Minutes interim-1992-iesg-06 1992-03-18 17:00
minutes-interim-1992-iesg-06-199203181700-00

    IETF STEERING GROUP (IESG)

    REPORT OF THE MEETING OF

    March 18th, 1992

    Reported by:
    Greg Vaudreuil, IESG Secretary

    This report contains

    - Meeting Agenda
    - Meeting Attendees
    - Meeting Notes

    Please contact IESG Secretary Greg Vaudreuil for more information.

    Attendees
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    Almquist, Philip / Consultant
    Borman, David / Cray Research
    Chiappa, Noel
    Chapin, Lyman / BBN
    Crocker, Dave / TBO
    Crocker, Steve / TIS
    Coya, Steve / CNRI
    Davin, Chuck / MIT
    Estrada, Susan / CERFnet
    Gross, Philip / ANS
    Hinden, Robert / SUN
    Hobby, Russ / UC-DAVIS
    Huizer, Erik / SURFnet
    Piscitello, Dave/ Bellcore
    Reynolds, Joyce / ISI
    Stockman, Bernard / SUNET/NORDUnet
    Vaudreuil, Greg / CNRI

    Agenda
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    1) Set Agenda of Open Plenary

    2) Growth of the IETF
    2.1 Quality
    2.2 Tracking
    2.3 Administration
    2.4 Workload

    3) Internationalization
    3.1 International Protocols
    3.2 International Participation

    Minutes
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    1) Agenda for the Open Plenary

    The IESG discussed the relevant topics facing the IETF and agreed to
    initiate discussion on the Routing and Addressing Architecture,
    pending protocol actions, and the growth of the IETF.

    2) Growth of the IETF

    At this short meeting the IESG, the discussed the issues related to
    the growth of the IETF, it's working groups, and the Secretariat to
    be addressed at a later date. Several observations were noted. The
    level of management of the IETF process does not appear to be
    keeping up with the growth. In particular, there are many dormant
    IETF working groups which have not been disbanded, many Internet
    Drafts which have long since expired, and the loss of several
    protocol actions in the cracks.

    The IESG agreed to discuss these issues in the Thursday night dinner
    meeting. The IESG was tasked to discuss mechanisms which would help
    manage the current growth, including specific support the
    Secretariat can give the area directors, and mechanisms for managing
    the growth in the number of IETF Working Groups.

    3) Internationalization

    The attendance of this IETF meeting reflects a continuing strong
    participation from non-US countries, including Canada, Europe, and
    the Pacific Rim. This internationalization has presented the IETF
    with specific challenges, including the extension of protocols to
    support multiple character sets, and the need to diversify the
    meeting locations to other nations beyond North America. Full
    discussion of this topic was deferred until a later time.