Hello,
as you see in the steno <https://ripe86.ripe.net/archives/steno/43/> we had
a quite intensive discussion on the focus of the IoT workgroup at RIPE 86
<https://ripe86.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/iot-wg/> to stay broad
but also be specific in applications of IoT.
As the new co-chair along with Peter Steinhäuser I first like to send a big
thank you to all participants of the IoT working group at RIPE-86 joining
personally in Rotterdam or online.
The IoT Working Group Meeting at RIPE 86 in Rotterdam on 24th May was the
last meeting for Sandoche Balkrichenan as chair of the IoT Group. Sandoche
relocated back to India and did not apply to renew the term as chair. We are
grateful for all the good work and support Sandoche gave as chair to IoT
Working Group.
As Peter Steinhäusers current term as chair is ongoing until RIPE 88, a new
candidate for the Co-Chair was required. I, Peter Wehrle saw the opportunity
to support the great idea of working groups and to give something back to
the very open culture of the RIPE community. Im 56 years old and have a
degree in communication engineering topped up by an MBA. I live and work in
Germany, Frankfurt area and works as department leader for a smaller
Telecommunication- and Cloud-provider, running the Business Support
Applications from CRM to billing, Processes digitization, Project
management, Data Security and ISO certifications for data centre operations.
IOT kicks in with my hobby as radio amateur and the passion, to melt
together old ham amateurs and the current maker scene with all kinds of
projects, where IoT is the core for applications around all kind of
solutions to optimize energy and resource consumption, meter environmental
conditions like weather or humidity on fields to achieve data driven
insights.
I found a great appreciation from the IoT Working group on this view towards
applications of IoT especially in some personal talks after the session. In
turn Im looking forward being better connected to all the professionals in
the IoT Working group, who does work in this field and can provide expertise
and insights on the latest technology and solutions around IoT. The
intention is to foster the discussion between the technical possibilities
and the application of IoT - driving the groups take on necessary guidelines
for i.e. IoT device security, addressing of devices etc. and to sharpen the
mission of the RIPE IoT Working group in connection to other RIPE working
groups like IPv6, Open source and so on.
Feel free to share any thoughts on it to intensify the activity of the IoT
Working group also between RIPE meetings.
We are looking forward to this enhanced exchange.
Peter & Peter
