William, Denis, Thank you for this. It's not a situation that anyone wishes for, but I believe it is the best for the DB-WG at this point. I also hope that this will prompt the Working Group to look at the procedures around Chair selection/deselection etc. I hope David's move back to Europe goes smoothly. Brian Brian Nisbet Network Operations Manager HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network 1st Floor, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin D01 X8N7, Ireland +35316609040 brian.nisbet@heanet.ie www.heanet.ie Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270 On 19/10/2017 16:08, William Sylvester via db-wg wrote:

All,

Denis and I were notified this morning by David that he is resigning as a co-chair for the database working group. He also indicated that he had resigned from Larus and was no longer employed there. He had intended to notify the working group sooner; his delays were the result of his relocation from Hong Kong back to Europe. He will not be attending the RIPE meeting next week in Dubai.

David is very apologetic for what has transpired and that it has taken focus from the working groups primary tasks.

I know this has been a very charged situation for the working group, and I appreciate everyone maintaining the professionalism I greatly respect within our community. We wish David the best in his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions.

As a working group, we consider this issue closed. If you have any questions or concerns please notify the chairs. As we are nearing the end of the year, Denis and I have agreed to kick off the chair selection process earlier this year. We will be sending details out on the chair selection process soon.

Best regards,

William & Denis, co-chairs