The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

The goal of the IETF is to make the Internet work better.

The mission of the IETF is make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet.

At a Glance

About the IETF
The IETF is where the engineers building and running the internet come together.
 About  |  Mission  |  Standards Process  |  Note Well  |  NomCom

Internet-Drafts (I-Ds)
Internet-Drafts are the IETF's working documents. Unless updated, they are deleted after six months.
 About  |  Search  |  Submit  |  Tracker  |  Guidelines  |  Checklist

RFC Pages
IETF standards and other long-term relevant documents are published in the RFC series by the RFC Editor.
 About  |  Search RFC Editor Index  |  Queue

Working Groups
The IETF's work is organized in areas and the areas in working groups. Most work happens on the mailinglists, which are open for anyone to join.
 About  |  Working Group Charters  |  Mailing Lists  |  Proceedings  |  Chairs' Page

Web Tools
The IETF uses a variety of online web-based tools to help members in their efforts.
 About  |  Community  |  Wikis  |  EDU Team

Contact
The Secretariat runs the day-to-day business of the IETF and is the first point of contact for anything other than technical work.
 Contact the IETF

Meetings
IETF contributors meet three times a year for four-and-a-half days for face-to-face discussions.
 About  |  Register  |  Upcoming Meetings  |  Important Dates  |  Proceedings  | 

spotlight IETF 76, Hiroshima (November 8-13, 2009)
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Mailing Lists
Mailing lists are where the day-to-day discussions between IETF participants takes place.
 About  |  Announcement  |  Discussion  |  Working Group Lists  |  Non-Working Group Lists

IESG
The Internet Engineering Steering Committee oversees the technical work within the IETF. IESG members are selected through the NomCom process.
 About  |  Members  |  Announcements  |  Statements  |  Minutes  |  Appeals  |  Directorates  |  Implementation Reports

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
All contributions to the IETF (electronic or otherwise) are subject to the IETF's IPR disclosure policy.
 About  |  IPR Policy  |  Search  |  File Disclosure  |  List of Disclosures

Liaisons
The IETF liaises with several other standards organizations.
 About  |  Managers  |  Liaison Statements  

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an organized activity of the Internet Society (ISOC).

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