RFC 1601 (rfc1601) - Page 2 of 6
Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
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RFC 1601 IAB Charter March 1994
volunteer for this pool. The nomination committee also includes
four non-voting liaison members, one designated by each of the
Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, the IAB, the IESG, and
the IRSG.
New IAB members shall be selected each year to replace those whose
terms have expired or been vacated. The nomination committee
shall prepare a list containing at least one candidate for each
open position, and present this list to the ISOC Board of
Trustees. The Board of Trustees will by a vote appoint IAB
members from the list of nominees to fill the open positions.
There is no limit to the number of terms that a member of the IAB
may serve. A member that wishes to be re-nominated at the end of
a term simply notifies the nomination committee. However, there
is no obligation for renomination.
1.2 Ex-Officio Members
The IRSG chair and the RFC Editor shall be Ex-officio members of
the IAB, with no vote in official actions. An ex-officio position
may be held by a voting member.
2. The Role of the IAB:
The IAB was chartered as a component of the Internet Society in June
of 1992. Its responsibilities under this charter include:
(a) IESG Selection
The IAB appoints a new IETF chair and all other IESG candidates,
from a list provided by the IETF nominating committee.
(b) Architectural Oversight
The IAB provides oversight of the architecture for the protocols
and procedures used by the Internet.
(c) Standards Process Oversight and Appeal
The IAB provides oversight of the process used to create Internet
Standards.
The IAB serves as an appeal board for complaints of improper
execution of the standards process.
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