RFC 4071: Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA)
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8711.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 8711 — Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity, Version 2.0
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes the structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) as an activity housed within the Internet Society (ISOC). It defines the roles and responsibilities of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC), the IETF Administrative Director (IAD), and ISOC in the fiscal and administrative support of the IETF standards process. It also defines the membership and selection rules for the IAOC. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC4071
- Published
- April 2005
- Authors
- R. Austein; B. Wijnen
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 20
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 8711
Topics
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 4071 (2005)
- RFC 4333 (2005)
- RFC 7691 (2015)
- RFC 8711 (2020) ✓
Read the full history of Structure of the IETF Administrative Support Activity, Version 2.0 →
Referenced by
3 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
Related documents
Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.
- RFC 4333The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) Member Selection Guidelines and ProcessObsoleted
December 2005
- RFC 3271The Internet is for EveryoneCurrent
April 2002
- RFC 6859Update to RFC 3777 to Clarify Nominating Committee Eligibility of IETF LeadershipObsoleted
January 2013
- RFC 7437IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall CommitteesObsoleted
January 2015
- RFC 8318IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: IAOC Advisor for the Nominating CommitteeObsoleted
January 2018
- RFC 8716Update to the IETF Anti-Harassment Procedures for the Replacement of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) with the IETF Administration LLCCurrent
February 2020
- RFC 9281Entities Involved in the IETF Standards ProcessCurrent
June 2022
- RFC 3677IETF ISOC Board of Trustee Appointment ProceduresCurrent
December 2003
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