Hello WG, Work is being done on ripe-500, the Policy Development Process (PDP). As the PDP is quite important to the Address _Policy_ Working Group this is probably of interest to you. Hans Petter Holen, our RIPE Deputy Chair, has posted the proposed new revision on the RIPE list. For those of you who are not subscribed to the RIPE list: here is a copy of his message. If you want to comment on this proposed new text please do so on the RIPE list. Sincerely, Sander APWG Co-chair Begin doorgestuurd bericht:

Van: Hans Petter Holen <hph@oslo.net> Onderwerp: Updates to RIPE-500: Policy Development in RIPE Datum: 4 mei 2014 13:55:55 CEST Aan: ripe-list@ripe.net

Dear colleagues, The Working-group chairs have for some time been discussing how to improve the Policy Development Process as described in RIPE-500. A small task force with Brian Nisbet as the coordinator and Ondrej Filip, Nick Hilliard and Hans Petter Holen as members has worked out the final details in the text.

The wg-chairs have reached consensus on the attached proposal.

The main change in the PDP is to allow the Working-group Chairs of the working-group developing the policy to declare consensus.

This allows for a more timely conclusion of the PDP, but also allows for the Working-group chairs collectively to act as an appeals body.

I am circulating the new text now for community review and the intent is to put this in place at the coming RIPE meeting.

Yours Sincerely,

Hans Petter Holen RIPE Deputy Chair