Reston, Reston, VA - 31st May 2005 - The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ray Pelletier as its first IETF Administrative Director (IAD). This appointment marks a key step in the IETF's progress in building a coordinated administrative platform that supports the collected needs of its community. Over the course of the coming months, this will include reorganization of the IETF's global budget and establishment or review of contracts with key support organizations.
Pelletier will take charge of a number of activities that the IETF depends on for smooth operation, including oversight of its global budget, meeting planning, secretariat, document publication, and parameter assignment. Most of these activities are carried out for the IETF by other organizations under various forms of agreement; Pelletier will be responsible for reviewing and establishing those agreements and for future bidding processes.
Pelletier has extensive leadership and management experience across the breadth of public, private, for-profit, non-profit, and volunteer organizations. As Director of Information Systems for the Navy JAG Corps he was responsible for managing a $10 million worldwide automation program. In his role as Executive Director for the Northern Virginia Technology Council he successfully managed the organizational development and operational support of a fast growing membership association.
Brian Carpenter, Chair of the IETF, said, "We're delighted to have Ray on board. His experience suits the IETF perfectly - he's dealt both with contractors and with open, consensus driven volunteer communities, and we need someone who can slip easily between those two worlds and make sure they remain in sync. I'm eagerly looking forward to working with him."
Pelletier's appointment was made by the recently constituted IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC), chaired by Lucy Lynch (University of Oregon). Lynch said, "I'm eager to dig into the next phase of the reorganization and I welcome Ray's expertise and insight."
As part of a joint IETF-Internet Society agreement to support this administrative activity, Pelletier will be hosted by the Internet Society in Reston, Virginia.
The IETF is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
The Internet Society (ISOC) is a non-governmental international organization for global cooperation and coordination for the Internet and its internetworking technologies and applications. Members comprise commercial companies, governmental agencies, foundations, and individuals. ISOC has 82 Chapters in over 60 countries around the world.
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