RFC 3710 (rfc3710) - Page 2 of 12
An IESG charter
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RFC 3710 An IESG Charter February 2004 1.2. Historic Note The role of the IESG in the IETF management structure has been largely constant since 1993, after the significant changes introduced by the "POISED" process, and documented in RFC 1602 [5]. (The previous process was documented in RFC 1310 [4]; RFC 1602 has later been updated by RFC 1871 [7] and obsoleted by RFC 2026 [1].) Some of the functions were also defined in RFC 1603 [6], Working Group Guidelines, which was later obsoleted by RFC 2418 [2]. As the community has grown, and the IESG has gathered experience, the ways in which the IESG has approached its tasks have varied considerably, but the tasks have remained relatively constant. This document describes the tasks assigned to the IESG. It does not attempt to describe in detail the procedures the IESG uses to accomplish these tasks; that is done elsewhere - consult the IESG's Web pages on the IETF Website for more information [9]. At this time (spring 2003), the structure of the IETF is undergoing reevaluation, and the result is likely to include changes to the IESG's role. Therefore, this document was written as a "documentation of existing practice" rather than as IETF consensus on what the IESG should do. This document is published as an Informational RFC, detailing the current operations of the IESG. It does not claim to represent consensus of the IETF that this is the right set of instructions to the IESG. 2. The Composition of the IESG The IESG has the following members: o The IETF Chair, who also functions as the General Area Director when this area is active o The Area Directors (ADs) for the IETF Areas o The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Chair and the IETF Executive Director, as ex-officio members of the IESG. The IETF Chair and the Area Directors are selected by the IETF NomCom according to the procedures of BCP 10 [3] (Nomcom procedures). The IETF Executive Director is the person charged with running the IETF Secretariat. Alvestrand Informational
