Hi ALTO, This is a reminder to get in touch with me by October 20th if you're interested in being the ALTO chair.
Thanks, Martin On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:43 AM Martin Duke <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello ALTO, > > As you all know, we are approaching completion of the milestones for the > working group, and starting discussion of a new charter. Vijay and Jan will > step down when these milestones are complete, after years of diligent > service to the IETF and the working group. Thanks Vijay and Jan! > > I would like there to be a third chair at IETF 109 as a transitional step, > to allow at least one of them to exit soon after the meeting. I believe it > is appropriate for at least one of the future chairs to come from the ALTO > community, and have no objection to both doing so. > > While I don't expect the next chairs to meet of all of the requirements > below, an ideal candidate would: > - intend to serve at least 2 years in the position; > - plan to attend IETF meetings in person, whenever that starts happening > again; > - understand how to run a meeting and motivate volunteers from diverse > backgrounds; > - exercise good judgment about document progress, consensus, etc.; > - have basic understanding of the technology and use cases under > development; > - constructively manage conflict when it arises; and > - not expect to constantly recuse themselves due to authorship of most or > all of the documents under consideration. > > The bureaucratic workflow management is really not hard, and I encourage > people to apply even if they don't know all of the buttons in datatracker, > etc. > > Chairing is a way to serve the community and identify yourself as a leader > in a small piece of the future internet. I try hard to also make it fun and > not especially time consuming. > > *If you're interested in being a chair, or have questions about the > position, please email me privately and we can arrange a chat. I'm sure > Vijay or Jan would also be happy to answer questions. I would hope to > identify a chair by early November.* > > Thanks for your consideration! > > Regards, > Martin Duke > Responsible Area Director >
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