Announcements

Dirk Kutscher to be next Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Chair

As part of its oversight responsibility for the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), the IAB is responsible for selecting the IRTF Chair.

IAB appoints Pete Resnick to the 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom)

As previously announced, the IAB (on behalf of the IETF) has been asked to supply a member to the 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom).

Rüdiger Geib Appointed as IETF Liaison Manager to ITU-T SG12

The IAB acts as representative of the interests of the IETF in technical liaison relationships with other organizations concerned with standards and other technical and organizational issues relevant to the world-wide Internet.

IAB Reappoints Warren Kumari to the ICANN Technical Liaison Group

On behalf of the IETF, the IAB names two technical experts to the ICANN Technical Liaison Group (TLG).

Call for nominations: 2025 IETF appointment to the Internet Society Board of Trustees

In 2025, the IAB will appoint one person to the Internet Society Board of Trustees. The deadline for nominations is 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 2025-01-07.

IAB Seeks Feedback on Candidates for 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee

As previously announced, the IAB (on behalf of the IETF) has been asked to supply a member to the 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom).

Call for volunteers or nominations for the IETF Delegate to the ICANN 2025 Nominating Committee

The IAB (on behalf of the IETF) has been asked to supply a member to the 2025 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom).

Call for Papers: IAB workshop on the Next Era of Network Management Operations (NEMOPS)

The first focus of the IAB NEMOPS workshop will be to assess the recommendations and requirements documented in RFC3535 in terms of specification completeness, deployment, and utilization.

IAB Seeks Feedback on Candidates for Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Chair

The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) recently requested nominations for IRTF Chair.

Appointment of David Lawrence as the IETF Liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors

The IAB is tasked to appoint a liaison to represent the IETF on the ICANN Board of Directors.

Appointment of Willem Toorop to the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)

On behalf of the IETF, the IAB names a technical expert to the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC).

Call for Feedback on Accepted Nominations for the IETF Liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors

The IAB is responsible for selecting a liaison to represent the IETF on the ICANN Board of Directors.

Call for nominations: Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Chair

As part of its oversight responsibility for the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), the IAB is responsible for selecting the IRTF Chair.

Deadline Extended! Call for nominations: IETF Liaison to ICANN Board of Directors

The IAB has decided to extend the nominations deadline for the IETF Liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors until 23:59 UTC on 2024-07-26.

Pete Resnick Reappointed as RFC Series Working Group (RSWG) Chair

The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) is responsible for appointing one person as RFC Series Working Group (RSWG) Chair for a two-year term that begins at IETF 120.

Call for Papers: IAB Workshop on AI-CONTROL

This workshop aims to explore practical opt-out mechanisms for AI, and build an understanding of use cases, requirements, and other considerations in this space.

Tim Wicinski Reappointed to the Community Coordination Group (CCG)

On behalf of the IETF, the IAB appoints three representatives to the Community Coordination Group (CCG), which provides advice and guidance to the IETF Trust in matters related to the IANA trademarks and the IANA domain names.

IAB Seeks Feedback on Candidates for ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)

The IAB recently requested nominations for the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC).

Call for nominations: IETF Liaison to ICANN Board of Directors

The IAB is tasked to appoint a liaison to represent the IETF on the ICANN Board of Directors. This is a call for nominations for that position. The nomination period will close at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 2024-07-09.

IAB Co-signed Joint Letter in Response to Australian eSafety Proposed Industry Standards

The Australian government is currently considering draft online safety standards that threaten to undermine the use of end-to-end encryption, putting security and privacy of Internet users at greater risk.

Call for Nominations: ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)

On behalf of the IETF, the IAB has been asked to name a technical expert to the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC).

Call for Feedback on Community Coordination Group Appointment

On behalf of the IETF, the IAB appoints three representatives to the Community Coordination Group (CCG), which provides advice and guidance to the IETF Trust in matters related to the IANA trademarks and the IANA domain names.

Call for Nominations: RFC Series Working Group (RSWG) Chair

The RFC Series Working Group (RSWG) produces policy proposals for the RFC Series as a whole.

IAB Appoints Brian Haberman and Russ Housley to the Internet Society Board of Trustees

The Internet Society (ISOC) provides organizational and financial support for the IETF. As part of the arrangements between ISOC and the IETF, the IETF is called upon to name 4 Trustees to its Board (BoT), with staggered 3-year terms.

Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Selects Tommy Pauly as new IAB Chair

A new IAB Chair has been selected for 2024-2025

Reappointment of Eliot Lear as Independent Submission Editor

The Internet Architecture Board is pleased to announce the reappointment of Eliot Lear as the Independent Submissions Editor (ISE).

RFC 9547 on Report from the IAB Workshop on Environmental Impact of Internet Applications and Systems, 2022

Internet communications and applications have both environmental costs and benefits. The IAB ran an online workshop in December 2022 to explore and understand these impacts.

Reply to the Confidential Computing Consortium's Liaison Statement In Response to the IAB Statement on the Risks of Attestation of Software and Hardware on the Open Internet

IAB Reappoints Petr Špaček to the ICANN Technical Liaison Group

The Internet Architecture Board is pleased to announce the reappointment of Petr Špaček to a two-year term on the ICANN Technical Liaison Group.

RFC 9490 on Report from the IAB Workshop on Management Techniques in Encrypted Networks (M-TEN)

The workshop was organized in three parts to discuss ways to improve network management techniques in support of even broader adoption of encryption on the Internet.

IAB Seeks Feedback on Candidates for the IETF appointment to the ISOC Board of Trustees

In 2024, the IAB is responsible for selecting two individuals to serve 3-year terms on the ISOC Board of Trustees.

IAB 2024-2025 Appointments Announced by NomCom

On 3 January 2024, the NomCom the announced the selection of the IAB slate whose terms will start at IETF 119 in March 2024.

Internet Architecture Board response to NIST RFI on USG NSSCET

The Internet Architecure Board responded to the NIST Request for Information on Implementation of the United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET).

IAB Statement on Encryption and Mandatory Client-side Scanning of Content

A secure, resilient, and interoperable Internet benefits the public interest and supports human rights to privacy and freedom of opinion and expression.

IAB Seeks Feedback on Independent Submissions Editor

As part of its oversight responsibility for the Independent Stream, the IAB is soliciting comments from the community on the performance of the Independent Submissions Editor, Eliot Lear.

IAB co-signed an open letter on the EU's proposed eIDAS reform

Open Letter signed by over 400 academics and 30 NGOs from over 30 countries. The letter raises problems with the current draft and outlines safeguards to address them.

Call for nominations: IETF appointment to the ISOC Board of Trustees

In 2024, the IAB will appoint two people to the Internet Society Board of Trustees. The deadline for nominations is 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 2024-01-09.

Deborah Brungard selected as new IETF liaison manager to ITU-T Study Group 15

The IAB is pleased to announce that Deborah Brungard has been selected as the new liaison manager to ITU-T Study Group 15.

IAB Statement on the Risks of Attestation of Software and Hardware on the Open Internet

On 25 September 2023, the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) posted a new IAB Statement on the Risks of Attestation of Software and Hardware on the Open Internet.

Call for Papers: IAB Workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)

The workshop aims to help the Internet community get a better understanding of how the Internet functions in different parts of the world and which technology or techniques need to be used to gain access to content.

New IAB Technical Program on Environmental Impacts of Internet Technology (EIMPACT)

The E-Impact Program is a venue for discussing environmental impacts and sustainability of Internet technology.

Reappointment of Tim April to the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)

The IAB has reappointed Tim April to serve an additional one-year term on the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC).

Russ Housley and Barry Leiba Reappointed to the Community Coordination Group (CCG)

The IAB has re-appointed Russ Housley and Barry Leiba to the Community Coordination Group for the 2023-2025 term.

RFC 9419 on Considerations on Application - Network Collaboration Using Path Signals

This document discusses principles for designing mechanisms that use or provide path signals and calls for standards action in specific valuable cases.

RFC 9413 on Maintaining Robust Protocols

The main goal of the networking standards process is to enable the long-term interoperability of protocols. RFC 9413 describes active protocol maintenance, a means to accomplish that goal.