One of the most critical tasks facing the inaugural IETF LLC Board this year was to hire a permanent IETF Executive Director. I am delighted to announce today that this process is complete and that Jay Daley has joined the IETF as our first permanent IETF Executive Director! Please see the blog post at <https://www.ietf.org/blog/welcome-ietf-exec-director/> for all the details. Please also note that Portia Wenze-Danley will continue to serve the IETF until the end of the year in order to provide a smooth transition. We greatly appreciate her service through a period of great administrative change at the IETF! Thank you! Jason Livingood Chair, IETF LLC Board LLC-Board-Chair@xxxxxxxx ++++++++++ How to Contact the IETF LLC ++++++++++ Executive Director: Exec-Director@xxxxxxxx Sponsorship: sponsorship@xxxxxxxx Board: LLC-Board@xxxxxxxx ++++++++++ General IETF LLC Board Background ++++++++++ About the IETF LLC: https://www.ietf.org/about/administration/ Meeting minutes: https://www.ietf.org/about/groups/llc-board/minutes/ Future meetings: https://www.ietf.org/about/groups/llc-board/meeting-info/ Financial statements: https://www.ietf.org/about/administration/financial-statements/