[Rfced-future] Thank you and closure of the RFC Future Program

[Wes Hardaker <[e-mail]>]

Greetings all,

The RFC Editor Future Development program began its work in March of 2020,
with the goal of designing the next phase of the RFC Editor's role within
the IETF standards publication process.  The significant undertaking of
this task was made even more difficult by the near-simultaneous start of
the global COVID-19 pandemic that made international communication
significantly more difficult.  In spite of the magnitude of this challenge,
after two years of significant effort including many virtual meetings, and
over 4500 E-mail messages, the program's results were published as RFCs
9280-9282.  This significant accomplishment reflects on the hard work of
all of the participants of the RFC Editor Future Development program.  The
IAB agreed this week that the work of the program has exceeded
expectations, and the program can be closed. The IAB thanks all program
participants, and the chairs Eliot Lear and Brian Rosen, for everyone's
part in making this IETF milestone a success.

Wes Hardaker
On behalf of the IAB

[side note: a more widely distributed announcement is pending announcing
the new path forward]