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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                        S. DawkinsRequest for Comments: 7475                                        HuaweiBCP: 9                                                        March 2015Updates:2026,2418Category: Best Current PracticeISSN: 2070-1721Increasing the Number of Area Directors in an IETF AreaAbstract   This document removes a limit on the number of Area Directors who   manage an Area in the definition of "IETF Area".  This document   updatesRFC 2026 (BCP 9) andRFC 2418 (BCP 25).Status of This Memo   This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force   (IETF).  It has been approved for publication by the Internet   Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on BCPs is   available inSection 2 of RFC 5741.   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained athttp://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7475.Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2015 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the   document authors.  All rights reserved.   This document is subject toBCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal   Provisions Relating to IETF Documents   (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of   publication of this document.  Please review these documents   carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect   to this document.  Code Components extracted from this document must   include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of   the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as   described in the Simplified BSD License.Dawkins                   Best Current Practice                 [Page 1]

RFC 7475             More Area Directors in an Area           March 2015Table of Contents1.  Introduction and Scope  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.  Discussion  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23.  Normative Text Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.  Introduction and Scope   This document updatesRFC 2026 ([RFC2026],BCP 9) to remove a limit   on the number of Area Directors who manage an Area in the definition   of "IETF Area".  This document also updatesRFC 2418 ([RFC2418],BCP25) to reflect this updated definition.   The change described in this document is intended to allow the IESG   additional flexibility in organizing the IETF's work.  It does not   make any changes to the role of an Area and does not argue that   assigning more than two Area Directors to an Area is an optimal   solution in the long run.  In particular, this change is not intended   to increase the size of the IESG significantly.  If several Areas   will require more than two Area Directors, the IESG should consider   investigating alternative ways of organizing the IETF's work.2.  Discussion   In recent discussions, the IESG has explored splitting and combining   Areas.  One proposal resulted in a single Area that would be managed   by three Area Directors.   An Area managed by three Area Directors conflicts with this   definition inSection 14, "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS" ofRFC 2026   ([RFC2026]):      IETF Area - A management division within the IETF.  An Area      consists of Working Groups related to a general topic such as      routing.  An Area is managed by one or two Area Directors.   A similar statement appears inSection 1, "Introduction" ofRFC 2418   ([RFC2418]):      Each IETF area is managed by one or two Area Directors (ADs).Dawkins                   Best Current Practice                 [Page 2]

RFC 7475             More Area Directors in an Area           March 2015   While it's true that recent IESGs have had two Area Directors in each   Area except for the General Area, the number of Area Directors in   each Area has varied since the publication ofRFC 1396 ([RFC1396]).   (For reference, see <http://www.ietf.org/iesg/past-members.html>.)   This variation was due to a number of factors, including workload and   personal preferences, and happened as a natural part of the IESG   organizing itself to do the work the IESG is chartered to do.   At one point, the IESG placed three Area Directors in a single Area   (Scott Bradner, Deirdre Kostick, and Michael O'Dell, in the   Operational & Management Requirements Area, between IETF 36 and IETF   37 in 1996).   The last time the IESG increased the number of Area Directors in an   Area was when they requested that the Nominating Committee provide a   second Area Director in the Routing Area in 1999.  Although the   number of Area Directors in an Area hasn't changed since then, the   IESG continues to be responsible for specifying the positions that   the Nominating Committee fills each year.   It is consistent with the IESG's role in creating and dismantling   entire Areas to allow the IESG flexibility in assigning enough Area   Directors who have been selected by the Nominating Committee to   effectively manage the working groups within an Area.   Note the requirement inRFC 7437 ([RFC7437],BCP 10) that the   Nominating Committee review (approximately) half the positions for   the IESG each year is unchanged.  The Nominating Committee may assign   an appropriate term duration for each position to ensure the ideal   application of this rule in the future, and this is also unchanged.3.  Normative Text Change   For this text (OLD) inSection 14, "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS" ofRFC 2026   ([RFC2026]):      IETF Area - A management division within the IETF.  An Area      consists of Working Groups related to a general topic such as      routing.  An Area is managed by one or two Area Directors.   Replace with this text (NEW):      IETF Area - A management division within the IETF.  An Area      consists of Working Groups related to a general topic such as      routing.  An Area is managed by one or more Area Directors.Dawkins                   Best Current Practice                 [Page 3]

RFC 7475             More Area Directors in an Area           March 2015   For this text (OLD) inSection 1, "Introduction" ofRFC 2418   ([RFC2418]):      Each IETF area is managed by one or two Area Directors (ADs).   Replace with this text (NEW):      Each IETF area is managed by one or more Area Directors (ADs).   Informational RFCs such asRFC 3710 ([RFC3710]) and informal   descriptions of IETF organizational structure that also describe IETF   Areas as being managed by one or two Area Directors should be   considered updated by this normative specification.4.  Security Considerations   This document updates an IETF process BCP and has no direct Internet   security implications.5.  References5.1.  Normative References   [RFC2026]  Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision              3",BCP 9,RFC 2026, October 1996,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2026>.   [RFC2418]  Bradner, S., "IETF Working Group Guidelines and              Procedures",BCP 25,RFC 2418, September 1998,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2418>.   [RFC7437]  Kucherawy, M., Ed., "IAB, IESG, and IAOC Selection,              Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the              Nominating and Recall Committees",BCP 10,RFC 7437,              January 2015, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7437>.5.2.  Informative References   [RFC1396]  Crocker, S., "The Process for Organization of Internet              Standards Working Group (POISED)",RFC 1396, January 1993,              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1396>.   [RFC3710]  Alvestrand, H., "An IESG charter",RFC 3710, February              2004, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3710>.Dawkins                   Best Current Practice                 [Page 4]

RFC 7475             More Area Directors in an Area           March 2015Acknowledgements   Thanks to Barry Leiba and Jari Arkko for applying the giggle test to   version -00 of this document, and to Adrian Farrel, Alexey Melnikov,   Brian Carpenter, Christer Holmberg, David Crocker, David Harrington,   Donald Eastlake, Kathleen Moriarty, Murray Kucherawy, Susan Hares,   Stephan Farrell, and Stewart Bryant for providing review comments.   Thanks to Fred Baker, Michael St. Johns, and Scott Bradner for   providing a better understanding of the history of how the IESG ended   up with two Area Directors in most Areas and even, at one point,   three Area Directors in one Area.Author's Address   Spencer Dawkins   Huawei Technologies   EMail: spencerdawkins.ietf@gmail.comDawkins                   Best Current Practice                 [Page 5]