Please submit nominations by 8 April 2014. Thanks, Russ
Begin forwarded message: > From: IAB Chair <[email protected]> > Date: March 26, 2014 11:29:38 AM EDT > To: IETF Announce <[email protected]> > Cc: IAB <[email protected]>, IETF <[email protected]> > Subject: Call for RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC) Nominations > > As specified in "RFC Editor Model (Version 2)" (RFC 6635), the IAB is > responsible for appointing the members of the RFC Series Oversight Committee > (RSOC). Bernard Aboba has stepped down from his role on the RSOC. The IAB > thanks him for his service. > > The IAB is now looking for a community member to appoint to the RSOC. This > message is a call for nominations for that position. If you are interested, > or there is someone you know of who would make a good member, please nominate > yourself or that person. > > As noted in RFC 6635, the RSOC, which currently includes two IAB members, > acts with authority delegated from the IAB, and the RSOC is responsible for > approving consensus policy and vision documents developed by the RFC Series > Editor (RSE) in collaboration with the community. The RSOC is also > responsible for ensuring that the RFC Series is run in a transparent and > accountable manner. For decisions that affect the RFC Series Editor > individually, the RSOC prepares recommendations for the IAB, such as > preparing the performance reviews of the RSE. RSOC members are expected to > recognize potential conflicts of interest and behave accordingly. > > If you would like to nominate a candidate for membership in the RSOC, please > send information on the candidate, including their email address, to > iab-chair at iab.org and execd at iab.org. Self-nominations are acceptable. > > The current membership of the RSOC can be seen at > http://www.iab.org/activities/programs/rfc-editor-program/. > > Nominations should be received by 8 April 2014. > > The IAB will confirm individuals willingness to be considered, and publish > the resulting list so that the community can provide comments before the IAB > makes any decisions on RSOC membership. > > The new member will begin serving on the RSOC as soon as the IAB completes > the selection process. > > For the information of potential nominees, the RSOC will be having a half-day > face-to-face meeting in Toronto on 19 July 2014, the Saturday before IETF 90. > > The current focus of the RSOC is on: > > 1) Overseeing and assisting the RSE in the process of evoling the RFC format > and style. > > 2) Periodic reviews of the RFSE performance. > > 3) Working with the RSE and the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee > (IAOC) on the statements of work for contracts related to the RFC Production > Center and RFC Publisher. > > The RSOC usually meets virtually once a month for an hour, a lunch at every > IETF meeting, and a half day in-person meeting once a year (usually scheduled > the weekend before an IETF meeting at the same venue (as noted above the next > one will be in Toronto). More time may be required if the applicant > participates in leadership of the committee, design teams, or other related > activities. RSOC members are expected to follow the rfc-interest mailing > list, a usually low-volume list for internal communication, and to be > familiar with discussion topics related to the RFC series on the > [email protected] list. > > Thank you, > Russ Housley > IAB Chair >
