[cooperation-wg] cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 54, Issue 6

+1 Corinne

Best,
-Michael

On Jul 14, 2016 3:29 PM, "Corinne Cath" <corinnecath at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would like to echo the sentiments by Gordon and Julf. It is a great loss
> for the cooperation WG that Meredith has decided to step down, and I hope
> she reconsiders. I cannot speak for the group, but I want to say that her
> enthusiasm, experience and dedication will be sorely missed. Something we
> will all realize soon enough. The same holds for Collin's efforts and
> support to the WG.
>
> I hope the remaining candidates are not scared away by what seems to be
> politics with a very very tiny 'p', that have colored the discussions and
> going-ons of late in this WG. I also believe that we should move swiftly in
> putting in place new (co) chairs, and I support Gordon's suggestions on how
> to move forward.
>
> Best,
>
> Corinne Cath
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:00 AM, <cooperation-wg-request at ripe.net> wrote:
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>>    1. Co-chairs - current status? (Gordon Lennox)
>>    2. Re: Co-chairs - current status? (Johan Helsingius)
>>    3. Re: Co-chairs - current status? (Meredith Whittaker)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:42:57 +0200
>> From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13 at gmail.com>
>> To: Cooperation WG <cooperation-wg at ripe.net>
>> Subject: [cooperation-wg] Co-chairs - current status?
>> Message-ID: <24422550-1783-44F4-9388-828F77F2B9A4 at gmail.com>
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>> I very much regret that Meredith felt it necessary to step down as she
>> has done. I have already written to her with my personal thanks for the
>> effort she put in.
>>
>> However in her most recent e-mail she recalled that we had four
>> candidates for the positions of co-chair:
>>
>>         ? Achilleas Kemos
>>         ? Collin Anderson
>>         ? Julf Helsingius
>>         ? Analia Aspis
>>
>> After explaining various things she wrote, "In my place, I will appoint
>> Collin, Achilleas, and Julf as co-chairs.?
>>
>> Since then Collin has also sadly stepped down.
>>
>> May I ask if Achilleas and Julf still consider themselves candidates and
>> whether they are ready to work together as co-chairs for the WG.
>>
>> I would hope this to be the case. But it would help us all if they could
>> confirm promptly and allow us to formalise things and to move on.
>>
>> We can then look at the appointment of a third co-chair when things have
>> settled down.
>>
>> Gordon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:59:26 +0200
>> From: Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com>
>> To: cooperation-wg at ripe.net
>> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] Co-chairs - current status?
>> Message-ID: <5786574E.1050906 at julf.com>
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>>
>> Gordon,
>>
>> > I very much regret that Meredith felt it necessary to
>> > step down as she has done.
>>
>> I agree - I really hope Meredith will re-consider, as I
>> think we all agree that her contributions have been
>> extremely valuable, and would certainly continue to be so.
>> The same goes for Collin - and I don't think anyone in
>> this WG had any desire to replace either of them, simply
>> to provide additional support and resources.
>>
>> > May I ask if Achilleas and Julf still consider themselves
>> > candidates and whether they are ready to work together as
>> > co-chairs for the WG.
>>
>> I hereby confirm that I am still ready to work as co-chair,
>> but I sincerely hope Meredith and Collin will reconsider
>> their positions.
>>
>>         Julf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:51:22 -0400
>> From: Meredith Whittaker <meredithrachel at google.com>
>> To: Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com>
>> Cc: "cooperation-wg at ripe.net" <cooperation-wg at ripe.net>
>> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] Co-chairs - current status?
>> Message-ID:
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>> Hi Julf, Gordon,
>>
>> Thank you for your kind words.
>>
>> I am not planning to reconsider stepping down, although I appreciate the
>> entreaty. This due both to the climate on the WG list, and to my personal
>> workload, which was already making it very difficult to act as chair. Note
>> that Collin has never been an "official" WG chair. He has merely dedicated
>> his time and expertise to the group in the past.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Meredith
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Johan Helsingius <julf at julf.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Gordon,
>> >
>> > > I very much regret that Meredith felt it necessary to
>> > > step down as she has done.
>> >
>> > I agree - I really hope Meredith will re-consider, as I
>> > think we all agree that her contributions have been
>> > extremely valuable, and would certainly continue to be so.
>> > The same goes for Collin - and I don't think anyone in
>> > this WG had any desire to replace either of them, simply
>> > to provide additional support and resources.
>> >
>> > > May I ask if Achilleas and Julf still consider themselves
>> > > candidates and whether they are ready to work together as
>> > > co-chairs for the WG.
>> >
>> > I hereby confirm that I am still ready to work as co-chair,
>> > but I sincerely hope Meredith and Collin will reconsider
>> > their positions.
>> >
>> >         Julf
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Meredith Whittaker
>> Open Research Lead
>> Google NYC
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