IETF

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF

   <networking, standard, body> (IETF) The IETF is a large, open
   international community of network designers, operators,
   vendors and researchers whose purpose is to coordinate the
   operation, management and evolution of the {Internet} and to
   resolve short- and mid-range {protocol} and architectural
   issues.  It is a major source of proposals for {protocol}
   {standards} which are submitted to the {Internet Architecture
   Board} (IAB) for final approval.  The IETF meets three times a
   year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF
   Proceedings.

   The IETF Secretariat, run by The {Corporation for National
   Research Initiatives} with funding from the US government,
   maintains an index of {Internet-Drafts} whereas {RFCs} are
   maintained by The {Internet Architecture Board}.

   (http://ietf.org).

   (1999-01-27)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

IETF
       Internet Engineering Task Force (org., IAB, Internet, RFC
1603/2418/3233)