Call for nominations: IESG appointment to the IETF Trust

[IESG Secretary <[e-mail]>]

The purpose of the IETF Trust is to acquire, hold, maintain, and
license certain existing and future intellectual property and other
property used in connection with the administration of the IETF. More
information about the IETF Trust can be found at
https://trustee.ietf.org/. According to RFC 8714, the IESG is required
to appoint one person to the IETF Trust, for a term of two years.

The IESG is hence asking for volunteers to serve as the IESG appointee
to the IETF Trust for the term beginning in March 2024 and ending in March 2026.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION CRITERIA

The Trust is mostly a quiet organization, and being a trustee
generally involves little work beyond monthly online meetings.
Trustees ideally should be:

  • Familiar with copyright and trademark law.

  • Familiar with the RFC publication process as described in RFC 9280
    and related documents.

  • Familiar with the Trust's copyright licenses and with RFCs 8721 and
    5378.

  • Willing to serve multiple terms as a trustee to provide continuity
    of oversight.

NOMINATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY

The IESG is making a public call for nominations. Self-nominations are
permitted. All IETF participants, including working group chairs,
IETF NomCom members, IAB members, IESG members, and candidates for
the IETF LLC Board are eligible for nomination. Of course, IESG
members who accept nomination will recuse themselves from selection
discussions. Persons who are under consideration by the NomCom in the
2023-2024 cycle for the open IETF Trust position are also welcome to
apply. Please send nominations to [e-mail]. Please include the
following with each nomination:

  • Name
  • Contact information
  • Candidate background and qualifications

SELECTION

The IESG will publish the list of nominated persons prior to making a
decision, allowing time for the community to provide any relevant
comments to the IESG.

The IESG will review the nomination material, any comments provided by
the community, and may decide to interview the candidates before
making a selection.

CARE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The following procedures will be used in managing candidates' personal
information:

    The list of candidate names will be published at the close of the
    nominations period. A candidate that refuses the nomination will
    not be included on the list.

    Except as noted above, all information provided to the IESG during
    this process will be kept as confidential to the IESG.

TIMEFRAME

The nominations period will opens today, Friday, 2023-12-08, and closes
on Friday, 2024-01-19 at 23:59 UTC.

The list of candidates will be posted shortly after the close of
nominations, and the community will then have four weeks to provide
comments on the candidates to the IESG.

The IESG will consider the community feedback and make its decision.
If the candidate pool overlaps with the NomCom's IETF Trust candidate
pool, the IESG will wait to announce a selection until the NomCom
announces its selections for the IETF Trust, to avoid a race
condition.