I was unhappy with the post that started this thread as it appeared that the WG had been confronted with a fait accompli.
I was also initially confused as to whether Alain is still a co-chair or not. I had personaly presumed he has stepped-down given his absence from the list and from recent meetings. But it would have been nice if the WG had been clearly informed. But more importantly it appears we are not following the process. My quick rewriting of the process is that the co-chair(s) announce(s) on the list the need for new/additional co-chair(s); people say that they would like to stand (ideally on the list?); there is a discussion on the list; based on that discussion the co-chair(s) makes a decision. I have left out the time-table to encourage you to go and have a look at the formal text! However instead of this there appears to have been private conversations away from the list and the WG has then been presented with what might be considered provisional conclusions. I trust this is not the whole story. Can I suggest though that we do a sort of quick restart and we invite all possible candidates, including of course Collin and Achilleas, to present themselves on the list. Then we could have any WG discussion people think necessary, again on the list. If people think it useful we could also have a discussion during the session in Copenhagen when I would presume all the candidates would be present. That would in turn allow Meredith to announce the WG decision. Best, Gordon PS I am not clear what makes a “qualified nominee”. There are published criteria?
