--On Saturday, May 18, 2019 08:15 -0700 Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Aaron, > >> On May 16, 2019, at 11:04 AM, Aaron Falk >> <aaron.falk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Can anyone tell me whether our standards process allows for >> virtual-only working groups? In other words, could a working >> group choose to stop meeting at IETF venues and only convene >> online? >> > > As many folks have said, this is possible and has been done. > > However, as a follow-on question, could there be a working > forming BOF that is virtual? I think the IESG gave a "yes" answer to that in response to the discussion of draft-moonesamy-recall-rev and the formation of the eligibility-discuss WG. I don't know what Subramanian has decided (or will decide) to do. However, a different and perhaps better answer is that, because a BOF is not prerequisite to forming a WG, presumably a group of people could hold a mailing list discussion, reach a conclusion that a WG was needed and what its scope should be, and then approach appropriate ADs and simply ask that the WG be chartered. john
