Jim,> On 5 Apr 2019, at 12:28, Jim Reid <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Kurtis, thanks for doing the right thing by avoiding any perception of a > conflict of interest. > > The suggested course of action wrt co-chair appointments is poor. Sorry. > First, while the workload may be low, the plan means Bijal becomes a SPoF for > a while. What if she has other commitments in the run up to RIPE79 or can’t > get a Brexit visa for the Netherlands? [Yes, I am painfully aware the IoT WG > has the self-same problem. Though that will be fixed this month.] A bigger > concern is appointing two co-chairs at the same time means that WG loses the > benefit of staggered terms. And would presumably be stuck with that situation > forever. That needs to be addressed. Could you and Bijal suggest some way to > get round that problem? Thank you for this. Me and Bijal have been discussing this and given the WG Chair Selection process (https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/services/ripe-ncc-services-wg-chair-selection-process) we are a bit limited. While it is true the selection process is meant to be light it does represent the consensus of the WG. One thing we did discuss was a “temporary” WG chair that would be selected at the next meeting and have a term until the autumn meeting unless I was a successful candidate. However, that is not how the process is written. Taking your points, and following the process me and Bijal agreed that calling for a third WG chair is the best way forward, to be selected before the Reykjavik RIPE meeting. This means that I will be sending out the call for volunteers shortly and the two week period for showing interest, and following the two week discussion period. If I am elected to the RIPE NCC board, the new chair and Bijal will continue and there will be a new selection in the fall for Bijal’s position. If I am not elected to the RIPE NCC board, we continue with three chairs at least until the autumn when we hold a new selection unless anything changes in the mean time. Best regards, Kurtis & Bijal / NCC Services WG Chairs
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