This is the thread where I, as Chair, officially call for Coop-WG co-chair nominees to identify yourselves, and provide a bit of background about who you are and why you'd bring energy and great content to the Coop-WG. Per the process, we'll leave this open for two weeks. I encourage discussion, questions, and and other productive activity that helps you get to know the nominees on this thread. Thanks, Meredith -- currently the sole Coop-WG Chair -- Meredith Whittaker Open Research Lead Google NYC
Recognised and appreciated. :-) Gordon
On 05 May 2016, at 22:12, Meredith Whittaker <meredithrachel@google.com> wrote:
Meredith -- currently the sole Coop-WG Chair
Okay, putting this reply into the formal thread. Thanks Meredith and Gordon. Hi Cooperation WG community – I'm Collin Anderson, an independent network researcher based out of Washington, D.C. I had reached out to Meredith about the possibility of more active participation previously but had suspected this introduction would arise in Copenhagen, so I apologize then for not reaching out through the list first to make a case for myself. I have attended the last four RIPE Meetings, presented at two of those meetings in the Coop WG [1][2], been a supportive resource in the planning of three of those sessions, and have an earlier history of interacting with the RIPE Atlas platform in pursuit of public interest issues [3]. Those presentations and papers are representative of my background and involvements (cda.io) – the nexus of the Internet, its architecture and public policy, with an interest in accessibility and security. A substantial portion of my time is dedicated to Measurement Lab, however, I also collaborate with a broader range of NGOs and academic institutions on producing research on these issues in Europe and the United States. Hence Coop WG is interesting to me because it is where all of the issues that RIPE maintains expertise in comes into more uncertain questions of external application (from my perspective at least). Outside of this, the question of how I would make an informative and generative resource for the RIPE community is particularly relevant. I'm specifically interested in the Coop WG being a mechanism of inclusion for local communities – by the virtue of the rotation of the meetings across the region there is an opportunity to bring in representatives of the NGO and public sector that wouldn't otherwise have the means or awareness to come to RIPE. So more local presence outside of generous sponsorships of much needed coffee baristas. My research has always attempted to support the pairing of technical expertise with local impact and local communities that wouldn't otherwise have access to those resources, and I believe that this principle would be a mechanism for Coop WG to fulfill its mission. So, my ambition would be to support conversations like the eID thread that seems to be the most active discussion on Coop-WG in a year, but also to bring in people that wouldn't otherwise have access to this community – but who should interact and will be novel to form connections with. I would be a generative resource because I happen to have some of these relationships by virtue of my mode of operation professionally, but also because I am personally motivated toward that objective. I would be happy to answer any questions here (on-thread or off-thread) or in Denmark in a couple of weeks, and my apologies again for the misstep. Cordially, Collin Anderson [1] https://ripe69.ripe.net/archives/video/10079/ [2] https://ripe71.ripe.net/archives/video/1176/ [3] https://www.usenix.org/conference/foci14/workshop-program/presentation/ander... On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13@gmail.com> wrote:
Recognised and appreciated.
:-)
Gordon
On 05 May 2016, at 22:12, Meredith Whittaker <meredithrachel@google.com> wrote:
Meredith -- currently the sole Coop-WG Chair
Dear group members, As Meredith has already signalled to the Group I work for the European Commission. Specifically, I work in the "Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology" (DG CONNECT) and my responsibilities relate to public policy issues associated with network technologies, with a particular focus on standardisation activities. To this end, I have been Commission representative in the key technical bodies related to Internet Protocol (IP) standards issues and IP address allocation policies (the IETF and RIPE respectively) since 2012. In this context, I have been focusing in particular on enhancing cooperation between the private and public sectors on Internet matters, taking advantage wherever possible of the knowledge and expertise of both technical experts and public sector representatives. As part of my mandate, I have been very happy to help RIPE NCC to organise Roundtable Meetings in Brussels and the IETF to hold a special session for Member States officials at IETF 89 in London (March 2014). I am of the opinion that RIPE Roundtable Meetings have enjoyed great success and note that RIPE NCC share this view, having kindly acknowledged the contribution of the European Commission in "coordinating the organisation of this meeting as vital in reaching out to new public sector representatives and facilitating their participation". I am looking forward to further enhance this cooperation via the workgroup. I am currently dealing with issues of IoT standardisation and numbering, as well as the involvement of vertical industries in next generation networks (5G, mobile Internet, …) and I believe these are also issues of interest for RIPE and the Coop workgroup. I am looking forward to meeting with you all in Copenhagen and providing any further information you may require about the Commission's interests in RIPE's activities. Achilleas Achilleas Kemos Programme Officer -EU Policies European Commission DG CONNECT - Network Technologies Unit From: cooperation-wg [mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Meredith Whittaker Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 10:12 PM To: cooperation-wg@ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] Call for co-chair nominations This is the thread where I, as Chair, officially call for Coop-WG co-chair nominees to identify yourselves, and provide a bit of background about who you are and why you'd bring energy and great content to the Coop-WG. Per the process, we'll leave this open for two weeks. I encourage discussion, questions, and and other productive activity that helps you get to know the nominees on this thread. Thanks, Meredith -- currently the sole Coop-WG Chair -- Meredith Whittaker Open Research Lead Google NYC
It would appear that we already have three candidates for the position of co-chair. Or maybe positions? I hope that we have a few more. This is good. I am particularly pleased that it would appear that Achilleas will be present in Copenhagen. It has proved difficult in the past to get people from the Commission to participate in the WG, on the list and at RIPE meetings. There are constraints on what Commission officials can say. But more active participation, more open participation would be very good. Maybe he could already volunteer to talk about some of the new Commission initiatives. The Commission is expected to announce seven proposals and communications on May 25. Having said that Meredith talked about “qualified” candidates. I am not sure what that means. I am not even sure we need a formal definition. But I know that Meredith came to RIPE meetings before she became co-chair. Collin has also participated in previous meetings. So as much as I would like people like Achilleas to actively contribute I think it important that the co-chairs come from the community, from those who already understand RIPE, from among those who come regularly to RIPE meetings. May I invite candidates for the position of co-chair - I am thinking of Analia and Achilleas at this stage - to indicate to what extent they have participated until now. Planned participation in Copenhagen is already a bonus! Gordon
. Dear Gordon and all, Thank you very much for this invitation to introduce myself and my background. Even though I am still new in the RIPE environment, I have been involced in the ICT law and IG policiy for the past 10 and even more years, so here a brief introduction of my professional profile and the reason why I would like to co-chair this super community: I am a 36 year old proactive and enthusiastic female lawyer and researcher at the Law Research Institute Ambrosio Gioja (Faculty of Law - University of Buenos Aires).I have been working for the past years in the IT law field, both in her doctoral research project in the field of Privacy, International Law and Internet Governance and well as Research Group Projects at the University of Buenos Aires in the field of Surveillance, IT Law and Human Rights evaluating and monitoring the current agenda and well as the international forums related to Internet Governance. Accordingly, I have a very strong knowledge of Internet issues being one of the few professionals in Argentina with an excellent academic records and background on the field. Not only I have obtained several support for the Argentinean, Swiss and Swedish governments to pursue her studies and doctoral research but as well I has return all that support and knowledge to my country. I holds one of the best grades in the University of Buenos Aires, as well as an MBA in Switzerland (University of Lausanne) and research work in Sweden (University of Stockholm – Center for Law and Informatics). I am as well a specialist in Internet Governance and International and Humanitarian Law and is one of the few professionals in Argentina you is deeply committed to built a strong network within the academia as well as with students to promote the human rights and the use of the technology. Lastly, I am author of different articles and chapters related to technology, politics and law. In the training area, For the past 8 years I have given training and conferences as professor of IT Law and Politics at the University of Stockholm, the Catholic University of Peru, and the University of Buenos Aires and the University Politécnico Gran Colombiano. Moreover, I am in charge of the first study group on IG at the University of Buenos Aires. And I do give advice to similar groups within Latin-America. I do currently train lawyers, sociologists, political scientists in IG issues, diplomacy and Law. Of course I have my resume if necessary that will describe with more detail the program of such training. I have provided both training in Spanish and English and a few in French. I the advocacy area, I have been involved in many advocacy activities. To mention a few I have been member (twice) of the Member of the Stakeholder Selection Committee to choose potential speakers from non-governmental organizations for the High-level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS +10). I am the co-coordinator of the Internet Governance Caucus and I am very involved in civil society concerns with regard Internet’s agenda. As part of the Freedom Online Coalition WG 1, I have been working closely with a multistakeholder group (including the government of United States of America, Canada and The Netherlands) focusing our effort in enhancing human rights protection within online activities as well as an active participant of the Civil Society pre-conference and training on capacity building at The Hague. I am the founder of the Argentinean Hub of Internet Governance, a group who seeks to promote discussion and information on IG issues form a Latin-American point of view and the Argentinean Legal Hackers chapter, a group that combines both technical and legal expertise to seek solutions for Internet’s current challenges. In this sense, I do strongly promote online training and international conferences remote participation by different channels I have created. Finally, I am a member of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network and I was recently accepted as a member of the Advisory group of the Global Internet Policy Observatory and the correspondest for the Cyber Security Capacity Portal, at the Unviersity of Oxford. I would like to be part of the RIPE community not only due to my interest in ICT issues but also because I do consider that this is the place where I have to be to deeply undertand the telecoms policies and its interactions. I consider I have always shown an early concern in alternatives solutions to nowadays problems between technology and law, being always my aim to join forces and to collaborate in both educational and social problems that this field involved. As a Latin American citizen I think I can offer a comprehensive point of view of the issues, contribute to the understanding of the different backgrounds and situations. Moreover, I do consider the research as a unique opportunity to enhance her research work across Latin America and to start an active network not only in the region but collaborate worldwide. Living in Europe for more than 5 years has provide me a unique experience to understand both cultural, political and social aspects of its society as well as the differences and coincidences of the use and coordination of IT resources. Finally, for a personal point of view I consider myself as a very responsible, enthusiastic, proactive and team-worker person, always being very positive and compromise with each task and challenge in my life :), so it is a challenge to participate in RIPE from diffirent traditional profile but bringing energy and new ideas to the community. Best, Analía Aspis On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13@gmail.com> wrote:
It would appear that we already have three candidates for the position of co-chair. Or maybe positions? I hope that we have a few more. This is good.
I am particularly pleased that it would appear that Achilleas will be present in Copenhagen. It has proved difficult in the past to get people from the Commission to participate in the WG, on the list and at RIPE meetings. There are constraints on what Commission officials can say. But more active participation, more open participation would be very good. Maybe he could already volunteer to talk about some of the new Commission initiatives. The Commission is expected to announce seven proposals and communications on May 25.
Having said that Meredith talked about “qualified” candidates. I am not sure what that means. I am not even sure we need a formal definition. But I know that Meredith came to RIPE meetings before she became co-chair. Collin has also participated in previous meetings.
So as much as I would like people like Achilleas to actively contribute I think it important that the co-chairs come from the community, from those who already understand RIPE, from among those who come regularly to RIPE meetings.
May I invite candidates for the position of co-chair - I am thinking of Analia and Achilleas at this stage - to indicate to what extent they have participated until now. Planned participation in Copenhagen is already a bonus!
Gordon
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Achilleas.KEMOS＠ec.europa.eu -
Analia Aspis -
Collin Anderson -
Gordon Lennox -
Meredith Whittaker