All,
A question has been raised privately about who might be considered an eligible
nominee for the IETF chair position. Unfortunately, RFC 8713 does not deal
with this question well when it comes to a mid-term vacancy. I will offer my
own interpretation on each, which is based strictly on a
The Transfer dIGital cREdentialS Securely (tigress) WG will hold a virtual
interim meeting on 2023-10-12 from 11:00 to 12:00 America/Chicago (16:00 to
17:00 UTC).
Agenda:
* Welcome and NoteWell by Chairs (5 mins)
* New proposal by Brad & Ekr (20 mins)
* Old proposal revisions by Dmitry & Yogesh (
All,
This starts a 6 week call for nominations for the position of IETF chair. This
is a replacement for Lars Eggert, who has indicated that he is unable to
complete his term (see [1]).
Nominations can be made here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/nomcom/2023/nominate/
Alternatively, send me an
All,
Apologies for not including the procedural details in my previous email [1].
This email contains more details on the proposed process.
# Process for filling mid-term vacancies replacement given advance notice
RFC 8713, Section 3.5 describes a process that the NomCom is expected to
All,
In discussions of the process for replacing Lars as IETF chair, it was observed
that the IETF chair role is exceptional. With the vacancy coming at the March
IETF, it is possible that the term could be reset.
According to Section 3.5 of RFC 8713, when filling a vacancy of precisely one
All,
As you have seen [1], Lars has just indicated that he is not able to continue
as IETF chair. I’d like to thank Lars for his service in this difficult and
important role.
However, the fact that Lars has given plenty of notice, while very much
appreciated, creates something of a problem.
Hi,
My employer has undergone some internal changes recently and has informed me
that I need to significantly reduce my IETF involvement. Unfortunately, I will
not be able to continue to serve as IETF Chair until the end of my term in
March 2025 with the time I will be permitted to spend.
