Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity, Version 2.0
RFC 8711
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) B. Haberman
Request for Comments: 8711 Johns Hopkins University
BCP: 101 J. Hall
Obsoletes: 4071, 4333, 7691 Internet Society
Category: Best Current Practice J. Livingood
ISSN: 2070-1721 Comcast
February 2020
Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity, Version 2.0
Abstract
The IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) was originally
established in 2005. In the years since then, the needs of the IETF
evolved in ways that required changes to its administrative
structure. The purpose of this RFC is to document and describe the
IETF Administrative Support Activity, version 2.0 (IASA 2.0). It
defines the roles and responsibilities of the IETF Administration LLC
Board (IETF LLC Board), the IETF Executive Director, and the Internet
Society in the fiscal and administrative support of the IETF
standards process. It also defines the membership and selection
rules for the IETF LLC Board.
This document obsoletes RFC 4071, RFC 4333, and RFC 7691.
Status of This Memo
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Scope Limitation
3. LLC Agreement with the Internet Society
4. Definitions and Principles
4.1. Terminology
4.2. Key Differences from the Old IASA Structure to IASA 2.0
4.3. General IETF LLC Responsibilities
4.4. IETF LLC Working Principles
4.5. Principles of the IETF and ISOC Relationship
4.6. Relationship of the IETF LLC Board to the IETF Leadership
4.7. Review of IETF Executive Director and IETF LLC Board
Decisions
4.8. Termination and Change
5. Structure of IASA 2.0
5.1. IETF Executive Director and Staff Responsibilities
5.2. IETF LLC Board Responsibilities
5.3. Board Design Goals
6. IETF LLC Board Membership, Selection, and Accountability
6.1. Board Composition
6.2. IETF LLC-Appointed Directors
6.3. Recruiting IETF LLC Board Directors
6.4. IETF LLC Board Director Term Length
6.5. IETF LLC Board Director Limit
6.6. Staggered Terms
6.7. IETF LLC Board Director Removal
6.8. Filling an IETF LLC Board Director Vacancy
6.9. Quorum
6.10. Board Voting
6.11. Interim Board
6.12. Board Positions
7. IETF LLC Funding
7.1. Financial Statements
7.2. Bank and Investment Accounts
7.3. Financial Audits
7.4. ISOC Financial Support
7.5. IETF Meeting Revenues
7.6. Sponsorships and Donations to the IETF LLC
7.7. Focus of Funding Support
7.8. Charitable Fundraising Practices
7.9. Operating Reserve
7.10. Annual Budget Process
8. IETF LLC Policies
8.1. Conflict of Interest Policy
8.2. Other Policies
8.3. Compliance
9. Three-Year Assessment
10. Security Considerations
11. IANA Considerations
12. References
12.1. Normative References
12.2. Informative References
Acknowledgments
Authors' Addresses
1. Introduction
The IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) was originally
established in 2005. In the years since then, the needs of the IETF
evolved in ways that required changes to its administrative
structure. The purpose of this document is to document and describe
the IASA 2.0 structure.
Under IASA 2.0, the work of the IETF's administrative and fundraising
tasks is conducted by an administrative organization, the IETF
Administration LLC (IETF LLC). Under this structure, the IETF
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