IETF Area Directors

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IETF Area Directors are senior leaders within the Internet Engineering Task Force responsible for managing specific technical areas and guiding the development of Internet standards.

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF role
Internet standards governance role
leadership role
appointedBy IETF Nominating Committee
associatedWith IETF BCP series
surface form: "IETF Best Current Practice documents"

RFC publication process
collaboratesWith IAB on architectural issues
other Area Directors
compensation usually funded by their employers, not by IETF
ensures IETF processes are followed in their Area
field Internet protocols
Internet standards
computer networking
goal maintain quality and coherence of Internet standards in their Area
governs IETF Areas
surface form: "IETF Area"
handles appeals and process issues within their Area
hasAuthority to approve publication of RFCs in their Area
to close working groups in their Area
to create new working groups in their Area
hasEmployer Internet Engineering Task Force
hasTermLength approximately two years
location distributed, typically working remotely
mayBeReappointed true
memberOf Internet Engineering Steering Group
monitors progress of working group documents
overseesProcess IETF standards process within their Area
participatesIn IESG telechats
IETF meetings
surface form: "IETF Area meetings"

IETF meetings
surface form: "IETF plenary sessions"
partOf Internet Engineering Task Force
reportsTo IETF community via IESG
requiresSkill consensus building
document review
standards process knowledge
technical expertise in assigned Area
responsibleFor approving working group charters
guiding development of Internet standards
managing an IETF Area
overseeing working groups in their Area
reviewing Internet-Drafts
shepherding documents to the IESG
selectionProcess community-driven via Nominating Committee
typicalNumberOfHolders one or more per IETF Area
worksWith IETF Chair
IETF working groups
surface form: "IETF Working Group Chairs"

IETF participants

Referenced by (5)

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IETF Areas governedBy IETF Area Directors
Internet Engineering Steering Group hasMember IETF Area Directors
this entity surface form: "IETF Area Director"
IETF working groups overseenBy IETF Area Directors
Internet Engineering Steering Group oversees IETF Area Directors
IETF Chair relatedTo IETF Area Directors
this entity surface form: "IETF Area Director"

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