The IESG: WG Review: Problem Statement (problem)

[Melinda Shore <mshore@cisco.com>]

I'm not completely comfortable with stating in the charter
that the work items will be reviewed at the IESG plenaries.
Even if they don't actually appear in the charter they do
need to be discussed on the mailing list, I think.

Thanks,

Melinda


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Date:    Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:51:21 -0500
From:    The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
To:      IETF-Announce: ;
cc:      Avri Doria <avri@acm.org>, Melinda Shore <mshore@cisco.com>,
	 new-work@ietf.org
Subject: WG Review: Problem Statement (problem)


A new IETF working group has been proposed in the General Area.  The 
IESG has not made any determination as yet.  

The following description was submitted, and is provided 
for informational purposes only.


Problem Statement (problem)
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Current Status: Active Proposed Working Group

 
Description of Working Group:

Discussions during 2002 have revealed a significant number of thoughts
about problems that exist with the way the IETF operates. In advance of
trying to change the IETF procedures and rules to deal with these
problems, the IETF should have a clear, agreed description of what
problems we are trying to solve.

This group is charged with producing the document describing these
problems. The analysis of the problem should seek out the root causes 
of the problems as well as the perceived derivative problems.

The intent is that the group will discuss issues on its mailing list,
and that there will be an editing team to produce a clear concise
problem statement on which the group has come to consensus and present
to the IETF as a basis for an IETF consensus.

As a second work item, the group will also produce a proposal for a
process to develop solutions to the problems identified by this working
group.

It is not a part of this group's charter to propose solutions to the
problems.

The work items will be reviewed in IESG plenary at the IETF.


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