Re: Reminder: IETF 111 Birds of a Feather (BOF) proposals requested by 28 May

[Lars Eggert <[e-mail]>]

There will be a wiki at https://trac.ietf.org/trac/ietf/meeting/wiki/ietf111 on which side meetings can be announced, similar to past IETF meetings, but it appears that wiki page hasn’t been created yet.

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> On May 7, 2021, at 19:46, Phillip Hallam-Baker <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> Is there a process for proposing/announcing virtual bar BOFs?
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> With QUIC set to be published, there are quite a few folk who are interested in alternative approaches that meet very different use cases and take approaches that are outside the QUIC design constraints. So while it is not necessarily the case that any of that work will ever become a WG or RG, there is a lot of experience that folk would like to discuss and socialize.
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> For example, I have a scheme that is specifically designed for transactional and streaming Web services that combines the capabilities of TCP/HTTPS with those of SOAP+WS-Security. In the process, I think I understand the original design mistake in the SOAP approach. This is definitely not stuff you would want to support Web Browser use cases but it is definitely stuff that is relevant to IoT and transactional services.
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> I am aware of at least three other transports, each optimized for slightly different cases. This is the sort of thing we would usually meet in the bar to discuss or hold a formal Bar BOF. It would be good to discuss under NOTE WELL.
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>> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 7:28 AM IETF Chair <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> Hi,
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>> this is a friendly reminder that preliminary proposals for Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions during the upcoming IETF 111 meeting are requested by 28 May 2021.
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>> The intention is to allow the IESG and IAB more time to work with BOF proponents to clarify and refine proposals ahead of the IETF 111 BOF proposal deadline on 11 June 2021.
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>> Instructions for submitting a BOF proposal are available at: https://ietf.org/how/bofs/
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>> Please also read https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5434, Considerations for Having a Successful Birds-of-a-Feather Session, if you are not familiar with it.
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>> BOFs are just one of a number of ways of bringing new work into the IETF. If you are considering a BOF request but you are unsure whether to submit it, please tell the IESG now by sending an email to [e-mail], or speak to an individual Area Director (https://www.ietf.org/about/groups/iesg/members/) about your idea.
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>> Thanks,
>> Lars Eggert
>> IETF Chair
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