Hi all,
As was done for IETF-75, we are setting earlier deadlines for discussing topics in DISPATCH prior to the WG session at IETF-76.
We will again follow the deadlines for BoFs:
http://www.ietf.org/meeting/cutoff-dates.html#76
This provides enough time to dispatch topics prior to the meeting as appropriate - e.g., mini-bofs, official bofs, other WGs, new WGs, mailing lists, etc. Thus, allowing us to have more focused and constructive discussions on a smaller set of topics prior to the WG session.
Please note that the dates are much sooner than you might expect as the time between IETF-75 and IETF-76 is 3 weeks less than the time between IETF-74 and IETF-75. The document deadlines are 9 and 10 weeks away from next Monday (August 24th).
Thus, the following are the proposed deadlines:
Sept 7th - Cutoff date to notify the chairs and DISPATCH WG mailing list of plans to submit a proposal.
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This will help folks with similar topics to work together before the meeting. If a preliminary charter proposal is available at this point, please include it.
September 21st - Cutoff for charter proposals for topics.
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A charter proposal must consist of a minimum of a problem statement and at least one milestone/deliverable. This deadline will allow time for consideration of proposals that could potentially be "dispatched" prior to the WG session.
September 28th - Topics that are to be the focus of IETF-76 are announced.
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The idea here is to focus the discussion over the weeks preceding IETF-76 on these main topics, noting that any new or updates to any documents are due 3-4 weeks later. This will ensure we have constructive discussions before the meeting and are actually able to determine consensus as to where work should be progressed (e.g., separate BoF, a new WG, an existing WG, individual document, etc.) at IETF-76. Note, that the exact disposition for a topic may (per the usual process) require follow-up and confirmation by the ADS and/or IESG (e.g., for a new WG, Bof, individually sponsored document, etc.) or with another WG to ensure agreement with the DISPATCH WG consensus for the topic.
As discussed previously, the intention is not necessarily to preclude folks submitting documents on other topics, however, it is very unlikely there would be agenda time allocated to documents/topics submitted after the deadlines. We can include one or two slides on these topics in the DISPATCH WG chair charts so that the authors can gather other interested parties to contribute to the work.
Regards,
Mary and Gonzalo
DISPATCH WG co-chairs
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