This talk describes a new work area recently defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force. The Internet Engineering Steering Group, an IETF leadership council, has noticed an abundance of Internet Drafts related to MPLS and optical networking. Several hundred I-Ds were intended to be considered in the MPLS or 'IP over Optical' Working Groups, and were not within the charters for those WGs. In an attempt to return to sanity, the IESG formed a new work area with six WGs and has tried to divide the work among them. See the IETF Web pages for descriptions of the new Working Groups. Operator input needed!