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IETF STEERING GROUP (IESG)
REPORT OF THE MEETING OF
March 18th, 1992
Reported by:
Greg Vaudreuil, IESG Secretary
This report contains
- Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Attendees
- Meeting Notes
Please contact IESG Secretary Greg Vaudreuil for more information.
Attendees
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Almquist, Philip / Consultant
Borman, David / Cray Research
Chiappa, Noel
Chapin, Lyman / BBN
Crocker, Dave / TBO
Crocker, Steve / TIS
Coya, Steve / CNRI
Davin, Chuck / MIT
Estrada, Susan / CERFnet
Gross, Philip / ANS
Hinden, Robert / SUN
Hobby, Russ / UC-DAVIS
Huizer, Erik / SURFnet
Piscitello, Dave/ Bellcore
Reynolds, Joyce / ISI
Stockman, Bernard / SUNET/NORDUnet
Vaudreuil, Greg / CNRI
Agenda
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1) Set Agenda of Open Plenary
2) Growth of the IETF
2.1 Quality
2.2 Tracking
2.3 Administration
2.4 Workload
3) Internationalization
3.1 International Protocols
3.2 International Participation
Minutes
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1) Agenda for the Open Plenary
The IESG discussed the relevant topics facing the IETF and agreed to
initiate discussion on the Routing and Addressing Architecture,
pending protocol actions, and the growth of the IETF.
2) Growth of the IETF
At this short meeting the IESG, the discussed the issues related to
the growth of the IETF, it's working groups, and the Secretariat to
be addressed at a later date. Several observations were noted. The
level of management of the IETF process does not appear to be
keeping up with the growth. In particular, there are many dormant
IETF working groups which have not been disbanded, many Internet
Drafts which have long since expired, and the loss of several
protocol actions in the cracks.
The IESG agreed to discuss these issues in the Thursday night dinner
meeting. The IESG was tasked to discuss mechanisms which would help
manage the current growth, including specific support the
Secretariat can give the area directors, and mechanisms for managing
the growth in the number of IETF Working Groups.
3) Internationalization
The attendance of this IETF meeting reflects a continuing strong
participation from non-US countries, including Canada, Europe, and
the Pacific Rim. This internationalization has presented the IETF
with specific challenges, including the extension of protocols to
support multiple character sets, and the need to diversify the
meeting locations to other nations beyond North America. Full
discussion of this topic was deferred until a later time.