selection process.

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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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