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The Internet Society (ISOC) provides organizational and financial
support for the IETF. As part of the arrangements between ISOC and the
IETF, the IETF is called upon to name 3 Trustees to its Board (BoT),
with staggered 3 year terms. This requires that the IETF select one
Trustee each year.
A description of the process for selecting the Trustee each year can
be found in RFC3677.
The timeline the IAB is using this year is as follows:
January 2: Open nominations period
February 6: Close of nominations period.
Publication of list of nominated candidates
IAB connences consideration of candidates
On or before
March 5: IAB selection delivered to IESG for confirmation
On or before
April 2: Delivery of final confirmed selection to the ISOC
Elections Committee for announcement with the rest
of the new ISOC BoT slate
Nominations (including self-nominations) should be sent to the IAB --
iab(_at_)iab(_dot_)org(_dot_)
Nomination Details:
Nominees should be aware that ISOC Trustees are elected to three
year terms with approximately one third of the Board of Trustees
elected each year. The responsibilities of a Trustee include fiscal
management of the Internet Society, fundraising, and participation
in 2 to 3 Board meetings per year. The desirable characteristics of
a candidate that are specific to the IETF's selected ISOC BoT member
are outlined in section 2 of RFC 3677.
Nominees will be asked to provide to the IAB:
1. Confirmation of their willingness to be considered within this
process.
2. Full name and contact information.
3. A statement confirming willingness and ability to devote an
appropriate level of time to activities associated with the
position of Trustee.
4. A brief biography outlining experience and background.
5. A statement of interests, concerns about the Internet Society,
goals as a Trustee and motivation to serve as a Trustee.
6. Any further information that is relevant to the work of the IAB in
considering your nomination.
Care of Personal Information.
The following procedures will be used by the IAB in managing this
process:
- The candidate's name will be published, with all other
candidate names, at the close of the nominations period
- Excerpts of the information provided to the IAB by the
nominated candidate will be passed to the IESG as part of the
confirmation process. The IESG will be requested to maintain
confidentiality of the candidate's information
- Except as noted above, all information provided to the IAB
during this process will be kept confidential to the IAB.
Current IETF-Nominated Trustees
The current IETF-Appointed ISOC Trustees and their term of
appointment are:
Eric Huizer 2002 - 2004 (*)
Fred Baker 2002 - 2005
Margaret Wasserman 2003 - 2006
(*) Current term expires May 2004
Thanks,
Geoff Huston
Executive Director, IAB