RFC Editor and 2006 timeline

The IAB and IAOC have put together the following proposed
plan for clarifying the RFC Editor function and running through
a contract review process this year.

The key pieces of this proposed process are:

	. getting agreement on a basic RFC Editor charter

	. completing TechSpec to describe requirements for
	  IETF technical specification publication

	. developing analogous components for independent
	  submissions, IRTF documents, etc.  (Not all yet on
	  the timeline).

Comments welcome.

Draft timeline/division of labour
=================================

Responsible parties in "[]", where "IASA" is IAD or IAOC as
appropriate.

Mar 14 2006  [IAB]  
	Draft RFC Editor charter out for public comment.

Mar 20 2006 [TechSpec/IETF] 
	TechSpec meeting
Mar 20 2006 [IAB/IETF]   
	Discuss RFC Editor charter

Apr 15 2006 [TechSpec]  
	Target reasonable consensus document.
Apr 15 2006 [IETF]
	Start of 4 week last call of TechSpec document
Apr 15 2006 [IAB] 
	Revised RFC Editor charter.

May 7 2006[IASA]     
	Request for Vendor Expressions of Interest
May 15 2006
	Close of last call of TechSpec document

Jun 1 2006[IASA]     
	Vendor Expressions of Interest Due

Jul 15 2006[IASA]    
	RFP(s) Issued

Sep 1 2006[IASA]     
	Bids Due
Sep 2006[IASA]       
	Contract Negotiation
Sep 25 2006[IAB]   
	IAB review

Oct 1 2006[IASA]      
	Contract(s) Awarded

Oct – Dec[IASA]        
	Transition Period

Jan 1 2007       
	Contract term begins

Leslie Daigle.

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