(sent for the IAOC by Brian Carpenter) May 31st, 2005 - The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ray Pelletier as the first IETF Administrative Director (IAD). This appointment marks a key step in the IETF's progress in building a coordinated administrative platform that supports the collected needs of its community. Over the course of the coming months, this will include reorganization of the IETF's global budget and establishment or review of contracts with key support organizations. Pelletier will take charge of a number of activities that the IETF depends on for smooth operation, including oversight of its global budget, meeting planning, secretariat, document publication, and parameter assignment. Most of these activities are carried out for the IETF by other organizations under various forms of agreement; Pelletier will be responsible for reviewing and establishing those agreements and for future bidding processes. Pelletier has extensive leadership and management experience across the breadth of public, private, for-profit, non-profit, and volunteer organizations. As Director of Information Systems for the Navy JAG Corps he was responsible for managing a $10 million worldwide automation program. In his role as Executive Director for the Northern Virginia Technology Council he successfully managed the organizational development and operational support of a fast growing membership association. Pelletier will be hosted by the Internet Society in Reston, Virginia. He can be reached at iad@ietf.org The Internet Society press release will be at http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/050531pr.shtml A full report on the hiring process will be included in the IAOC's monthly report for May 2005. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
