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> Subject: cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 22, Issue 10
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> Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:00:03 +0200
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Candidature Co-Chair for the RIPE Cooperation WG
> (Alain Van Gaever)
> 2. Candidates (Gordon Lennox)
> 3. appointing a new co-chair (Jim Reid)
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> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:16:39 +0100
> From: Alain Van Gaever <avangaev@gmail.com>
> Subject: [cooperation-wg] Candidature Co-Chair for the RIPE
> Cooperation WG
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> Dear all,
>
>
> During the conference in Athens a couple of week ago, I noticed that the
> RIPE community could use some help in their relations with the European
> Institutions and other governmental organisations.
>
>
> Given my background in both technology and legislation/policy I thought I
> could lend a hand.
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>
> I worked 8 years in the European Commission and worked (among others) on
> the current European Telecoms legislation. Currently I work in the CTO
> office of Ofcom - the U.K. national telecom regulator. If you want more
> background information on me, feel free to check out my LinkedIn profile:
> uk.linkedin.com/in/alainvangaever/
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>
> Therefore ? if the RIPE community approves ? I would like to introduce my
> candidature for co-chairing the RIPE Cooperation working group.
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>
> With kind regards,
>
>
> Alain Van Gaever
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> Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:25:42 +0200
> From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13@gmail.com>
> Subject: [cooperation-wg] Candidates
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> If I understand well we now have four (possible) candidates for co-chair:
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> Alain van Gaever
> Erika Hersaeus
> Meredith Whittaker
> Niall O'Reilly
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> This is great! Four good people - yet with quite different backgrounds and skills. It really shows the interest if the WG. And there is a lot of important work to be done.
>
> Just waiting for Warsaw does not seem that sensible though. Not on a people level and not on a work level. Among other things we in the EU will be beginning the transition to a new Parliament and a new Commission around then.
>
> So what should be the plan?
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> Best,
>
> Gordon
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> Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:49:53 +0100
> From: Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com>
> Subject: [cooperation-wg] appointing a new co-chair
> To: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13@gmail.com>
> Cc: "cooperation-wg@ripe.net" <cooperation-wg@ripe.net>
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> On 26 Oct 2013, at 10:25, Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Just waiting for Warsaw does not seem that sensible though.
>
> +1. Let's get this done quickly and with the minimum of fuss.
>
> > So what should be the plan?
>
> IMO the current chair(s) should pick who they think is the best candidate, explain why and ask the WG to endorse that decision. [For this exercise we could assume Patrik hasn't resigned until his replacement is in place.] Keep the appointment process simple and lightweight.
>
> FWIW my preference would be to have someone who has a regulatory/government background rather than a mostly Internet person. The former should have a wider set of contacts with the people and organisations we'd like to bring in to the WG as well as a better understanding of what goes on in government/regulatory circles.
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> Perhaps others here could say which characteristics they want (or don't want) from the new co-chair? That would help Maria (and Patrik?) choose the candidiate most likely to get widest endorsement form the WG. I'm sure whoever gets chosen would of course get that endorsement.
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