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+Network Working Group                                         C. Huitema
+Request for Comments: 1601                   Internet Architecture Board
+Obsoletes: 1358                                               March 1994
+Category: Informational
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+            Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
+
+Status of this Memo
+
+   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  This memo
+   does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of
+   this memo is unlimited.
+
+Abstract
+
+   This memo documents the composition, selection, roles, and
+   organization of the Internet Architecture Board and its subsidiary
+   organizations.
+
+1.  IAB Membership
+
+   The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) shall consist of 13 voting
+   members, composed of the IETF chair and 12 full members.  The IETF
+   chair, who is also the chair of the IESG, may vote on all official
+   IAB actions except the approval of IESG members.  Ex-officio members
+   and a liaison from the IESG may also attend IAB meetings but shall
+   have no vote on official actions.
+
+   Voting IAB members shall serve for a term of two years, but may serve
+   any number of terms.
+
+   Members of the IAB shall serve as individuals, and not as
+   representatives of any company, agency, or other organization.
+
+   1.1  Selection of voting IAB members
+
+      Voting IAB members shall be nominated by the nominating committee
+      of the IETF and appointed by an appropriate group.  The 12 full
+      members shall be approved by vote of the Board of Trustees of the
+      Internet Society (ISOC), while the IETF chair shall be approved by
+      vote of the 12 full IAB members then sitting.  Normally, six new
+      full members are nominated each year.
+
+      The IETF nomination committee is formed every year and consists of
+      a non-voting chair designated by the Internet Society and seven
+      members picked at random from a pool of volunteers.  Any person
+      who took part in two IETF meetings in the last two years may
+
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+Huitema                                                         [Page 1]
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+RFC 1601                      IAB Charter                     March 1994
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+      volunteer for this pool.  The nomination committee also includes
+      four non-voting liaison members, one designated by each of the
+      Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, the IAB, the IESG, and
+      the IRSG.
+
+      New IAB members shall be selected each year to replace those whose
+      terms have expired or been vacated.  The nomination committee
+      shall prepare a list containing at least one candidate for each
+      open position, and present this list to the ISOC Board of
+      Trustees.  The Board of Trustees will by a vote appoint IAB
+      members from the list of nominees to fill the open positions.
+
+      There is no limit to the number of terms that a member of the IAB
+      may serve.  A member that wishes to be re-nominated at the end of
+      a term simply notifies the nomination committee.  However, there
+      is no obligation for renomination.
+
+   1.2 Ex-Officio Members
+
+      The IRSG chair and the RFC Editor shall be Ex-officio members of
+      the IAB, with no vote in official actions.  An ex-officio position
+      may be held by a voting member.
+
+2.  The Role of the IAB:
+
+   The IAB was chartered as a component of the Internet Society in June
+   of 1992.  Its responsibilities under this charter include:
+
+   (a) IESG Selection
+
+      The IAB appoints a new IETF chair and all other IESG candidates,
+      from a list provided by the IETF nominating committee.
+
+   (b) Architectural Oversight
+
+      The IAB provides oversight of the architecture for the protocols
+      and procedures used by the Internet.
+
+   (c) Standards Process Oversight and Appeal
+
+      The IAB provides oversight of the process used to create Internet
+      Standards.
+
+      The IAB serves as an appeal board for complaints of improper
+      execution of the standards process.
+
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+Huitema                                                         [Page 2]
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+   (d) RFC Series and IANA
+
+      The IAB is responsible for editorial management and publication of
+      the Request for Comments (RFC) document series, and for
+      administration of the various Internet assigned numbers.
+
+   (e) External Liaison
+
+      The IAB acts as representative of the interests of the Internet
+      Society in liaison relationships with other organizations
+      concerned with standards and other technical and organizational
+      issues relevant to the world-wide Internet.
+
+   (f) Advice to ISOC
+
+      The IAB acts as a source 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.
+
+   The following is an expanded discussion of these IAB functions.
+
+   2.1 IESG Selection
+
+      Members of the IESG are nominated for a period of two years by the
+      IETF nomination committee, and are appointed by approval from the
+      IAB.  The committee shall select at least one nominee for each
+      vacant IESG position, i.e., chair of the IESG or chair of a
+      specific area.  The nomination committee may present several
+      candidates for an available position, in which case the IAB will
+      select one of the nominees for that position.
+
+      The nominating committee shall present the IESG nomination list to
+      the IAB for approval.  Within two weeks of receiving the list, the
+      IAB shall approve or disapprove of the nominations, by voting
+      among the full members of the IAB.  At least 8 affirmative votes,
+      and no more than one negative vote, are required to approve an
+      IESG appointment.
+
+      Should the IAB fail to approve a particular nomination, the
+      nomination committee shall present a new nomination for that
+      position.  Should this process fail to converge rapidly, the
+      sitting IESG is permitted to make a temporary appointment to one
+      of their own positions whenever there is no IAB-selected person
+      with an unexpired term filling that slot.
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+Huitema                                                         [Page 3]
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+   2.2 Architectural oversight
+
+      A major role of the IAB is long range planning.  The IAB is
+      expected to "pay attention" to important long-term issues in the
+      Internet, and to make sure that these issues are brought to the
+      attention of the group(s) that are in a position to address them.
+      It is also expected to play a role in assuring that the people
+      responsible for evolving the Internet and its technology are aware
+      of the essential elements of the Internet architecture.
+
+      When a new IETF working group is proposed, the IESG will forward a
+      preliminary version of the charter to the IAB for review of
+      architectural consistency and integrity.  The IAB shall review
+      these proposed charters and give feedback to the IESG as
+      appropriate.
+
+      Pursuant to the architectural oversight function, the IAB sponsors
+      and organizes the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).
+
+      On occasion, the IAB will convene panels to perform in-depth
+      reviews of particular architectural issue.  Such reviews may
+      include consideration of relevant IETF Working Group activities,
+      and for this purpose the panel may invite presentations by
+      qualified parties on the design goals and decisions, technology
+      choices, and other pertinent aspects of these IETF activities.
+      The results of such a review will be a report which may give
+      advice to the community and the IESG.
+
+      The IAB may organize ad hoc bodies of independent technical
+      experts to adjudicate technical disputes.
+
+   2.3 Standards Process Oversight and Appeal
+
+      The development, review, and approval of Internet Standards is the
+      responsibility of the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)
+      of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).  The standards
+      process executed by the IESG is established and documented by the
+      IAB, in consultation with the IESG and with the concurrence of the
+      IETF.
+
+   2.4 RFC Series and Assigned Numbers
+
+      The RFC series constitutes the archival publication channel for
+      Internet Standards and for other contributions by the Internet
+      research and engineering community.  The IAB shall select an RFC
+      Editor, who shall be responsible for the editorial management and
+      publication of the RFC series.
+
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+Huitema                                                         [Page 4]
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+      The IAB shall also designate an Internet Assigned Numbers
+      Authority (IANA) to administer the assignment of Internet protocol
+      numbers.
+
+   2.5 External Liaison
+
+      The IAB is responsible for relationships between the Internet
+      technical groups working under the auspices of ISOC and other
+      interested parties such as the US Federal Networking Council
+      (FNC); various organs of the European Commission (EC); the
+      Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Networking
+      (CCIRN); standards bodies such as the International Organization
+      for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical
+      Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union
+      (ITU); and other professional societies such as the Institute of
+      Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for
+      Computing Machinery (ACM).
+
+   2.6 Advice to ISOC
+
+      The IAB may convene panels of knowledgeable people, hold hearings,
+      and otherwise pursue the investigation of specific questions or
+      topics presented to it by the Internet Society.
+
+3. IAB Organization
+
+   3.1 IAB chair
+
+      The members of the IAB shall select one of its full members to
+      serve as the chair of the IAB, with all of the duties and
+      responsibilities normally associated with such a position.  The
+      term of the IAB chair shall be one year, with no restriction on
+      renewal.  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.
+
+      The chair of the IAB shall have the authority to organize the IAB.
+
+   3.2 Executive Director
+
+      The chair of the IAB hall have the authority to appoint or remove
+      an Executive Director (ExecD).  The ExecD shall administer the
+      internal operation of the IAB, e.g., organization of conferences
+      and meetings and reporting of their results.
+
+      The ExecD may be chosen among the full IAB members with voting
+      rights; otherwise, the ExecD shall be an ex-officio non-voting
+      member.
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+Huitema                                                         [Page 5]
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+   3.3 Selection of the IRSG chair
+
+      The chair of the IAB shall have the authority to appoint or remove
+      the chair of the Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG).  The
+      IRSG chair shall be responsible for the management and
+      organization of the IRSG.
+
+      The IRSG chair may be chosen among the full IAB member with voting
+      rights; otherwise, the IRSG chair shall be an ex-officio non-
+      voting member.
+
+   3.4 Liaisons
+
+      The chair of the IAB and another IAB member, to be selected by the
+      chair, shall serve as liaisons to the IESG.  The selected liaison
+      may be a full member or an ex-officio member.
+
+      In addition, the IESG will appoint one of its members to serve as
+      a liaison to the IAB.  The IESG liaison may attend IAB meetings
+      but shall have no vote.
+
+Security Considerations
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+   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
+
+Author's Address
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+   Christian Huitema
+   INRIA
+   2004 Route des Lucioles
+   BP 93
+   06092 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS Cedex
+   France
+
+   EMail: Christian.Huitema@sophia.inria.fr
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+Huitema                                                         [Page 6]
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