The IESG has received a request from the JSON data formats for vCard and iCalendar WG (jcardcal) to consider the following document: - 'jCal: The JSON format for iCalendar' <draft-ietf-jcardcal-jcal-09.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2014-03-12. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This specification defines "jCal", a JSON format for iCalendar data. The iCalendar data format is a text format for capturing and exchanging information normally stored within a calendaring and scheduling application, for example tasks and events. JSON is a lightweight, text-based, language-independent data interchange format commonly used in internet applications. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-jcardcal-jcal/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-jcardcal-jcal/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.