IASA Workspace

IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA)

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IAOC Membership

Lucy Lynch, appointed by the IESG [Initial Chair] - llynch@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Kurtis Lindquist, appointed by the IAB - kurtis@kurtis.pp.se
Steve Crocker, appointed by the ISOC Board of Trustees - steve@shinkuro.com
Brian Carpenter, the IETF Chair (ex officio) - brc@zurich.ibm.com
Leslie Daigle, the IAB Chair (ex officio) - leslie@thinkingcat.com
Lynn St.Amour, the ISOC President/CEO (ex officio) - st.amour@isoc.org
2 members appointed by the IETF Nominations Committee (NomCom) - pending
Ray Pelletier, IETF Administrative Director (non-voting) - iad@iefg.org

Marshall Eubanks (tme@multicasttech.com) serves as the IAOC Scribe

IAOC Responsibilities

The IAOC's role is to provide appropriate direction to the IAD, to review the IAD's regular reports, and to oversee the IASA functions to ensure that the administrative needs of the IETF community are being properly met. The IAOC's mission is not to be engaged in the day-to-day administrative work of IASA, but rather to provide appropriate direction, oversight and approval.
The IAOC's role is to direct and review, not perform, the work of the IAD and IASA. The IAOC holds periodic teleconferences and face-to-face meetings as needed to carry out the IAOC's duties efficiently and effectively.
If there is no IAD or the IAD is unavailable, the IAOC may temporarily assign the IAD's duties to individual members of the IAOC

Current IOAC Work Items

Selection of the IAD.
- IAD hiring procedure workspace
- Decision items to assign
Review current plans and contracts to ensure that they will meet the administrative needs of the IETF.
- Draft RFP development
- Meeting Planning
Review current budgets and revenue collection to ensure that they will meet the IETF's needs.
Ensuring that the IASA is run in a transparent and accountable manner.
- IASA operating instructions

IAOC Decision Making

The IAOC attempts to reach consensus on all decisions. If the IAOC cannot achieve a consensus decision, then the IAOC may decide by voting.
The IAOC decides the details about its decision-making rules, including its rules for quorum, conflict of interest and breaking of ties. These rules shall be made public.
All IAOC decisions shall be recorded in IAOC minutes, and IAOC minutes shall be published in a timely fashion. Minutes

Structure of the IASA

The IASA structure is designed to ensure accountability and transparency of the IETF administrative and fiscal activities to the IETF community. The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) directs and oversees the IASA. The IAOC consists of volunteers, all chosen directly or indirectly by the IETF community, as well as appropriate ex officio members from ISOC and IETF leadership. The IAOC shall be accountable to the IETF community for the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of the IASA.

IAD Responsibilities

The IAD is responsible for negotiating and maintaining contracts or equivalent instruments with outside organizations, as well as providing any coordination necessary to make sure the IETF administrative support functions are covered properly. All functions, whether contracted to outside organizations or performed internally within the IASA, must be clearly specified and documented with well-defined deliverables, service level agreements, and transparent accounting for the cost of such functions.
The IASA is responsible for managing all intellectual property rights (IPR), including but not limited to trademarks, and copyrights, that belong to the IETF. The IASA is also be responsible for managing the ownership, registration and administration of relevant domain names. The IASA is responsible for undertaking any and all required actions on behalf of the IETF to obtain, protect and manage the rights that the IETF needs to carry out its work.