On February 1, 2012, the NomCom announced the appointment of members of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) for two-year terms beginning at IETF 83. The IAB welcomes new members Jari Arkko and Marc Blanchet, along with returning members Bernard Aboba, Ross Callon, Spencer Dawkins and Hannes Tschofenig. Outgoing members include Olaf Kolkman and Andrei Robachevsky.

The IAB has published RFC 6462 “Report from the Internet Privacy Workshop”.

The IAB has nominated Olaf Kolkman as a representative of the ISOC/IETF to the EU Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation, with Hannes Tschofenig as his alternate.

The IAB has appointed Mary Barnes as Executive Director, succeeding Dow Street who has served in the role of IAB Executive Director since March, 2008. The IAB would like to extend its thanks to Dow for his service to the Internet community.

The IAB has posted the minutes and presentations from the IETF 82 Technical Plenary. This includes the IRTF and IAB Reports as well as a series of presentations on the Internet of Things.

The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) is seeking a candidate to succeed Dow Street as IAB Executive Director. Dow has been in the role for nearly 4 years and is planning to step down due to other commitments. The IAB is looking for a replacement as of January 1, 2012.

The Executive Director is a non-voting member of the IAB (RFC2850) who assumes, in close cooperation with the chair, the responsibility to assist the IAB in the organization of its day-to-day activities and workflow, and maintain the public face of the IAB. More information on the Executive Director position and how to apply is available here.

The IAB would like to thank Dow for his service to the community.

“Privacy Terminology” has been adopted as an IAB document. Comments can be sent to the IAB or the ietf-privacy mailing list, which can be joined here.

Under the Independent Submissions Editor Model, the IAB periodically reviews the performance of the Independent Submissions Editor (ISE), currently Nevil Brownlee. If you have feedback on the performance of the ISE, please send mail to the IAB Chair by December 10, 2011. Feedback will be shared with voting members of the IAB and treated confidentially.

The Internet Architecture Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Flanagan as the RFC Series Editor (RSE). Ms. Flanagan will assume the responsibilities from the Acting RSE, Olaf Kolkman, and begin her tenure on January 1, 2012. The contract negotiated by the IAOC includes an initial term of two years and a presumptive renewal of two years. The complete announcement is available here.