As specified in “RFC Editor Model (Version 2)” (RFC 6635), the IAB is responsible for appointing the members of the RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC).  Bernard Aboba has stepped down from his role on the RSOC.  The IAB thanks him for his service.

The IAB is now looking for a community member to appoint to the RSOC. This message is a call for nominations for that position.  If you are interested, or there is someone you know of who would make a good member, please nominate yourself or that person.

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The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government’s announcement of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract.

Read the full statement here.

The IAB is responsible for selecting an individual to serve a 3 year  term on the ISOC Board of Trustees.  The procedure is described in  RFC3677. The candidates who accepted their nominations are:

• Bernard Aboba
• Hago Dafalla
• John Levine
• Jordi Palet Martinez
• Kaveh Ranjbar
• Sean Turner
• Stephen Kent
• Sue Hares

We solicit feedback on these candidates by March 31, 2014.  Please send  your response to [email protected] or [email protected].  If  you would like  your feedback to be anonymized, please indicate such in your response. The IAB expects to finalize its selection on or before April 10, 2014.

The IESG will confirm the candidate by May 25, 2014 and the appointee  will begin serving as the new board of trustee member in June.

The IAB has issued a call for review of “RFC Style Guide” prior to potential approval as an IAB stream RFC.

The document is available for inspection here:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-styleguide/

The Call for Review will last until 2 April 2014.

Normally, we ask for comments to go to the IAB mail list, but for this document, it is more appropriate to use the RFC Interest list. Please send comments to [email protected].

The IAB has issued a call for review of “Reflections On Host Firewalls” prior to potential approval as an IAB stream RFC.

The document is available for inspection here:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-host-firewalls/

The Call for Review will last until 2 April 2014.

Please send comments to [email protected].

On 13 February 2014, the NomCom announced the selection of the IAB slate whose terms will start at IETF 89 in March 2014:

•    Mary Barnes
•    Marc Blanchet (incumbent)
•    Ted Hardie
•    Joe Hildebrand
•    Eliot Lear (incumbent, 1 year term)
•    Brian Trammell

The IAB thanks outgoing members Bernard Aboba, Ross Callon, and Hannes Tschofenig for their years of service to the community on the IAB.  The IAB also thanks Alissa Cooper, who is resigning her position on the IAB to join the IESG as RAI Area Director.

Leaders of the organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure (loosely referred to as “I* leaders”) met last week in Santa Monica, California, USA.  During the 2-day meeting, they discussed activities underway and exchanged views and updates on a range of topics.

Read the full statement here.

This year, the IAB will select one person for an ISOC Board of Trustees term ending in mid-2017.  Nominations (including self-nominations) should be sent to [email protected] by February 27, 2014.  Please include e-mail contact details with the nomination.

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The IAB has issued an IETF-wide Call for Comments on “Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering” prior to potential approval as an IAB stream RFC.

The document is available for inspection here:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-filtering-considerations/

The Call for Review will last until 26 February 2014. Please send comments to [email protected].

The IAB has selected Warren Kumari to serve a two-year term on the ICANN TLG and selected Daniel Migault a one-year term.  Thanks for your willingness to serve the community in this capacity.

The IAB thanks all of the candidates.  This was a difficult decision with so many strong candidates.

On behalf of the IAB,
Russ Housley
IAB Chair