Reminder: Call for RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC) Nominations
IAB Executive Administrative Manager <execd@iab.org> Tue, 16 February 2016 18:45 UTC
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Subject: Reminder: Call for RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC) Nominations
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Reminder: The IAB is currently seeking candidates for the RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC). The call for nominations is open until 24 February 2016. > As specified in "RFC Editor Model (Version 2)" (RFC 6635), the IAB is > responsible for appointing the members of the RFC Series Oversight > Committee (RSOC). Alexey Melnikov is planning to step down from his > role on the RSOC when he is seated on the IESG in April 2016. The IAB > thanks him for his service. > > The IAB is now looking for a community member to appoint to the RSOC. > This message is a call for nominations for that position. If you are > interested, or there is someone you know of who would make a good > member, please nominate yourself or that person. > > As noted in RFC 6635, the RSOC, which currently includes two IAB > members, acts with authority delegated from the IAB, and the RSOC is > responsible for approving consensus policy and vision documents > developed by the RFC Series Editor (RSE) in collaboration with the > community. The RSOC is also responsible for ensuring that the RFC > Series is run in a transparent and accountable manner. For decisions > that affect the RFC Series Editor individually, the RSOC prepares > recommendations for the IAB, such as preparing the performance reviews > of the RSE. RSOC members are expected to recognize potential > conflicts of interest and behave accordingly. > > If you would like to nominate a candidate for membership in the RSOC, > please send information on the candidate, including their email > address, to iab-chair at iab.org and execd at iab.org. Self- > nominations are acceptable. > > The current membership of the RSOC can be seen at http://www.iab.org/ > activities/programs/rfc-editor-program/. > > Nominations should be received by 24 February 2016. > > The IAB will confirm individuals willingness to be considered, and > publish the resulting list so that the community can provide comments > before the IAB makes any decisions on RSOC membership. > > The new member will begin serving on the RSOC at IETF 95 in Buenos > Aires. > > The current focus of the RSOC is on: > > 1) Overseeing and assisting the RSE in the process of evolving the RFC > format and style. > > 2) Periodic reviews of the RFSE performance. > > 3) Working with the RSE and the IETF Administrative Oversight > Committee (IAOC) on the statements of work for contracts related to > the RFC Production Center and RFC Publisher. > > The RSOC usually has a one-hour teleconference once a month, a lunch > at every IETF meeting, and a half-day in-person meeting once a year > (usually scheduled the weekend before an IETF meeting at the same > venue. More time may be required if the applicant participates in > leadership of the committee, design teams, or other related > activities. RSOC members are expected to follow the rfc-interest > mailing list, a usually low-volume list for internal communication, > and to be familiar with discussion topics related to the RFC series on > the ietf@ietf.org list. > > For the IAB, > Cindy Morgan > IAB Executive Administrative Manager
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