Your full name: Carlos Friacas Your email address: cfriacas@fccn.pt Your organisation: Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, I.P. Your LIR RegID: pt.rccn Name of the person you wish to nominate/support: Joao Damas Nominee's email address: joao@bondis.org Reason for nominating the candidate: Joao Damas has been an outstanding community member for many years, and has widely contributed to the community not only by co-chairing RIPE working groups. I consider Joao as one of the Elders in the European Internet (even if he is rather young!). His long experience and previous knowledge from within the RIPE NCC (as a former employee, many years ago) could be an advantage during the next three years, which will certainly be challenging for the Association.