Ex officio membership to the IASA
draft-kolkman-iasa-ex-officio-membership-00

Abstract

This memo allows I* chairs to delegate the responsibilities under their ex officio membership to the IAOC to somebody else.

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1. Introduction

[RFC4071]appoints the IETF chair, the IAB chair, and the ISOC President/CEO as ex officio voting members to the IAOC and the IETF Trust[RFC4371]. Allowing flexibility in this appointment model allows the burden on these leadership position to be reduced which makes them more attractive for potential candidates.

2. IAOC and Trust Membership modification

The IETF chair, the IAB chair, and the ISOC President/CEO may delegate their responsibilities to other persons. The delegations by the IETF chair and the IAB chair need to be confirmed by the IESG and IAB respectively. The terms of delegation is for a longer term for instance aligned with the IESG and IAB appointment cycles (roughly anual).

3. Security Considerations

There are no security considerations.

4. IANA Considerations

[TO BE REMOVED AT TIME OF PUBLICATION AS RFC]

There are no IANA considerations.

5. Acknowledgements

Earlier variations of this modification of BCP101 were proposed by John Klensin, who acknowledged Spencer Dawkins and Joel Halpern for their suggestions.

6. References

6.1. Normative References

6.2. Informative References

Appendix A. Document info

[This section is to be removed at publication]

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Authors' Addresses

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. IAOC and Trust Membership modification
• 3. Security Considerations
• 4. IANA Considerations
• 5. Acknowledgements
• 6. References
• 6.1. Normative References
• 6.2. Informative References
• Appendix A. Document info
• Authors' Addresses