The IETF's Administrative Restructuring (Leslie)
The IETF has spent the last year reviewing its overall administrative organization and developing plans for improving it. The proposal is now in the final stages of discussion within the IETF community. While the results of this effort should promote smooth administrative operation and support of the IETF, there should be no impact on its technical processes. This presentation will give a brief overview of the highlights of this process and explain that this is, fundamentally, 'business as usual' at the IETF.

Routing Area Update (Alex)
Alex will give an update on recently approved standards, and discuss efforts in newly emerging areas such as Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), IP Fast Reroute (IPFRR), and Path Computation Element (PCE). Areas where feedback from the operational community is especially needed, as well as the actual discussion items, will be highlighted.

About the Presenters
Leslie Daigle has a dozen years experience with advanced development of Internet naming and directory services and standards. She is currently Director, Directory Research at VeriSign, and is serving as the Chair of the Internet Architecture Board.

Alex Zinin is a Principle Engineer at Alcatel, helps the company define overall IP strategy, and works with product development teams in the area of IP routing and MPLS technologies. Alex spends a good part of his time on IETF activities, where he holds a position of a Routing Area Director, and is a member of the IESG. His technical work in the IETF includes contributions to the OSPF, ISIS, IDR, and CCAMP Working Groups.