Minutes interim-2025-iab-10: Thu 01:00
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Minutes of the 2025-03-20 IAB Business Meeting, Bangkok

Present:

  Matthew Bocci
  Roman Danyliw (IETF Chair)
  Dhruv Dhody
  Liz Flynn (IETF Secretariat)
  Wes Hardaker
  Cullen Jennings
  Suresh Krishnan
  Mirja Kühlewind
  Cindy Morgan (IAB Executive Administrative Manager)
  Tommy Pauly (IAB Chair)
  Colin Perkins (IRTF Chair)
  David Schinazi
  Alvaro Retana
  Christopher Wood
  Qin Wu
  Olaf Kolkman
  Jana Iyengar
  Warren Kumari
  Jason Livingood
  Deb Cooley (IESG Liaison)


Regrets:

  Alissa Cooper
  Dirk Kutscher (incoming IRTF Chair)
  Mark Nottingham
  Ryan Polk (ISOC Liaison)
  Greg Wood (IETF Director of Communications and Operations)

1. How the IAB Does its Work (Tommy, Mark)

  Tommy Pauly presented suggestions for a new model of meeting for
  the IAB. Instead of weekly hourlong meetings, the proposal is
  for fewer and longer full board meetings, with other work taking
  place in smaller committees and delegated to individual members.
  This should maximize participation while reducing time zone '
  challenges.

  Warren Kumari noted that standing meeting times are useful
  because it's confusing to juggle multiple calendars and multiple
  times. Cullen Jennings added that his calendar is very full and
  it's difficult to schedule anything that's not far in advance.

  Suresh Krishnan suggested meeting as the full group once per
  month and trying this as an experiment. Jana Iyengar noted that
  this suggested cadence is similar to how many WGs meet.

  Several other members noted concerns but agreed to try the
  experiment. Tommy Pauly will continue working on a new schedule.


2. Boilerplate Liaison Statements

  The IETF receives many liaison statements from ITU-T, and the
  IETF does not always respond; this has caused some issues. Tommy
  Pauly suggested having all incoming liaison statements from ITU-T
  receive a standard response that their statement has been
  received. Mirja Kuehlewind suggested that all liaison statements
  go first to the liaison manager, who can reply if appropriate.
  Colin Perkins suggested that the Secretariat could send such a
  response, and there was some debate about which other bodies in
  the IETF could respond.

  Scott Mansfield, the ITU-T liaison manager, has proposed text
  for a boilerplate response, and the IAB will continue working
  with him to find a solution.