Dear RSSAC Caucus Members,

Thank you for your consideration of and applications for travel funding for IETF 126 in Vienna, AT from 18-26 July 2026.

This email outlines the process for selecting funded participants for IETF 126 based on the RSSAC Caucus IETF Supported Travelers Funding Guidelines.

1. Overview

• Funded Slots Available: 4
• Funding Requests Received: 11
• First Priority Funding Requests Received: Jeff Osborn, Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede, Daniel Migault
• Second Priority Funding Requests Received: James Kunle Olorundare, Naveed Bin Rais, Mohibul Mahmud, Ali Hussein
• Third Priority Funding Requests Received: Muhammad Farhan Khan, Ceasar Waweru Kabue, Dessalegn Yehuala

The Priority levels were determined by the RSSAC Admin Committee following the guidelines set forth in the RSSAC Caucus IETF Supported Travelers Funding Guidelines.

2. Final List of Participants for Selection

Funding requests are considered one priority at a time, by descending order. After all requests in a priority category are considered, remaining slots will be moved to the next priority. Within each priority, if there are more requests than the number of available slots, the publicly verifiable random selection as described in RFC 3797 will be conducted.

First Priority - Funding Secured (4 Slots Available)

• Jeff Osborn
• Abdulkarim Oloyede
• Robert Story
• Daniel Migault

Second Priority - Not Selected for IETF 126 Funding (0 slots Remaining)

• James Kunle Olorundare
• Naveed Bin Rais
• Mohibul Mahmud
• Ali Hussein

Third Priority - Not Selected for IETF 126 Funding (0 Slots Remaining)

• Muhammad Farhan Khan
• Ceasar Waweru Kabue
• Dessalegn Yehuala

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Dan Gluck