Re: [smartpowerdir] Vint Cerf joins the Smart Power Directorate

[Russ Housley <[e-mail]>]

Thanks.  I fixed the mail list entry.

Russ

On 2/4/2010 11:32 AM, Adrian Farrel wrote:
> Russ,
>
> John Drake is now [e-mail]
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> A
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Housley" <[e-mail]>
> To: "IETF SmartPower Directorate" <[e-mail]>
> Cc: "The IESG" <[e-mail]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 4:23 PM
> Subject: Vint Cerf joins the Smart Power Directorate
>
>
>> I asked Vint Cerf to join the smart power directorate, and he agreed
>> to do it.
>>
>> As you know, this directorate reports to the General Area Director
>> (currently the IETF Chair), and it provides coordination between the
>> IETF and others working on Smart Power.
>>
>> Below is the whole membership of the directorate and its charter.
>>
>> Russ
>>
>>
>> ---- Directorate Members -----
>>
>> Loosely representing an IETF Area:
>> John Drake <[e-mail]> -- Routing
>> Sam Hartman <[e-mail]> -- Security
>> Wes Eddy <[e-mail]> -- Transport
>> Andy Bierman <[e-mail]> -- Management
>> Zack Shelby <[e-mail]> -- Internet
>> Ted Hardie <[e-mail]> -- Applications
>> Henning Schulzrinne <[e-mail]> -- RAI
>> Geoff Mulligan <[e-mail]> -- General
>> Pierre Lin <[e-mail]> -- OPS
>>
>> Liaisons with an interest:
>> Fred Baker <[e-mail]> -- Liaison to SGIP
>> JP Vasseur <[e-mail]> -- Liaison to ZigBee
>>
>> Providing broader perspective:
>> Ed Juskevicius <[e-mail]> -- Canadian perspective
>> Zack Shelby <[e-mail]> -- CENELEC/ETSI efforts in Europe
>> Vint Cerf <[e-mail]> -- SGIP Governing Board
>>
>> Area Directors with an interest:
>> Russ Housley <[e-mail]> -- General Area
>> Dan Romascanu <[e-mail]> -- O&M Area
>> Ralph Droms <[e-mail]> -- Internet Area
>> Jari Arkko <[e-mail]> -- Internet Area
>>
>>
>> ---- Directorate Charter -----
>>
>> There are many initiatives to couple delivery of electricity with the
>> data communications used to control and monitor the electricity
>> generation, delivery infrastructure, and consuming devices. The U.S.
>> Smart Grid is one such initiative. A smart grid includes an intelligent
>> monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing in the
>> system, and it employs two-way communications to reduce cost, improve
>> reliability, and increase transparency.
>>
>> Recognizing that a smart grid has many similarities to the "Internet of
>> Things", developments associated with the use of Internet protocols to
>> connect many devices without human users can be applied without
>> enhancement to a smart grid.
>>
>> The Smart Power Directorate provides review and coordination on the use
>> of Internet protocols to provide smart grid communications. The goal is
>> to point other organizations to relevant IETF documents and provide
>> review of documents from other organizations that depend upon Internet
>> protocols. If the directorate identifies a gap that requires new work
>> in the IETF, the directorate will raise the issue with the IESG. The
>> directorate will not develop new protocols or enhance existing ones.
>> This review and coordination will require expertise from all of the
>> Areas in the IETF.
>>
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