> BOF's are not working groups, and in most cases, they don't get to > make consensus decisions. In particular, they do _not_ get to decide > whether a working group will be formed or what its charter will say > (though this seems to be a common misconception). Those decisions > rest with the sponsoring AD(s) and the IESG; the purpose of a BOF is > to guage interest and provide a forum for community input. I would add that a successful BOF results in having some idea from the room of what the charter should be. Often this is different from what initial proposals were floated before the meeting; after the meeting specific text for the charter is discussed on the BOF mailing list. And, at the very end of the process, we have IETF review of the new charter. So the final determination rests with the IETF community, and is done over e-mail. Of course, before we get that far the BOF chairs, ADs, the IESG, and the IAB need to be happy with the proposal as well. Jari _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf