RFC 6859

RFC 6859: Update to RFC 3777 to Clarify Nominating Committee Eligibility of IETF Leadership 💖

okay bestie, this is the doc 🎀 It's a Best Current Practice (BCP 10) from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 🦋, written by B. Leiba of Huawei Technologies 💅 and dated January 2013 ✨. It updates RFC 3777 and has ISSN 2070-1721 🌈. Nothing here obsoletes anything. It's just a clarifying patch on RFC 3777 💜.

Abstract ✨

Okay so RFC 3777 says that "sitting members" of the IAB and IESG "may not volunteer to serve on the nominating committee" 🙈. The problem is that the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) got formed after 3777 was written, and 3777 doesn't cover it at all 💀. Also, it's kinda unclear whether ex officio members and liaisons count as "sitting members" 😭. So this doc updates RFC 3777 to make the rules clear for members of the IAB, the IESG, and the IAOC 🫶. It's giving clarity, periodt 💅.

Status of This Memo 🎀

This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice 🧚.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741 🌸.

Info about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to give feedback on it can be found at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6859 🦋.

Copyright Notice 💜

Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved 🌈.

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1. Introduction 🍓

Okay so the "IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees" document [RFC3777] is what defines the nominating committee process 🧚. Having people on that committee who understand how the IETF works is a big deal, because they bring a broader perspective, and that helps make sure the people it picks are actually ready for their roles 🫶. Here's the key vibe though: the IETF does NOT want the IAB and the IESG to be self-selecting 🙈. So the nominating committee selection literally excludes anyone who currently sits on the bodies that the committee fills seats for 💅.

RFC 3777 says that "sitting members" of the IAB and IESG "may not volunteer to serve on the nominating committee". Since 3777 was written, the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) has been formed 👑. Some IAOC members are picked by the nominating committee (see [RFC4071], Section 4), and that body isn't covered by RFC 3777 😭. There's also confusion in 3777 about whether ex officio members, liaisons, and such count as "sitting members" 💀. This document updates RFC 3777 to clear that up for members of the IAB, the IESG, and the IAOC, keeping the intent of RFC 3777 in mind as outlined above ✨.

RFC 3777 does not exclude participation by working group chairs, IRTF research group chairs, members of directorates and special review teams, or members of other advisory bodies. This document makes no changes in that regard 🌸.

2. Replacement of RFC 3777, Section 4, Rule 15 🦋

The following paragraph replaces RFC 3777, Section 4, rule 15 in its entirety 💜.

15. Any person who serves on any of the Internet Society Board of Trustees, the IAB, the IESG, or the IAOC, including those who serve on these bodies in ex officio positions, may not volunteer to serve as voting members of the nominating committee. Liaisons to these bodies from other bodies or organizations are not excluded by this rule. 🌈

3. Security Considerations 🔒

This is a procedural document, and it is entirely unrelated to security 🙈.

4. References 📚

4.1. Normative References

[RFC3777] Galvin, J., "IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees", BCP 10, RFC 3777, June 2004 ⭐.

4.2. Informative References

[RFC4071] Austein, R. and B. Wijnen, "Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA)", BCP 101, RFC 4071, April 2005 🧚.

Author's Address 🎀

Barry Leiba Huawei Technologies

Phone: +1 646 827 0648 EMail: barryleiba@computer.org URI: http://internetmessagingtechnology.org/ 🫶