Session Date/Time: 29 Mar 2023 08:30

IETF Plenary

Summary

The IETF 116 plenary in Yokohama included updates from the IETF Chair, ISG, IAB, IRTF, NomCom, LLC, and Trust. Key topics included participant statistics, COVID-19 updates, LLC financial reports, IAB activities, IRTF research group formations, NomCom process, and IETF Trust restructuring. There was a Q&A session with the LLC and the ISG and the IAB was thanked for their service.

Key Discussion Points

Masking Policy: A strong emphasis on wearing masks in the meeting rooms was discussed. The LLC is consulting on whether to change the baseline to follow local regulations in San Francisco.
Participant Statistics: Registered on-site attendees reached 1000, returning to near pre-COVID levels, with strong remote participation.
Diversity and Inclusion: The LLC and IETF Chair acknowledged the concerning gender imbalance among participants and discussed potential actions.
ITU Collaboration: Director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Bureau discussed enhanced collaboration between IETF and ITU, highlighting key collaboration areas.
Interim Meeting Policy: Debate arose concerning the policy for letters of invitation for interim meetings. The isg agreed to revisit the policy.
Free Remote Participation Document: The document for free remote participation was kicked back from the ISG because of concerns from the LLC and its wordy composition, requiring further revisions.
IETF Endowment: The LLC aims to reach $50 million for the endowment by 2027 to achieve long-term financial sustainability.
Net-Zero IETF: The LLC is working towards a net-zero IETF and discussing carbon offsetting schemes with attendees.

Decisions and Action Items

ISG Action Item: Revisit the policy for letters of invitation for interim meetings at the next LLC retreat.
Narada filed: A Narada has been filed to clarify RFC 8713 after an appeal.

Next Steps

Registrations will open in about a month for ITF 117 in San Francisco in July.
A side meeting will be held for attendees to discuss carbon offsetting schemes for the net-zero IETF plan.
ISG will review interim meeting policy after LLC retreat.
IB will continue to be more visible to the community and in making what the IAB is doing more accessible.