RFC 9712 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2025

IETF Meeting Venue Requirements Review

Overview

RFC 9712, “IETF Meeting Venue Requirements Review”, is a Best Current Practice document published in January 2025 by J. Daley, S. Turner. It updates RFC 8718, RFC 8719. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Following a review of the IETF meeting venue requirements, this document updates RFC 8718 ("IETF Plenary Meeting Venue Selection Process"), clarifies how the IETF Administration Support Activity (IASA) should interpret some elements of RFC 8718, and specifies a replacement exploratory meeting process, thereby updating RFC 8719 ("High-Level Guidance for the Meeting Policy of the IETF").

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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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This RFC updates
RFC 8718 RFC 8719
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