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IASA This memo allows I* chairs to delegate the responsibilities under their ex officio membership to the IAOC to somebody else.

appoints the IETF chair, the IAB chair, and the ISOC President/CEO as ex officio voting members to the IAOC and the IETF Trust. Allowing flexibility in this appointment model allows the burden on these leadership position to be reduced which makes them more attractive for potential candidates.

The IETF chair, the IAB chair, and the ISOC President/CEO may delegate their responsibilities to other persons. The delegations by the IETF chair and the IAB chair need to be confirmed by the IESG and IAB respectively. The terms of delegation is for a longer term for instance aligned with the IESG and IAB appointment cycles (roughly anual).

There are no security considerations.

[TO BE REMOVED AT TIME OF PUBLICATION AS RFC] There are no IANA considerations.

Earlier variations of this modification of BCP101 were proposed by John Klensin, who acknowledged Spencer Dawkins and Joel Halpern for their suggestions.

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. This document updates BCP 101 to take account of the new IETF Intellectual Property Trust. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. [NONE]

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