As part of its oversight responsibility for the Internet Research Task
Force (IRTF), the IAB is responsible for selecting the IRTF Chair.
The IAB sends a call for nominations for this position every two years,
but there is no limit on length of service.
Following the recent call for nominations[1], one candidate has
accepted a nomination:
Dirk Kutscher (incumbent)[2]
The IAB solicits feedback on this candidate by 23:59 UTC on Wednesday,
2026-10-07. Please send your comments to [email protected] and
[email protected]. If you would like your feedback to be anonymized, please
indicate such in your response.
The IAB expects to finalize its selection by the end of October 2026.
The next IRTF Chair term will begin at IETF 128 in March 2027.
[1] https://www.iab.org/announcements/call-for-nominations-irtf-chair/
[2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/person/Dirk%20Kutscher
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