Updated RIPE Code of Conduct Team: Appointment and Responsibilities (for your review)
Dear colleagues, The original document that describes the appointment and responsibilities of the RIPE Code of Conduct Team was published as ripe-793 in 2023. [1] With the experience gained by the Code of Conduct Team, the RIPE Chair Team and the community at large, it is time to update this document. You can find the new draft version (including a document showing the changes made) on the website: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/draft-... The main changes are made in the section describing terms and term limits. Term limits were originally introduced to avoid long-term emotional burden on the team members and to avoid complacency. However, it was recognised that especially related to a code of conduct team, building trust and providing continuity carry more weight than regular rotation of team members. Having said that, it is important to make sure team members are not overloaded and don't feel obliged to continue. Therefore we introduce a scheduled conversation with the RIPE Chair after each term ends. In addition to that, the team is always open for volunteers which ensures new members can be added at any time. I would like to thank the members of the RIPE Code of Conduct Team for their constructive and valuable contributions that led to this draft document. Please review the document and send any questions or comments to the RIPE List or directly to me at chair at ripe dot net before 24 October 2026. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair [1] RIPE Code of Conduct Team: Appointment and Responsibilities https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-793/
Dear colleagues, This is a reminder to review the updated document: RIPE Code of Conduct Team: Appointment and Responsibilities (see more details below). Please send comments by the end of the week. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair On 11/09/2026 12:26, Mirjam Kuehne wrote:
Dear colleagues,
The original document that describes the appointment and responsibilities of the RIPE Code of Conduct Team was published as ripe-793 in 2023. [1]
With the experience gained by the Code of Conduct Team, the RIPE Chair Team and the community at large, it is time to update this document.
You can find the new draft version (including a document showing the changes made) on the website:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/draft-...
The main changes are made in the section describing terms and term limits. Term limits were originally introduced to avoid long-term emotional burden on the team members and to avoid complacency. However, it was recognised that especially related to a code of conduct team, building trust and providing continuity carry more weight than regular rotation of team members. Having said that, it is important to make sure team members are not overloaded and don't feel obliged to continue. Therefore we introduce a scheduled conversation with the RIPE Chair after each term ends. In addition to that, the team is always open for volunteers which ensures new members can be added at any time.
I would like to thank the members of the RIPE Code of Conduct Team for their constructive and valuable contributions that led to this draft document.
Please review the document and send any questions or comments to the RIPE List or directly to me at chair at ripe dot net before 24 October 2026.
Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair
[1] RIPE Code of Conduct Team: Appointment and Responsibilities https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-793/
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