Re: Is the IETF aging?

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Marshall Eubanks wrote:

True, but that does not mean that you should decide that there is
nothing the IETF can do to change those characteristics or is in fact
doing albeit unintentionally.

So, what would you do to adjust things ?

Regards
Marshall

Some suggestions:

 - Increase IETF brand awareness
   - Leverage the IETF Brand
   - FaceBook page
   - Twitter account
   - Better On-line Access/Participation
   - Forums based communications
      - Offer personalization profiling
         - Photos, etc, "face behind name"
   - IETF "Radio"

 - Encourage elders, veterans Mentoring
     - ID, RFC development
        - Discourage "Use Usual Editors" mindset
     - Consider "PWG "Preliminary Working Groups" to sense full WG
        - Often decision left to the certain few (high barrier)

    on an indirect but I believe part of the improving IETF
    brand and image:

    - Serious review of "Rough Consensus" process
       - Technical Advisors need to get involved earlier

 - Leverage Assets
     - RFC format as a Tech Writing model for Engineering Students
     - Professional Trade member/certification "badge"
     - IETF membership subscriptions
        - Discounts

 - Seek more academia, industry, govt joint ventures
     - Summer "IETF" Internship
     - Start up, grants
     - Resource site

 - Assistance, Awareness with Legal, IP issues (international, etc)

 - Personally, increase the quality of work, minimize the "Fix it
   later" mindset - major turn off for young people IMV.

And perhaps, hire a PR, technical sales consultant who knows the subtleties of what comes first; Marketing or Technology.

--
Sincerely

Hector Santos
http://www.santronics.com
jabber: hector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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