Welcome to a resource site for chairs and others providing leadership and support for IETF Working Groups (WGs) and IRTF Research Groups.
General information and resources for chairing.
The Note Well should be shown at the beginning of every IETF WG meeting.
More details on roles related to managing a Working Group, including, Working Group Secretary, Group Session Notetaker, Session Scribe, and Working Group Consultant
The formally documented procedures for IETF working groups.
Photos of all current IETF WG chairs. (To add or update your photo, send email with an attachment to support@ietf.org)
File disclosures about intellectual property rights (IPR) and find out what IPR disclosures have been filed. RFC 8179, "Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology" defines IETF intellectual property rights rules.
RFC6702 describes some strategies that may be used by working group chairs and working group secretaries to promote compliance with the IPR disclosure rules, which is essential to the accurate development of community consensus around documents produced within the IETF stream.
Liaison Statements
Find and access liaison statments. The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) appoints liaisons with other organizations on behalf of the IETF.
IETF Datatracker sandbox
This non-production instance of the IETF Datatracker allows training and testing of features and capabilities.
IETF Note taking tool
This service provides IETF participants with ephemeral note-taking capabilities which can be useful for WG meetings.
WG Chairs email list
The information page and subscription form for the discussion email list for IETF WG chairs, secretaries, and leaders of other IETF-related groups.
WG Chairs email list archive
A web-based public archive of the IETF Working Group chairs email list.
Github is used by some IETF WGs. A Github Use for Working Groups is available.
Meetecho is used for remote participation in IETF Meetings. A guide for chairs and a guide for participants are available.
Webex is used by many IETF groups. Webex provides a quick guide and How-to videos. Some Webex tips have been developed based on IETF experience.