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IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees

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Network Working Group                                     J. Galvin, Ed.
Request for Comments: 3777                             eList eXpress LLC
Obsoletes: 2727                                                June 2004
BCP: 10
Category: Best Current Practice


       IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process:
           Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
   Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).

Abstract

   The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG are selected,
   confirmed, and recalled is specified.  This document is a self-
   consistent, organized compilation of the process as it was known at
   the time of publication.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . .  .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.  Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   3.  General  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   4.  Nominating Committee Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   5.  Nominating Committee Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
   6.  Dispute Resolution Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
   7.  Member Recall  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
   8.  Changes From RFC 2727. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
   9.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
   10. Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
   11. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
   A.  Oral Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
   B.  Nominating Committee Timeline  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
       Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
       Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34







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