Hello DNS working group, This is a call for volunteers to co-chair the RIPE DNS working group. *********************************************************************** Please do NOT reply to this message if you wish to propose a volunteer. *********************************************************************** Call for RIPE DNS Working Group Chair ------------------------------------- In accordance with the chair selection process we announce that one of the current co-chairs (Dave Knight) is standing down and we invite volunteers, or nominations for someone else to become a co-chair of the DNS working group. The main responsibility of a co-chair is to prepare the agenda for the working group sessions; there are also some obligations in the policy development process, but the DNS working group rarely makes policy. Anyone may volunteer, and anyone may be nominated by someone else (this include the current co-chair, Dave Knight). To do this, please send a mail to <dns-wg-chairs@ripe.net> before 2018-09-23 (Sunday, 23 September 2018). It would be helpful for candidates to give the some words as to why they think they ought to be a co-chair, what new ideas, or improvements they might bring, and so on. We will publish the list of volunteers, along with anything the volunteers to include with their nomination, to this mailing list on 2018-09-24 (Monday, 24 September 2018). Discussion and support (or opposition) for each candidate can then be offered on the list. At the DNS working group session at RIPE 77 in Amsterdam, João and Shane will announce consensus based on the mailing list discussion. References ---------- The RIPE working group chair job description is included in ripe-692: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-692 The DNS working group chair selection process is documented here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/dns/dns-wg-chair-selection-process We have 3 co-chairs to the term is 3 years. The current approach was announced on this mailing list on 2018-07-17: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/dns-wg/2018-July/003566.html As always, please feel free to reach out to any of the chairs directly, to us as a group at dns-wg-chairs@ripe.net, or discuss this or any other any relevant topic on this mailing list. Cheers, -- Shane