The IAB and IAOC have put together the following proposed plan for clarifying the RFC Editor function and running through a contract review process this year. The key pieces of this proposed process are: . getting agreement on a basic RFC Editor charter . completing TechSpec to describe requirements for IETF technical specification publication . developing analogous components for independent submissions, IRTF documents, etc. (Not all yet on the timeline). Comments welcome. Draft timeline/division of labour ================================= Responsible parties in "[]", where "IASA" is IAD or IAOC as appropriate. Mar 14 2006 [IAB] Draft RFC Editor charter out for public comment. Mar 20 2006 [TechSpec/IETF] TechSpec meeting Mar 20 2006 [IAB/IETF] Discuss RFC Editor charter Apr 15 2006 [TechSpec] Target reasonable consensus document. Apr 15 2006 [IETF] Start of 4 week last call of TechSpec document Apr 15 2006 [IAB] Revised RFC Editor charter. May 7 2006[IASA] Request for Vendor Expressions of Interest May 15 2006 Close of last call of TechSpec document Jun 1 2006[IASA] Vendor Expressions of Interest Due Jul 15 2006[IASA] RFP(s) Issued Sep 1 2006[IASA] Bids Due Sep 2006[IASA] Contract Negotiation Sep 25 2006[IAB] IAB review Oct 1 2006[IASA] Contract(s) Awarded Oct – Dec[IASA] Transition Period Jan 1 2007 Contract term begins Leslie Daigle. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf