IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees
RFC 2027
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RFC - Informational
(October 1996; No errata)
Obsoleted by RFC 2282
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Author | James Galvin | ||
Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
Stream | Internent Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
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Network Working Group J. Galvin Request for Comments: 2027 CommerceNet BCP: 10 October 1996 Category: Best Current Practice IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled has been exercised four times since its formal creation. The evolution of the process has relied principally on oral tradition as a means by which the lessons learned could be passed on to successive committees. This document is a self- consistent, organized compilation of the process as it is known today. Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................ 1 2 General ..................................................... 3 3 Nominating Committee Selection............................... 6 4 Nominating Committee Operation............................... 7 5 Member Recall ............................................... 10 6 Security Considerations ..................................... 11 7 Editor's Address ............................................ 11 1. Introduction By 1992, many aspects of the operation of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) had been reviewed and changes were being implemented. Included in those changes was the process by which members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled. Since 1992, the process of selection and confirmation has been exercised four times: 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. The recall process has not been exercised. Galvin Best Current Practice [Page 1] RFC 2027 NOMCOM and Recall Operation October 1996 A single paragraph in RFC1602 is the extent to which the process has been formally recorded to date. Informally, following the 1992 exercise of the process, an internet draft was distributed recording many of the details of the operation of that first nominating committee. In addition, in both 1994 and 1995, the POISED working group met, which facilitated the "oral tradition" transference of the selection and confirmation process lessons learned, including the email archives of the working group mailing list. This document is a self-consistent, organized compilation of the process as described by each of these sources. The process described here includes only items for which the consensus of those participating in the various discussions was easily recognized. As a result, two assumptions are made. (1) The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) and Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG) are not a part of the process described here. (2) The organization (and re-organization) of the IESG is not a part of the process described here. In addition, this document specifies time frames for which the frame of reference is IETF meetings. The time frames assume that the IETF meets at least once per year with that meeting occurring during the North American Spring time, i.e., the IETF meets at least on or about March of each year. The remainder of this document is divided into four major topics as follows. General This a set of rules and constraints that apply to the selection and confirmation process as a whole. Nominating Committee Selection This is the process by which volunteers from the IETF community are recognized to serve on the committee that nominates candidates to serve on the IESG and IAB. Nominating Committee Operation This is the set of principles, rules, and constraints that guide the activities of the nominating committee, including the confirmation process. Galvin Best Current Practice [Page 2] RFC 2027 NOMCOM and Recall Operation October 1996 Member Recall This is the process by which the behavior of a sitting member of the IESG or IAB may be questioned, perhaps resulting in the removal of the sitting member. 2. General The following set of rules apply to the selection and confirmation process as a whole. If necessary, a paragraph discussing the interpretation of each rule is included. (1) The principal function of the nominating committee is to recruit and nominate candidates for open IESG and IABShow full document text