diff --git a/ietf/idtracker/fixtures/initial_data.xml b/ietf/idtracker/fixtures/initial_data.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83b30c4e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/idtracker/fixtures/initial_data.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<django-objects version="1.0">
+  <object pk="6" model="idtracker.role">
+    <field to="redirects.suffix" name="person" rel="ManyToOneRel">14966</field>
+    <field type="CharField" name="role_name">IAD</field>
+  </object>
+</django-objects>
diff --git a/ietf/idtracker/models.py b/ietf/idtracker/models.py
index 142480959..99d5219c6 100644
--- a/ietf/idtracker/models.py
+++ b/ietf/idtracker/models.py
@@ -775,6 +775,26 @@ class GoalMilestone(models.Model):
 
 #### end wg stuff
 
+class Role(models.Model):
+    '''This table is named 'chairs' in the database, as its original
+    role was to store "who are IETF, IAB and IRTF chairs?".  It has
+    since expanded to store roles, such as "IAB Exec Dir" and "IAD",
+    so the model is renamed.
+    '''
+    person = models.ForeignKey(PersonOrOrgInfo, db_column='person_or_org_tag', raw_id_admin=True)
+    role_name = models.CharField(maxlength=25, db_column='chair_name')
+    def __str__(self):
+	return "%s (%s)" % (self.person, self.role())
+    def role(self):
+	if self.role_name in ('IETF', 'IAB', 'IRTF', 'NomCom'):
+	    return "%s Chair" % self.role_name
+	else:
+	    return self.role_name
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = 'chairs'
+    class Admin:
+	pass
+
 class ChairsHistory(models.Model):
     CHAIR_CHOICES = (
 	( '1', 'IETF' ),
diff --git a/ietf/mailinglists/fixtures/initial_data.xml b/ietf/mailinglists/fixtures/initial_data.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8c65eb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/mailinglists/fixtures/initial_data.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<django-objects version="1.0">
+  <object pk="1" model="mailinglists.domain">
+    <field type="CharField" name="domain">ietf.org</field>
+    <field to="idtracker.role" name="approvers" rel="ManyToManyRel">
+      <object pk="1"/>
+      <object pk="6"/>
+    </field>
+  </object>
+  <object pk="2" model="mailinglists.domain">
+    <field type="CharField" name="domain">iab.org</field>
+    <field to="idtracker.role" name="approvers" rel="ManyToManyRel">
+      <object pk="2"/>
+      <object pk="4"/>
+    </field>
+  </object>
+  <object pk="3" model="mailinglists.domain">
+    <field type="CharField" name="domain">irtf.org</field>
+    <field to="idtracker.role" name="approvers" rel="ManyToManyRel">
+      <object pk="5"/>
+    </field>
+  </object>
+</django-objects>
diff --git a/ietf/mailinglists/models.py b/ietf/mailinglists/models.py
index 01fdba791..e6037554f 100644
--- a/ietf/mailinglists/models.py
+++ b/ietf/mailinglists/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.db import models
 from ietf.idtracker.models import Acronym, Area, PersonOrOrgInfo
+from ietf.idtracker.models import Role
 import random
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ class ImportedMailingList(models.Model):
     class Admin:
 	pass
 
+class Domain(models.Model):
+    domain = models.CharField("Mailing List Domain Name", maxlength=100)
+    approvers = models.ManyToManyField(Role)
+    class Admin:
+        pass
+
 class MailingList(models.Model):
     SUBSCRIPTION_CHOICES = (
 	(1, 'Confirm'),
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ class NonWgMailingList(models.Model):
     list_url = models.CharField("List URL", maxlength=255)
     admin = models.TextField("Administrator(s)' Email Address(es)", blank=True)
     purpose = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    area = models.ForeignKey(Area, db_column='area_acronym_id')
+    area = models.ForeignKey(Area, db_column='area_acronym_id', null=True)
     subscribe_url = models.CharField("Subscribe URL", blank=True, maxlength=255)
     subscribe_other = models.TextField("Subscribe Other", blank=True)
     # Can be 0, 1, -1, or what looks like a person_or_org_tag, positive or neg.