Proposed Charter for WEIRD Working Group, User Services Area

In response to comments from list subscribers, and to better fit the
proposed charter, I propose that we change the meaning of "E" in WEIRD from
"Evangelism" to "Elucidation".

Here's a proposed charter for the WG, based on our discussions at the BOF
and on this list. Best viewed in Courier 10 mono-spaced font. Please get any
comments on this charter in within the next week (by the end of April 23).

Have a great weekend!

Chris Burke
[email protected] (or [email protected])

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Web Elucidation of Internet-Related Developments (weird)
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 Current Status: Proposed Working Group
 
 Chair(s):
     Chris Burke <[email protected]>
 
 User Services Area Director(s): 
     April Marine <[email protected]>
 
 User Services Area Advisor: 
     April Marine <[email protected]>
 
 Mailing Lists: 
     General Discussion:  [email protected]
     To Subscribe: [email protected]     
         In Body:  subscribe     
     Archive:  http://www.imc.org/ietf-weird/         
 
 Description of Working Group:
 
    The WEIRD working group will develop a set of web pages.  The
    target audience is people new to the IETF and other Internet
    generalists. Content within the scope of the group includes:
    current IETF WG and BOF activities, dependencies and
    interrelationships among specific IETF WG and BOF activities, BOF
    historical information, IAB / IESG / Secretariat issues and topics
    of interest and their impact.

    Content specifically out of scope includes: information
    interpreting trends in Internet engineering and standards;
    IETF-related information that is editorial in nature.

    It is thought that by starting with concrete information of
    general interest related to a topic the WG knows well (IETF
    activities), the concept of doing web pages would be well-tested.
    Future evaluations of the process could address the question of
    re-examining the audience or content scope.
     
    Web content will be developed in collaboration with the IETF
    Secretariat using a mix of new material and material from existing
    Web pages and FYI documents.  Information will be presented
    in an online format suitable for the casual Internet user,
    combining text and illustration.
     
    In order to create a historic archive of the online data and to
    make it more accessible to users who may have difficulty with
    online access, the working group will capture at least one
    snapshot of the web pages and publish it as an FYI RFC.

Goals and Milestones: 
 
   May 99   Finalize outline for pages and prioritize sections

   Jun 99	Create pages (ongoing)

   Jul 99	Formally solicit feedback regarding progress to date     

   Jul 99	Review progress, outline and prioritization of tasks and
		revise if necessary
     
   Nov 99	Formally solicit feedback regarding progress to date
     
   Nov 99	Review outline and prioritization of tasks and
		revise if necessary

   Feb 00	Create hardcopy version and submit as ID

   Mar 00   Submit hardcopy version for RFC publication     

   Jul 00   Review progress and make decision to disband or re-charter