Subject: IETF liaison statements -- tool and process

From: Leslie Daigle <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:15:57 -0400

FYI, this year the IETF published an update on its
liaison management process:

	RFC4052 (general principles) and
	RFC4053 (specifics)

The tool mentioned in RFC4053 is now active and online.
The current tool allows an authorized user to perform the following actions:

* Create a new liaison statement.
* Add attachments to the liaison statement.
* Send the liaison statement and its attachments to the recipient, with 
copies as appropriate, via e-mail.
* View the public version of the liaison statement.
* Update a liaison statement that was originally created using this tool 
(including adding and removing attachments).
* Notify the interested parties (e.g., the recipient, the copy 
recipients, etc.) via e-mail about an update to a liaison statement.

Please note that all new and updated liaison statements that are created 
using this tool are automatically posted on the IETF "Liaison 
Statements" Web page.  Therefore, these liaison statements are made 
available to the community as soon as they are submitted.

I don't know when was the last time the W3C sent a formal liaison
note to the IETF, but you probably should be aware of this tool (!)
and determine if you want your liaison to the IETF to have an
account now (otherwise, we can use this list and get one set up
if the need arises).

Let me know,

Leslie.