IAOC Requesting Input on Additional (Potential) Future Meeting Cities

2018-09-04 Thread IAOC Chair
The IAOC is again seeking community input on cities which are being considered as possible future locations to hold IETF meetings just as it did in March 2018. Solicitation of community input is an ongoing process and is step 2.1 of the IAOC’s venue selection process. (https

IAOC requesting input on (potential) future meeting cities

2018-03-13 Thread IAOC Chair
The IAOC remains committed to soliciting input on future IETF meeting locations. With this mail, we are soliciting input on some potential IETF locations, including one where we have met before, for which we would like updated input. These particular cities are ones: - where a host has come

IAOC report in advance of IETF 101

2018-03-13 Thread IAOC Chair
This report is provided in advance of IETF101 for the purpose of giving IETF participants more detail of the current work of the IAOC. Please feel free to bring any questions about its contents to the IETF Plenary in London, or share them directly with the IAOC (i...@ietf.org). The IETF’s 2018

Upcoming IAOC committee structure changes

2018-02-26 Thread IAOC Chair
In reviewing its requirements and operations, especially in the light of the imminent conclusion of the MTGVENUE work, the IAOC has decided to create a new subcommittee, the Venue Review committee (charter copied below), effective as of IETF 101. Its composition is as noted below, plus IAOC

IAOC -- looking for committee volunteers (2018)

2018-02-26 Thread IAOC Chair
The IAOC has a handful of committees to support its work [1]. The role of an IAOC Committee is to develop materials and make recommendations for IAOC decisions. Chair and membership in committees is constituted annually; we will be undertaking that at the London IETF meeting and/or the IAOC

A brief update on IETF 103

2018-01-19 Thread IAOC Chair
The IAOC would like to update the community on the planning for IETF 103. The IAOC approved negotiations with a venue in October of last year, but these have not yet resulted in a workable contract. In particular, we have experienced some difficulty in securing agreement to implement the IETF

IAOC report in advance of IETF 100

2017-11-11 Thread IAOC Chair
This report is provided in advance of IETF100 for the purpose of giving IETF participants more detail of the current work of the IAOC. Please feel free to bring any questions about its contents to the IETF Plenary in Singapore, or share them directly with the IAOC (i...@ietf.org). As announced

Re-send: Interim IETF Administrative Director hired!

2017-10-24 Thread IAOC Chair
Re-sending, with apologies to those reading it twice, because this seemed to have missed many peoples' inboxes when sent originally: Forwarded message: From: IAOC Chair iaoc-ch...@ietf.org To: IETF Announcement List ietf-announce@ietf.org Cc: i...@ietf.org, pwdan...@ietf.org Subject: Interim

Interim IETF Administrative Director hired!

2017-09-28 Thread IAOC Chair
I am pleased to share that the IAOC has successfully concluded its search for an interim IETF Administrative Director. We had a healthy response to our job posting (published in July 2017), receiving several dozen applications. After review of the applications and interviewing top candidates

IAOC report in advance of IETF 99

2017-07-16 Thread IAOC Chair
This report is provided in advance of IETF99 for the purpose of giving IETF participants more detail of the current work of the IAOC. Please feel free to bring any questions about its contents to the IETF Plenary in Prague, or share them directly with the IAOC (i...@ietf.org). As noted on June

IETF 102: Change of venue, dates

2017-07-16 Thread IAOC Chair
Following up on concerns discussed at the beginning of 2017, the IAOC has effected a change of venue for the IETF 102 meeting in July of 2018. Instead of San Francisco, the meeting will now be held in Montreal at the Fairmont Hotel. Securing the venue for Montreal required changing the dates

Interim IETF Administrative Director -- position announcement

2017-07-10 Thread IAOC Chair
encourage them to apply per the instructions below. + In fact, please share the position description broadly within your professional network! + If you have comments about the job description itself, please share them with the IAOC as a whole (i...@ietf.org) Thanks, Leslie Daigle, IAOC Chair. —8<

IAD retirement

2017-06-12 Thread IAOC Chair
All, By now, you will have seen Ray Pelletier’s announcement that he is retiring as our IETF Administrative Director, effective October 31, 2017. The IAOC would like to thank Ray for his 12+ years of dedicated service in the role of IAD, as we collectively built and fine tuned the IETF

Reminder: IAOC -- looking for committee volunteers

2017-04-18 Thread IAOC Chair
Just a reminder -- we're still open for volunteers, and will be constituting the committees next week. Thanks, Leslie. Forwarded message: > From: IAOC Chair <iaoc-ch...@ietf.org> > To: IETF Announcement List <ietf-announce@ietf.org> > Subject: IAOC -- looking for commit

Update on feedback on US-based meetings, and IETF 102

2017-04-12 Thread IAOC Chair
of the US, or adamantly against, or somewhere in between, each position supported by good reasons. The IAOC is continuing to gather data on travel to the US, concerns about traveling outside of it, and what alternatives are possible for IETF 102. Our focus is currently on whether holding IETF 102

Request for feedback on US-based meetings

2017-03-31 Thread IAOC Chair
As the realities of global travel continue to change, the IAOC is endeavouring to monitor the situations that will impact all of our participants. We met this week in the United States, a country that has made moves to change its visa and visitor requirements abruptly and significantly

IAOC requesting input on (potential) meeting cities

2017-03-31 Thread IAOC Chair
The IAOC remains committed to soliciting input on future IETF meeting locations. With this mail, we are soliciting input on some potential IETF locations, including one where we have met before, but for which conditions may have changed. Specifically, we seek community input on reasons we

IETF 98 IAOC Report — Long Form

2017-03-26 Thread IAOC Chair
This report is provided in advance of IETF98 for the purpose of giving IETF participants more detail of the current work of the IAOC. Please feel free to bring any questions about its contents to the IETF Plenary in Chicago, or share them directly with the IAOC (i...@ietf.org). Key areas

IAOC -- looking for committee volunteers

2016-07-18 Thread IAOC Chair
The IAOC has a handful of committees to support its work [1]. The role of an IAOC Committee is to develop materials and make recommendations for IAOC decisions. Chair and membership in committees is constituted annually (typically at the IAOC meeting at the first IETF meeting of a calendar

IETF 100, IAOC perspective

2016-06-08 Thread IAOC Chair
, so this note is focused on IAOC actions as part of the bigger context. The IAOC has carefully reviewed feedback from the community, available alternative venue options and consulted with the IESG. We have decided to keep the IETF 100 meeting in Singapore, while recognizing that the discussion

Background on Singapore go/no go for IETF 100

2016-05-25 Thread IAOC Chair
All, In the IAOC's previous message on this topic we stated that the IAOC believed that it is possible to hold a successful meeting in Singapore, and that meeting in Singapore is the best option for IETF 100. This statement was based on several factors, including evaluation of the site based

IETF 100, Singapore -- proposed path forward and request for input

2016-05-17 Thread IAOC Chair
On April 7, 2016, the IAOC announced that IETF 100 scheduled for November 2017 will be held in Singapore. This venue, as any other, was announced as soon as it was under contract and thus secured. Following this announcement, concerns were raised about anti-LGBT laws in Singapore that the IAOC

Interim step on meetings site feedback — for sites currently under active consideration

2016-04-18 Thread The IAOC
All, The IAOC and its meetings committee are continuing to review the situation with respect to meeting in Singapore. As I noted about a week ago [1], we are reviewing our meeting planning procedures to ensure that we have input at appropriate points to ensure issues are identified

IAOC & Trust Yokohama Plenary Reports

2015-11-03 Thread The IAOC
Dear IETF Community, As Chairs of the IAOC and IETF Trust, we will give today at the IETF Plenary a shortened report compared to previous IETFs, focussing on the main topics that require discussion or are of high importance to be reported. We of course want to maintain a high level of detail

IAOC Chair

2013-08-16 Thread The IAOC
I was recently elected as the chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees. While I plan to complete my current term on the IAOC, I am stepping down as its chair. I have served on the IAOC since 2007 and was chair since 2009. I am pleased to report that the IAOC has elected Chris

Time Change [Sunday IAOC Overview Session at the Berlin IETF]

2013-07-16 Thread The IAOC
The time of the IAOC overview session has changed to 1300-1450 (still in Potsdam 1) to avoid overlapping with the Newcomers's Meet and Greet. Bob On Jul 12, 2013, at 1:58 PM, The IAOC bob.hin...@gmail.com wrote: The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) will hold a session from 1500

Sunday IAOC Overview Session at the Berlin IETF

2013-07-12 Thread The IAOC
The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) will hold a session from 1500-1650 in Potsdam 1 at the Berlin IETF on Sunday July 28, 2013. The purpose is to provide an overview of the IAOC to allow the community to better understand what the IAOC does, how the finances work, venue

Sunday IAOC Overview Session at the Berlin IETF

2013-07-12 Thread The IAOC
The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) will hold a session from 1500-1650 in Potsdam 1 at the Berlin IETF on Sunday July 28, 2013. The purpose is to provide an overview of the IAOC to allow the community to better understand what the IAOC does, how the finances work, venue

Registration for IETF 87 in Berlin has re-opened

2013-07-05 Thread The IAOC
to registration fees where the meeting is held. Accordingly, Germany's 19% VAT has to be collected and paid over to the German tax authorities. The IAOC had to decide whether to change the registration fee to add the tax to it, or whether to keep the fee in place for the meeting and state

Registration for IETF 87 in Berlin has re-opened

2013-07-05 Thread The IAOC
to registration fees where the meeting is held. Accordingly, Germany's 19% VAT has to be collected and paid over to the German tax authorities. The IAOC had to decide whether to change the registration fee to add the tax to it, or whether to keep the fee in place for the meeting and state

Conclusions on South American IETF Meeting

2013-06-20 Thread The IAOC
The IAOC would like to thank all the people who commented on the IETF list and responded to the survey. It was very helpful to the IAOC in identifying issues and interest. As of 17 June 2013, the survey had 656 responses. This was more responses than for any other survey we have done

IETF Meeting in South America

2013-05-23 Thread The IAOC
As you may know the IAOC has been investigating the feasibility of having an IETF meeting in South America. There was a site visit to South America last February. We have found two venues that we believe will support a successful IETF meeting and we would like to get feedback from

IETF Meeting in South America

2013-05-23 Thread The IAOC
As you may know the IAOC has been investigating the feasibility of having an IETF meeting in South America. There was a site visit to South America last February. We have found two venues that we believe will support a successful IETF meeting and we would like to get feedback from

Sunday IAOC Overview Session

2013-02-11 Thread The IAOC
The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) will hold a session from 1500-1650 in Caribbean 6 at the Orlando IETF on Sunday March 10. The purpose is to provide an overview of the IAOC to allow the community to better understand what the IAOC does, how the finances work, and provide

Query to the community -- An additional IETF Meeting event?

2012-03-16 Thread IAOC Chair
The IESG and IAOC are considering an addition to the IETF meeting week, and we would like your views before we develop the idea further. At NANOG, there is a Beer and Gear reception one evening. There are exhibitor tables with product vendors (hardware and software) and service providers

Query to the community -- An additional IETF Meeting event?

2012-03-16 Thread IAOC Chair
The IESG and IAOC are considering an addition to the IETF meeting week, and we would like your views before we develop the idea further. At NANOG, there is a Beer and Gear reception one evening. There are exhibitor tables with product vendors (hardware and software) and service providers

[Update on Day Pass Experiment]

2011-03-31 Thread The IAOC
I had intended to send this update on the Day Pass Experiment to the IETF list in the middle of January. For reasons I don't understand, it was not sent. My apologies. -- Subject: Update on Day Pass Experiment On 16 December 2010, the IAOC reviewed

Feedback on Day Passes

2010-11-22 Thread The IAOC
Hi, As part of the IAOC presentation in Beijing, I said that the IAOC will be making a decision on Day Passes in the middle of December. I would like your feedback on the Day Pass experiment. As reported in Beijing, the goal of the Day Pass experiment is to Goal is to access convenience to IETF

IAOC Administrative Procedure Published

2010-09-27 Thread The IAOC
The IAOC approved it's updated administrative procedures on 16 September 2010. They can be found at: http://iaoc.ietf.org/docs/IAOC-Administrative-Procedures-9-16-2010.pdf The change from what was discussed on the IETF list was to add a requirement that any reimbursement of expenses to IAOC

Q Fever in The Netherlands

2010-04-05 Thread The IAOC
The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment is reporting an outbreak of Q fever in the Netherlands, site of IETF-78. More information can be found at: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/in-the-news/q-fever-netherlands.aspx The IAOC is following the situation

Background on IETF 79 Decision

2009-11-08 Thread IAOC Chair bob.hin...@gmail.com
Earlier today the IAOC announced its decision to hold IETF 79 in Beijing China. This email is intended to provide some background concerning that decision. During the course of contract negotiations with the hotel the community was asked via email lists and by survey about a specific provision

Call for IAOC Scribes

2009-04-09 Thread The IAOC
Since the days of the IASA transition team, Marshall Eubanks has acted as the scribe for the IAOC and IETF Trust. Since he was selected by the NOMCOM for membership on the IAOC he can no longer serve as scribe. The IAOC needs new scribes. Serving as the IAOC scribe is great way to learn about