The IAB recently requested nominations for the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC). There are a number of candidates, and the IAB is now soliciting comments from the community on these candidates. The following candidates have put their names forward: Tim April Fred Baker Warren Kumari Please send your remarks in confidence about any […]
Mirja Kühlewind reflects on the recent IAB retreat, which was held entirely online, over at the IETF blog: The IAB’s June retreat went all virtual
The IAB has reappointed Tim Wicinski to the Community Coordination Group for the 2020-2022 term. The IAB thanks him for his willingness to serve the community in this capacity.
The IAB has selected Brian Rosen to serve as an additional chair of the RFC Editor Future Development Program, joining current chair Eliot Lear. Together, the chairs will set the detailed agenda, manage the program, and call consensus among the participants. The program also has two liaisons from the IAB to assist with logistical matters, […]
On behalf of the IETF, the IAB has been asked to name a technical expert to the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC). The RZERC is expected to: Review and provide input regarding proposed architectural and operational changes to the root zone. As determined necessary by the committee, propose architectural and operational changes to […]
The IAB (on behalf of the IETF) has been asked to supply a member to the 2021 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) by 2020-07-17. Peter Koch filled this role for the IETF community for the past year, and he is willing to continue. The IAB would like to solicit comments from the community on Peter Koch […]
The IAB has been deliberating the selection of the liaison from the IETF community to ICANN Board of Directors over the past several weeks. After seeking feedback from the IETF community, the IAB has decided to reappoint Harald Alvestrand to this position. The IAB extends their sincere thanks to Harald for continuing to serve the […]
The IAB recently requested nominations for an additional chair or chairs for the RFC Editor Future Development Program. There are a number of candidates, and the IAB is soliciting comment from the community on these candidates. The following candidates have accepted nominations: Nevil Brownlee Alexey Melnikov Brian Rosen Tim Wicinski Nico Williams Chris Wood Please […]
The IAB is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura Thomson to the Internet Society Board of Trustees. She will sit as trustee for three years, commencing with the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Internet Society, 1-2 August 2020. The IAB would like to thank Sean Turner for his service is in this role; […]
As previously discussed, the IAB is seeking an additional chair or chairs for the RFC Editor Future Development Program. This program is modeled on an IETF working group, and will use its mailing list (rfced-future@iab.org) to develop and validate consensus among the participants. The program currently has one chair, Eliot Lear. The current IAB has […]