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The Internet Architecture Board provides long-range technical direction for Internet development, ensuring the Internet continues to grow and evolve as a platform for global communication and innovation.
WATCH: The IAB Open Session at the #IETF123 Madrid meeting included presentations on Internet-governance related activities and featured a presentation about the work of the Olympic Broadcasting System. Full recordings are available at: www.ietf.org/blog/ietf123...
On 2025-07-21, the Internet Architecture Board provided input to the United Nations' WSIS+20 Review Elements Paper. stressing that "participation from a broad range of stakeholders on an equal footing is the bedrock of Internet governance." Read at: datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statemen...
The Workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access will examine the technical and architectural choices involved in solutions for age-based restrictions on access to content. Interested in participating? Submit a paper by 2025-07-31. Details at: datatracker.ietf.org/group/agews/...
Explore how the multi-stakeholder model can be strengthened through deeper engagement between technical and policy communities at the #IGF2025 Building Bridges in Internet Governance Networking Session. Starts at 15:15 CEST on 24 June. More info at: igf2025.sched.com/event/246Is/...
The 2024 edition of the IETF Annual Report is now available! Read it today for a summary of IETF, Internet Architecture Board ( @iab.org ), Internet Research Task Force ( @irtf.org ), and RFC Editor community activities from last year: www.ietf.org/blog/annual-...
photo of a speaker at the IABOPEN session during the IETF 122 Bangkok meeting
At #IETF122 Bangkok, a special session about the upcoming World Summit on Information Security (WSIS) 20 year review provided an overview of how the IAB is engaging in this opportunity to recommit to the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance: www.ietf.org/blog/technic...
The IAB is pleased to announce the reappointment of Victor Kuarsingh to the Internet Society Board of Trustees for a 3-year term commencing w/the 2025 Internet Society Annual General Meeting in June. Full announcement by the @internetsociety.bsky.social at: www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/04...
A first draft of the Next Era of Network Management Operations (NEMOPS) Workshop report captures discussions among expert participants, key takeaways, and next steps to shape the future of network management protocols and techniques. Read more and join the conversation: www.ietf.org/blog/iab-nem...
Dirk Kutscher has been appointed as the next @irtf.org Chair to begin at #IETF122 in Mar 2025. Thanks to Colin Perkins who has served chair for the past 6 years and to other volunteer candidates. More info on IRTF Research Groups, programs & workshops at: www.irtf.org
Call for Papers: The AI-CONTROL workshop in Sept. 2024 aims to explore opt-out mechanisms for methods commonly used in AI-oriented crawling techniques, and to build an understanding of use cases, requirements and other considerations in this space. More: datatracker.ietf.org/group/aicont...
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The new Environmental Impacts of Internet Technology (E-Impact) program's first virtual interim meeting on 15-16 Feb 2024 is open to participation, with all interested community members invited to join. Details in the latest post by the program co-chairs: www.ietf.org/blog/eimpact...