On 09/10/18 16:29, Peter Koch wrote: > On Tue, Oct 09, 2018 at 03:27:52PM +0100, Jim Reid wrote: > >> (1) The IoT WG will have 2 co-chairs who serve staggered 2-year terms. >> (2) A co-chair cannot serve more than 3 consecutive terms. >> (3) Each year, the longest serving co-chair will stand down and subject to (2) may make themselves available for re-appointment. >> (4) The incoming co-chair will be chosen by the WG using consensus and the remaining co-chair will make the consensus determination. >> (5) Any circumstances not covered by the above will be resolved by the RIPE Chair whose decision will be final. > > I do not especially like it, because other WGs have demonstrated that a consensus process > for personnel decisions easily degenerates. However, I can live with that. > > For item (3) I think what is meant is that the alternate terms are maintained, > not that the "longest serving co-chair" will have to repeatedly ask for reappointment. > "The co-chair whose term is up" would sound better to my ears, at least. I hate to say this but Peter does have a point. We all understand what you mean but one of these days a nit-picking bike shedder will come along and we'll have to fix it. Peter's suggestion is sound, I think. You can tell it's a quiet day. Nigel _______________________________________________ iot-wg mailing list iot-wg@ripe.net https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/iot-wg