Membership
The chair of the IESG is the director of the General Area, who also serves as the overall IETF Chair. Members of the IESG include the two directors of each of the following areas:
- Applications Area (app)
- Internet Area (int)
- Operations & Network Management Area (ops)
- Routing Area (rtg)
- Real-time Applications and Infrastructure Area (rai)
- Security Area (sec)
- Transport and Services Area (tsv) - frequently also referred to as the "Transport Area"
Liaison and ex-officio members include:
- IETF Executive Director
- Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Chair
- Appointed Liaison from the IAB
- Liaison from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
- Liaison from the Request for Comments (RFC) Editor
Read more about this topic: Internet Engineering Steering Group
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