RFC 3777 (rfc3777) - Page 1 of 34
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.
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Obsoletes: 2727 June 2004
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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
Galvin Best Current Practice