http://www.ietf.cnri.reston.va.us/tao.html
This page provides information to new attendees of Internet Engineering Task Force meetings. The Internet Engineering Task Force is the group that ensures the smooth operation of the Internet, creating new standards and updating older ones. The purpose of this document is to collect in a central location the material that new members need to know to get the most from the meetings of the IETF which are held three times a year.