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.

This year, the IAB will select one person for a term beginning in mid-2025 and ending in mid-2028. The incumbent is Victor Kuarsingh, who has indicated that he interested in serving a second term.

A description of the IAB's process for selecting the Trustee each year can be found in RFC 3677. The Trustee selected for 2025 will be seated at ISOC's Annual General Meeting in June 2025.

Nominations

The IAB is looking for a diverse pool of candidates. Nominations (including self-nominations) should be sent to the IAB Chair and the IAB Executive Administrative Manager at iab-chair@iab.org and execd@iab.org. Please include e-mail contact details with the nomination.

The deadline for nominations is 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 2025-01-07.

Nomination Details

Nominees should be aware that ISOC Trustees are elected to three-year terms with approximately one third of the Board of Trustees selected each year. The responsibilities of a Trustee include fiscal management of the Internet Society, fundraising, and participation in Board meetings plus conference-call meetings, as detailed by the ISOC Bylaws.

The desirable characteristics of a candidate that are specific to the IETF-selected ISOC BoT member are outlined in section 2 of RFC 3677.

The IAB is aware that this call for nominations overlaps with the process for the selection of the IETF Administration LLC Board. Nominations for individuals who are candidates for the LLC Board are welcome, but the IAB intends not to appoint any individual selected for the IETF Administration LLC board to the ISOC Board of Trustees.

Nominees are asked to provide to the IAB:

1. Confirmation of their willingness to be considered within this process.
2. Full name and contact information.
3. A statement confirming willingness and ability to devote an appropriate level of time to activities associated with the position of Trustee.
4. A brief biography outlining experience and background.
5. A statement of interests, concerns about the Internet Society, goals as a Trustee and motivation to serve as a Trustee.
6. Any further information that is relevant to the work of the IAB in
   considering your nomination.

Time Commitment

Trustees are expected to commit the time necessary to perform regular board and committee business. Trustees are also expected to allocate some time to attend and prepare for meetings.

Care of Personal Information

The following procedures will be used by the IAB in managing this process:

• The candidate's name will be published, with all other candidate names, at the close of the nominations period.
• Excerpts of the information provided to the IAB by the nominated candidate will be passed to the IESG as part of the confirmation process. The IESG will be requested to maintain confidentiality of the candidate's information.
• Except as noted above, all information provided to the IAB during this process will be kept confidential to the IAB.

Current IETF-Selected Trustees

The current IETF-Selected ISOC Trustees and their terms of appointment are:

• Brian Haberman, 2024-2027
• Russ Housley, 2024-2027
• Victor Kuarsingh, 2022-2025
• Laura Thomson, 2023-2026