Greetings,
I mostly agree with Gordon Lennox.
>From the discussion at RIPE73 in Madrid, i also agree with the idea of
having a Vice-Chair.
When the Chair steps down, the Vice-Chair could automatically become Chair
(if he/she accepts). When a new Vice-Chair appointment is needed, i would
say the best recruiting base would be the WG Chairs group (currently more
than 20 people, right?).
Either asking the WG Chair with more time on his/her record on that
role/group to step up as Vice-Chair, or run an election process if two (or
more) WG Chairs wish to become Vice-Chair on the same opportunity, sounds
acceptable to me.
We can also strenghten this by requiring that the new Vice-Chair is
supported by *N* WG Chairs, despite its current time count as a WG Chair.
I would also argue that former WG Chairs should be "eligible" --
especially if noone from the current set of WG Chairs wants to become
Vice-Chair. And if time count becomes a criteria, all the time spent on
the WG Chair role should be considered.
Best Regards,
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Carlos Friaças
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(www.cert.rcts.pt)
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