Jim´s suggestions make a lot of sense. +1 from me. Wout de Natris
> From: [email protected] > Subject: cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 22, Issue 10 > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:00:03 +0200 > > Send cooperation-wg mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cooperation-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Candidature Co-Chair for the RIPE Cooperation WG > (Alain Van Gaever) > 2. Candidates (Gordon Lennox) > 3. appointing a new co-chair (Jim Reid) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:16:39 +0100 > From: Alain Van Gaever <[email protected]> > Subject: [cooperation-wg] Candidature Co-Chair for the RIPE > Cooperation WG > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <CANeNdNK2bqDfSEU_YTRFJi5ueWgMv+FBy=8vpij640jws-v...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear all, > > > During the conference in Athens a couple of week ago, I noticed that the > RIPE community could use some help in their relations with the European > Institutions and other governmental organisations. > > > Given my background in both technology and legislation/policy I thought I > could lend a hand. > > > I worked 8 years in the European Commission and worked (among others) on > the current European Telecoms legislation. Currently I work in the CTO > office of Ofcom - the U.K. national telecom regulator. If you want more > background information on me, feel free to check out my LinkedIn profile: > uk.linkedin.com/in/alainvangaever/ > > > Therefore ? if the RIPE community approves ? I would like to introduce my > candidature for co-chairing the RIPE Cooperation working group. > > > With kind regards, > > > Alain Van Gaever > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/cooperation-wg/attachments/20131025/40ad2893/attachment-0001.html > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:25:42 +0200 > From: Gordon Lennox <[email protected]> > Subject: [cooperation-wg] Candidates > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > If I understand well we now have four (possible) candidates for co-chair: > > Alain van Gaever > Erika Hersaeus > Meredith Whittaker > Niall O'Reilly > > This is great! Four good people - yet with quite different backgrounds and > skills. It really shows the interest if the WG. And there is a lot of > important work to be done. > > Just waiting for Warsaw does not seem that sensible though. Not on a people > level and not on a work level. Among other things we in the EU will be > beginning the transition to a new Parliament and a new Commission around then. > > So what should be the plan? > > Best, > > Gordon > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:49:53 +0100 > From: Jim Reid <[email protected]> > Subject: [cooperation-wg] appointing a new co-chair > To: Gordon Lennox <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On 26 Oct 2013, at 10:25, Gordon Lennox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just waiting for Warsaw does not seem that sensible though. > > +1. Let's get this done quickly and with the minimum of fuss. > > > So what should be the plan? > > IMO the current chair(s) should pick who they think is the best candidate, > explain why and ask the WG to endorse that decision. [For this exercise we > could assume Patrik hasn't resigned until his replacement is in place.] Keep > the appointment process simple and lightweight. > > FWIW my preference would be to have someone who has a regulatory/government > background rather than a mostly Internet person. The former should have a > wider set of contacts with the people and organisations we'd like to bring in > to the WG as well as a better understanding of what goes on in > government/regulatory circles. > > Perhaps others here could say which characteristics they want (or don't want) > from the new co-chair? That would help Maria (and Patrik?) choose the > candidiate most likely to get widest endorsement form the WG. I'm sure > whoever gets chosen would of course get that endorsement. > > > > > End of cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 22, Issue 10 > **********************************************
