Dear all, Just to clarify the process we used to form the CoC TF: During the plenary at RIPE 81 and in an email I sent to the ripe-list on 8 September 2020 I asked for volunteers. Before the deadline specified in that email, four volunteers stepped forward. Together with two RIPE NCC support staff, the TF was formed and was announced to the ripe-list on 23 September 2020. On 25 October 2020 Jordi contacted the TF and asked to be added. Please find more details in the timeline below for reference. The TF mail archives are public and all meetings are minuted and published on the TF mailing list (linked from the TF page: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/code-of-conduct-task-force). Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair ====== 08 Sep 2020: Open call for volunteers to serve on TF, transparently setting deadline https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2020-September/001959.html 15 Sep 2020: Deadline for volunteers to come forward 17 Sep 20020: RIPE Chair thanks the four volunteers and charges them to set about their work 18 Sep 2020: Code of Conduct Task Force sets to work https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/coc-tf/2020-September/000000.html 23 Sep 2020: Announcing CoC TF to ripe-list https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/coc-tf/2020-October/000066.html 25 Oct 2020: Request received to join TF https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/coc-tf/2020-October/000066.html 06 Nov 2020: TF meets and considers latecomer's request 09 Nov 2020: TF Chair advises latecomer that TF is not empowered to expand its membership, explains the arrangements to be made for transparency, and encourages latecomer to contribute to the work of the TF by posting to the TF mailing list. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/coc-tf/2020-November/000080.html