ISOC Board [Re: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-problem-process-00.txt]

[Brian E Carpenter]

Margaret Wasserman wrote:
...
> >A very important step is missing here. All IETF process documents need
> >to be formally accepted by the ISOC Board, to ensure that we have the
> >necessary chain of authority to validate the liability insurance.
> 
> Is this documented somewhere?  If so, let me know and I will refer
> to it.  If not, can you explain in more detail how this works and
> when the ISOC board enters the process, etc.

I don't think it is documented. In the past, the ISOC VP Standards has
simply forwarded the RFCs concerned to to the ISOC Board and requested
that they be accepted, resulting in a Board resolution such as

> Resolution 96-11. Adoption of POISED Documents
> 
>       RESOLVED, that the Board accept the POISED Documents: The Organisations Involved in the IETF Standards Process, IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees, and The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3, and accept the responsibilities of ISOC as described in these documents.

I think it would be good to document the fact this should be done, for
any process document that might affect the chain of responsibility
for liability insurance purposes. 

    Brian