[115-newcomers] New Participant Information - 5 weeks to IETF 115

[Michelle Cotton <[e-mail]>]

Hello!

This is the second message of a series to bring you information about 
the IETF that will help you as a new participant.

The IETF uses many tools for discussions, documentation, and 
collaboration.  Below you will find some of the more widely used tools 
that you should familiarize yourself with.

Datatracker: https://datatracker.ietf.org
One of the most important tools you will use participating in the IETF 
is the Datatracker.  It stores all the information about Working Groups 
and the documents that are created, edited, and ultimately published as 
standards in the form of RFCs.

Meetecho: 
https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/technology/meetecho-guide-participant/
Whether you are participating remotely or in-person, the Meetecho 
conferencing platform is used  for Working Group and other sessions 
during the IETF meeting.
There are opportunities to test out Meetecho in advance of the IETF 
meeting to get used to the format, buttons, and features. For details 
about using Meetecho at the IETF 115 meeting, see: 
https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/115/preparation/

Zulip: https://zulip.ietf.org
The IETF uses Zulip as their chat server and you can login using your 
datatracker credentials.  Within the IETF’s Zulip server, there is a 
#new-participants channel where new participants can chat, ask questions 
and get reminders of events at the IETF meeting.  For more information 
about Zulip see the following:
https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/groupchat/

Github: https://github.com/ietf
Participants in the IETF often use Github for editing documents.  For 
more information about Git and how to use it, see the tutorial found 
here: https://ietf-gitwg.github.io

Check out the mailing list archives for any messages that you may have 
missed prior to registering:
https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/115-newcomers/

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Michelle Cotton
New Participant Ambassador
[e-mail]