<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the conference in Athens a couple of week ago, I
noticed that the RIPE community could use some help in their relations
with the European Institutions and other governmental organisations.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Given my background in both technology and
legislation/policy I thought I could lend a hand.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18pt">I worked 8 years in the European
Commission and worked (among others) on the current European Telecoms
legislation. Currently I work in the CTO office of Ofcom - the U.K. national
telecom regulator. ��If you want more
background information on me, feel free to check out my LinkedIn profile:<a name="webProfileURL"><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></a><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/alainvangaever/" title="View public profile">uk.linkedin.com/in/alainvangaever/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Therefore � if the RIPE community approves � I would like to
introduce my candidature for co-chairing the RIPE Cooperation working group.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">With kind regards,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Alain Van Gaever</p></div>