I have just formed the Smart Power Directorate. Information about the Directorate can be found here: http://www.ietf.org/iesg/directorate/smart-power.html The Smart Power Directorate will provide review and coordination on the use of Internet protocols to provide smart grid communications. The goal is to point other organizations to relevant IETF documents and provide review of documents from other organizations that depend upon Internet protocols. If the directorate identifies a gap that requires new work in the IETF, the directorate will raise the issue with the IESG. That is, the directorate will not develop new protocols or enhance existing ones. This review and coordination will require expertise from all of the Areas in the IETF. Fred Baker as the liaison to the US Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) will play a significant role for the Directorate. In addition, I am still in the process of gathering people to represent each of the IETF Areas. I would like to see a non-IESG member loosely representing each IETF Area. Representatives have been identified for the General, Internet, and Routing Areas. If you would like to be considered for one of the other Areas, please contact the Area Director for that Area. Russ Housley General Area Director _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
