[Chapter-delegates] IETF 126: Updated Ornithology & Attending ISOC Staff

[Karim Attoumani Mohamed]

Dear Christine,

Thank you very much for sharing these useful updates ahead of IETF 126.

In addition to the IETF Policymakers Program, I wonder whether it could
also be useful to briefly mention the IRTF Diversity Travel Grants in the
“IETF Ornithology” document, particularly under Part 2 on the IRTF.

This initiative is another important illustration of how the IETF/IRTF
ecosystem encourages broader participation, not only from policymakers, but
also from the academic and research communities. By supporting early-career
academics, PhD students, and researchers from under-represented groups to
attend IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF, the Diversity Travel Grants
help strengthen the link between open Internet standards, academic
research, and inclusive participation in the technical community.

Based on my own experience after participating in the IETF Policymakers
Program, I have seen how such support mechanisms can help sustain
engagement with the IETF/IRTF ecosystem beyond an initial policy-oriented
participation, especially for participants from under-represented regions.

Highlighting this aspect could help Chapters better showcase the IETF/IRTF
ecosystem as a space that supports policy engagement, research
participation, and diversity in Internet standards discussions.

A possible short addition could be:

“IRTF Diversity Travel Grants: The IRTF Diversity Travel Grants contribute
to broadening participation in Internet research by supporting early-career
academics, PhD students, and researchers from under-represented groups to
attend IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF. Together with related
participation support mechanisms, such as IRTF fee waivers for research
group meetings and workshops, this initiative provides another important
pathway for connecting academic research, diversity, and participation in
the open Internet standards ecosystem.”

Many thanks again for the update, and wishing everyone attending IETF 126 a
very productive meeting.

Best regards,

Karim

Le mar. 7 juil. 2026 à 12:35, Christine Saegesser via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> a écrit :

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> As many of you know, IETF 126 will take place 18-24 July in Vienna,
> Austria. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premier
> standardization organization for the Internet, which the Internet Society
> proudly supports. Several Internet Society staff will be attending,
> including Dan York, David Frautschy, Olaf Kolkman, and Steve Song. The
> Internet Society Board of Trustees will meet adjacent to the IETF, allowing
> some Board and Executive Leadership Team members to attend as well.
>
> Some updates:
>
>    - In preparation for the meeting, we have updated the Internet
>    Society's IETF Ornithology
>    <https://internetsociety.github.io/IETF-Ornithology/IETF-Ornithology.pdf>,
>    a document curating where we believe public policy issues might arise in
>    IETF work.
>    - For IETF 126, we have invited policymakers from Austria, Belgium,
>    Benin, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Germany,
>    India, Nigeria, Spain, Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United States to
>    participate in our IETF Policymakers Program
>    <https://www.internetsociety.org/policy-programs/policymakers-program-to-ietf/>.
>    This program provides participants with a deep dive into the Internet and
>    its technologies. It also demonstrates how the IETF and other elements of
>    the Internet ecosystem contribute to an open, global, secure, and
>    trustworthy Internet for everyone.
>
>
> Wishing those headed to IETF 126 a productive week!
>
> Additional background on:
>
>    - the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) <https://www.ietf.org/>
>    - the IETF 126 <https://www.ietf.org/meeting/126/> meeting
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Christine
>
> *Christine Saegesser Baethge,* Sr. Director Chapters and Special
> Interest Groups
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