Dear DNS-WG, In accordance with the chair selection process we announce that the term of one of our co-chairs (Moritz Müller) will expire at the upcoming RIPE Meeting (RIPE 92, Edinburgh) and we would like to invite volunteers, or nominations for someone to become a co-chair of the DNS working group.
Anyone may volunteer, and anyone may be nominated by someone else (we will check with the person for acceptance). I (Moritz) reached my final number of terms and cannot volunteer any more for a new term. I had a great time as a co-chair and I would like to thank the community for their support in the last years. To volunteer yourself or nominate someone else, please send a mail to <dns-wg-chairs AT ripe.net> before end of Sunday 15 March 2026 (UTC). Please DO NOT send your volunteer/nomination to the DNS WG mailing but rather the dns-wg-chairs mail alias. It would be helpful for candidates to give some words as to why they think they ought to be a co-chair, what new ideas, or improvements they might bring, and so on. We will publish the list of volunteers, along with anything the volunteers wish to include with their nomination, to this mailing list on Monday 16 March 2026. Discussion and support (or opposition) for each candidate can then be offered on the list. At the DNS working group session at RIPE 92, Ulrich and Yevheniya hope to announce consensus based on the mailing list discussion. Timeline Monday, 26 January 2026 This call for volunteers posted to the dns-wg mailing list Sunday, 15 March 2026 Deadline for volunteers/nominations Monday, 16 March 2026 List of candidates and call for support posted to the mailing list Monday, 18 May 2026 Deadline for showing support for candidates/volunteers on the mailing list Thursday, 21 May 2026 DNS WG session at RIPE 92 (still subject to change) References The RIPE working group chair job description is included in ripe-692: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-692 The DNS working group chair selection process is documented here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/dns/dns-wg-chair-selection-process We have 3 co-chairs so the term is 3 years. As always, please feel free to reach out to any of the co-chairs directly, to us as a group at dns-wg-chairs AT ripe.net, or discuss this or any other any relevant topic on this mailing list. -- Moritz Müller for the RIPE DNS working group co-chairs (Ulrich, Yevheniya and me) ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/dns-wg.ripe.net/ As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/
