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+Network Working Group                                   L. Chapin, Chair
+Request for Comments: 1358                   Internet Architecture Board
+                                                             August 1992
+
+
+            Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
+
+Status of this Memo
+
+   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
+   not specify an Internet standard.  Distribution of this memo is
+   unlimited.
+
+Section 1.
+
+   The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) shall be constituted and shall
+   operate as a technical advisory group of the Internet Society.  Its
+   responsibilities shall include:
+
+      (1)  Expert and experienced oversight of the architecture of the
+           worldwide multiprotocol Internet.
+
+      (2)  The editorial management and publication of the Request for
+           Comments (RFC) document series, which constitutes the
+           archival publication series for Internet Standards and
+           related contributions by the Internet research and
+           engineering community.
+
+      (3)  The development, review, and approval of Internet
+           Standards, according to a well-defined and documented set
+           of "Procedures for Internet Standardization".  Internet
+           Standards shall be published in the form of specifications
+           as part of the RFC series.
+
+      (4)  The provision of advice and guidance to the Board of Trustees
+           and Officers of the Internet Society concerning technical,
+           architectural, procedural, and (where appropriate) policy
+           matters pertaining to the Internet and its enabling
+           technologies.
+
+      (5)  Representation of the interests of the Internet Society in
+           liaison relationships with other organizations.
+
+   The IAB may be charged with additional responsibilities within the
+   Internet Society, or undertake additional specific activities from
+   time to time, as the needs and requirements of the Internet Society
+   demand.
+
+
+
+
+IAB                                                             [Page 1]
+
+RFC 1358                   Charter of the IAB                August 1992
+
+
+Section 2.
+
+   The IAB shall consist of a number of members not to exceed 15.
+   Members of the IAB shall serve in that capacity as individuals, and
+   not as representatives of any company, agency, or other organization.
+   Individuals shall be nominated for membership by:
+
+      (a) the IAB;
+
+      (b) the President of the Internet Society;
+
+      (c) the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society;  or
+
+      (d) a duly executed petition of at least 1% of the current
+          membership of the Internet Society, or, if the current
+          membership of the Society exceeds 15,000, of at least 150
+          members, delivered to and validated by the Secretary of
+          the Society.
+
+   The Internet Society Board of Trustees shall approve or disapprove
+   such a nomination within 60 days.  Approval shall be by the
+   affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the members of the Board
+   of Trustees then in office.
+
+   Any member of the IAB may be replaced by the Board of Trustees, by
+   the affirmative vote of at least four-fifths of the members of the
+   Board of Trustees then in office, whenever in their judgement the
+   best interests of the Society will be served thereby.  A member of
+   the IAB shall also be replaced, upon the confirming vote of a
+   majority of the members of the Board of Trustees then in office, if
+   and when a duly executed petition of at least 5% of the voting
+   membership of the Internet Society is delivered to and validated by
+   the Secretary of the Society.  The vote of the Board of Trustees, and
+   any action pursuant to that vote, shall be taken no later than at the
+   next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board following the date on
+   which the Secretary declares the receipt of a valid petition.
+
+   The Board of Trustees shall review each IAB member's contribution to
+   the IAB at three-year intervals, and shall at that time explicitly
+   reaffirm or revoke the membership.  There is no limit to the number
+   of times the Board of Trustees may reaffirm the membership of any
+   individual IAB member.  However, it is expected that the decision to
+   reaffirm or revoke will be reached with respect to the current
+   composition of the IAB as a whole, and the extent to which the goals
+   and requirements of the Internet Society are served by the IAB as
+   then currently constituted.
+
+
+
+
+
+IAB                                                             [Page 2]
+
+RFC 1358                   Charter of the IAB                August 1992
+
+
+   Whenever the Board of Trustees determines that a vacancy exists on
+   the IAB, it shall circulate among the membership of the Internet
+   Society, by electronic mail, a call for nominations, specifying a
+   closing date for nominations to be received by the Secretary of the
+   Society that is no less than 30 days after the date on which the call
+   is circulated.  At its discretion, the Board may also circulate the
+   call for nominations among the membership of the Society my means
+   other than electronic mail, and may also advertise or circulate the
+   call by such other means and among the members of such other groups
+   as it sees fit and appropriate.
+
+Section 3.
+
+   The IAB may create and empower task forces, committees, and working
+   groups, as it sees fit, to carry out activities that fall within the
+   scope of the IAB's responsibilities.  The initial task forces of the
+   IAB are the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet
+   Research Task Force (IRTF).
+
+Section 4.
+
+   The Internet Society shall provide support for secretariat functions
+   that are required by the IAB or its task forces, committees, and
+   working groups, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.  In
+   particular, the secretariat shall include support for the Internet
+   standards-making activity of the IAB.  During the Internet Society's
+   Initial Period of operations, support for secretariat functions shall
+   depend on the availability of funding provided specifically for this
+   purpose.
+
+Section 5.
+
+   Members of the IAB and its task forces, committees, and working
+   groups shall serve on a volunteer basis without compensation, except
+   as provided in (a) and (b) below:
+
+   (a)  The President of the Internet Society may approve the
+        reimbursement by the Society of expenses incurred by a
+        member of the IAB or one of its corollary organizations,
+        if he or she determines that reimbursement of specific
+        expenses is appropriate.
+
+   (b)  Acting on the recommendation of the President of the Internet
+        Society, the Board of Trustees may approve the payment of
+        compensation to an individual whose service as a member of the
+        IAB or of one of its corollary organizations is
+
+
+
+
+
+IAB                                                             [Page 3]
+
+RFC 1358                   Charter of the IAB                August 1992
+
+
+        (1) considered by the Board to be essential to the welfare of
+            the Society, and
+
+        (2) is, in the Board's estimation, unobtainable in the absence
+            of reasonable compensation.
+
+        In determining the need for and amount of compensation, the
+        Board shall apply the criteria and voting rules that it normally
+        applies to matters concerning the allocation of Internet Society
+        funds.
+
+Section 6.
+
+   The members of the IAB shall appoint one of their number to serve as
+   the chair of the IAB, with all of the duties and responsibilities
+   normally associated with such a position.  The chair of the IAB may
+   be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
+   members of the IAB, or as a result of his or her departure from the
+   IAB.
+
+Section 7.
+
+   The chair of the IAB shall have the authority to organize the IAB as
+   he or she sees fit.
+
+Section 8.
+
+   The chair of the IAB, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the
+   IAB membership, shall have the authority to appoint an Editor for the
+   Request for Comments (RFC) publication series (the "RFC Editor"), who
+   shall be responsible for the editorial management and publication of
+   the RFC series.  If the RFC Editor is not a member of the IAB, he or
+   she shall serve ex officio as a member of the IAB unless and until
+   made a regular member of the IAB.  The RFC Editor may be removed at
+   any time by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the
+   IAB.
+
+Section 9.
+
+   The chair of the IAB, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the
+   IAB membership, shall have the authority to appoint the chair of the
+   Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), who shall be responsible for
+   the management and organization of the IETF.  If the IETF chair is
+   not a member of the IAB, he or she shall serve ex officio as a member
+   of the IAB unless and until made a regular member of the IAB.  The
+   IETF chair may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of
+   two-thirds of the members of the IAB.
+
+
+
+
+IAB                                                             [Page 4]
+
+RFC 1358                   Charter of the IAB                August 1992
+
+
+Section 10.
+
+   The chair of the IAB, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the
+   IAB membership, shall have the authority to appoint the chair of the
+   Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), who shall be responsible for the
+   management and organization of the IRTF.  If the IRTF chair is not a
+   member of the IAB, he or she shall serve ex officio as a member of
+   the IAB unless and until made a regular member of the IAB.  The IRTF
+   chair may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of two-
+   thirds of the members of the IAB.
+
+Section 11.
+
+   The Internet Society News shall serve as the formal Publication of
+   Record for the announcement of actions taken and decisions made by
+   the IAB on matters related to the Internet Standards.  Other official
+   actions and decisions of the IAB may be announced and recorded in the
+   News.  All IAB announcements published in the News shall also be
+   distributed by electronic mail to the Internet Society membership.
+
+   The Internet Society shall, through its various publications and by
+   any other means that may be suitable in each circumstance, provide
+   timely information to its members concerning the actions and
+   decisions of the IAB;  and shall actively solicit and promote the
+   participation of its members in IAB-administered activities such as
+   the development and review of Internet Standards.
+
+Section 12.
+
+   The Internet Society shall regularly publish as an RFC a definitive
+   record of the status of the Internet Standards process.  As it is
+   used in this section, the term "regularly" shall mean "no less
+   frequently than once every six months".
+
+Security Considerations
+
+   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
+
+Author's Address
+
+   A. Lyman Chapin
+   Bolt, Beranek & Newman
+   Mail Stop 20/5b
+   150 Cambridge Park Drive
+   Cambridge, MA 02140
+
+   Phone: (617) 873-3133
+   EMail: lyman@BBN.COM
+
+
+
+IAB                                                             [Page 5]
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