Secretariat restructuring and staffing update

There have been a few changes in IETF Administration LLC staffing since January of this year (2026) including the recent insourcing of the Secretariat, which are summarised here to give an overall view of the staffing structure.

• Jay Daley IETF Executive Director

IETF Community Survey 2025

Each year the IETF Community Survey provides a comprehensive assessment of community demographics, engagement patterns, and perceptions of organizational effectiveness. The full report from the 2025 edition is now available.

• Jay Daley IETF Executive Director
• Akanksha Gohil IETF LLC Research and Insights Analyst

Birds of a Feather at IETF 126

The IETF 126 Vienna meeting takes place 18–24 July 2026. As at every IETF meeting, alongside the established Working Groups there will be a handful of Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions—and these are often the most interesting place to watch where Internet standards work is heading next.

From Lab to RFC: A PhD Student's Journey through the IETF

Martine Sophie Lenders has been regularly participating in the IETF for over a decade, starting with the IETF 93 meeting in Prague in 2015. She has authored several Internet-Drafts—two of which recently were published as RFCs—and at the same time works on a PhD at FU Berlin and as a research associate at TU Dresden. We asked a few questions about what her experience in the IETF has been like while pursuing an academic journey.

Suggested IETF 126 Sessions for Getting Familiar with New Topics

These IETF 126 meeting sessions are likely to include discussions and proposals that are accessible to a broad range of Internet technologists whether they are new to the IETF or long-time participants.