About
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Introduction to the IETF
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), founded in 1986, is the premier standards development organization (SDO) for the Internet.
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Groups
The work of the IETF is undertaken and supported by a wide variety of groups with differing structures, goals, and responsibilities.
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Open records
Public archives of most of the contributions, submissions, statements and communications that we receive.
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Liaisons
The IETF has a limited number of liaison relationships with other organizations. Liaisons are appointed by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) when the IAB feels that conditions warrant appointing a specific person to such a task.
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Note Well
The Note Well describes IPR and other policies related to submissions by a Contributor for publication as all or part of an IETF Internet-Draft or RFC and any statement made within the context of an IETF activity.