[cooperation-wg] Clarification on accountability of RIPE Chair

On 11 Jan 2023, at 2:45, Carsten Schiefner wrote:

> we even have the RIPE chair working for the NCC

Although the RIPE Chair indeed receives remuneration from the RIPE NCC,
this is under a contract which requires her to work not for the NCC
but for the RIPE Community.

My own situation is different in detail, but similar in that, although
still on the university payroll in order to receive my pension, I no
longer work for UCD.

As many of you may remember, one of the recommendations of the RIPE
2020 NomCom was "to document community consensus about remuneration
of the RIPE Chairs.”  I have prepared a draft for discussion, and plan
to invite this discussion on the RIPE List as soon as certain other
drafts, ahead of this one in the queue, have been dealt with. I expect
that we may reach consensus by or before RIPE86.

I hope this clarification is indeed clear, and wish you all
a very happy New Year.

Niall O'Reilly
RIPE Vice-Chair