This announcement from the RFC Editor is of relevance to the IRTF. Colin Perkins IRTF Chair
> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Heather Flanagan <[email protected]> > Subject: DATE CHANGE: RFC Editor Model - Virtual Interim Meeting Announcement > and Invitation > Date: 4 September 2019 at 20:30:09 BST > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], RFC Interest <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > > ** Based on feedback that I’ve hit a major international holiday on 30 > September, I’ve moved that meeting slot to 1 October 2019 ** > > Hello, > > The RFC Series has come to a crossroads where questions must be answered > regarding how the Series should be managed, the role of the RFC Series > Editor, and the oversight of the RFC Editor function. The RFC Editor > publishes RFCs for the IETF, the IRTF, the IAB, and the Independent > Submissions stream. Those RFCs are referred to by other Standards Development > Organizations (SDOs), by organizations and governments in their procurement > processes, by academics, and more. Decisions on the future of the RFC Editor > and the RFC Series needs to include input from both the producers and the > consumers of RFCs. > > I am reaching out to different groups and organizations so that they may be a > part of figuring out how to answer those questions. It is worth noting that I > am not trying to get to a final answer on what the future of the RFC Editor > and the RFC Series should be; I’m trying to reach consensus on who should be > making those decisions. So, with that in mind, this is an invitation to > attend one of three virtual interim meetings, and/or the face-to-face meeting > (with remote participation supported) at IETF 106 in Singapore. > > This is not an IETF or IRTF activity, but we are holding this discussion > under the IETF and IRTF policies described in the Note Well > (https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/ > <https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/>). This is to ensure consistent and > well-understood policies, particularly relating to appropriate behavior, > privacy, etc. To the extent that topics of discussion might comprise input > to IETF or IRTF and involve regular participants in each, this ensures that > these discussions are covered under the rules of those bodies. > > The virtual meetings will be held in various time-zone sensitive windows to > enable as much participation as possible: > > Friday, 13 September 2019 at 16:00 UTC > Monday, 30 September 2019 at 13:00 UTC > Friday, 18 October 2019 at 02:00 UTC > > The WebEx information, a copy of the agenda [1], and (eventually) all future > proceedings are on the RSE wiki: > https://www.rfc-editor.org/rse/wiki/doku.php?id=interim > <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rse/wiki/doku.php?id=interim> > > Required reading list: > https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4844 > <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4844> > https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6635 > <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6635> > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-carpenter-request-for-comments/ > <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-carpenter-request-for-comments/> > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-fiftyyears/ > <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-fiftyyears/> > https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/ <https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/> > > This announcement and invitation is being extended to: > * IETF, IRTF, IAB, and Independent Submission authors and participants via > various mailing lists, including the rfc-interest, ietf-announce, and > wgchairs mailing lists > * Regional NOGs > * IAB liaison contacts (see https://www.ietf.org/about/liaisons/ > <https://www.ietf.org/about/liaisons/>) > * ISOC chapter heads > * REFEDS > > Email-based discussion on this topic should happen on the rfc-interest > mailing list (https://www.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-interest > <https://www.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-interest>). > > Additional participants are welcome; feel free to forward to anyone you think > would be interested and willing to contribute to the discussion. > > Thank you for your time, > Heather Flanagan > RFC Series Editor > > — > > [1] Agenda > > Administrivia > Meeting will be recorded > Note Well (https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/ > <https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well/>) > > Acknowledging possible models > The RFC Editor as a wholly independent entity > The RFC Editor as an IAB/RSOC managed function > The RFC Editor as an IETF LLC managed function > > Identifying how to handle next steps: > Who manages the community discussion? > Who needs to be invited to the table? > Who calls consensus? > > > _______________________________________________ > rfc-interest mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://www.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-interest > _______________________________________________ > IETF-Announce mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
