Process for Organization of Internet Standards (poised) ------------------------------------------------------- Charter Chair(s): Steve Crocker None Director(s) Phill Gross Mailing lists: General Discussion:poised@cnri.reston.va.us To Subscribe: poised-request@cnri.reston.va.us Archive: ietf.cnri.reston.va.us:~/ietf-mail-archive/poised/* Description of Working Group: The goal of this Working Group is to examine the Internet standards process and the responsibilities of the IAB, with attention to the relationship between the IAB and IETF/IESG. The need for this Working Group was suggested during discussions at the July 1992 IETF. This led to a request from the Internet Society president to form such a Working Group. The Working Group will consider the following matters: 1. Procedures for making appointments to the Internet Architecture Board. 2. Procedures for resolving disagreements among IETF, IESG and IAB in matters pertaining to the Internet Standards. 3. Methods for assuring that for any particular Internet Standard, procedures have been followed satisfactorily by all parties so that everyone with an interest has had a fair opportunity to be heard. The Working Group will begin with a review of the procedures for making IAB appointments as documented in RFC 1358 and a review of the standards-making process documented in RFC 1310. The Working Group has a goal of issuing a final report in time for IESG consideration and publication as an RFC before the ISOC Board Trustee's meeting in December 1992. Given the compressed timescale, the Working Group will conduct most of its deliberations by electronic mail on the POISED Working Group mailing list. There will also be a preliminary report and discussions at the November 1992 IETF meeting in Washington, DC. This will be a normal IETF Working Group, i.e., the mailing list and all discussions will be completely open. Goals and Milestones: Done Review and approval of the Charter for the POISED Working Group. Done Gather initial set of issues and write a preliminary report. Done Post as an Internet-Draft the initial recommendations to the ISOC Board. Done Open discussion and presentation of the work of the POISED Working Group at Washington D.C. IETF meeting. Done Submit the recommendations document to the IESG for posting as an Informational RFC. This document will be subsequently transmitted to the ISOC Board. Internet Drafts: No Current Internet drafts. Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ---------- ----------------------------------------- RFC1396 I Jan 93 The Process for Organization of Internet Standards Working Group (POISED)