<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"> <div class="WordSection1"> <a name="_MailOriginalBody">WG Members, <o:p></o:p></a> <o:p> </o:p> Based on the working group feedback, we have revised #4 to include the limitation if a chair has been removed. This should resolve any identified concerns. Assuming no further outstanding objections, we can move to establish this as the new process going forward. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Kind regards, <o:p> </o:p> <o:p></o:p> William & Denis<o:p></o:p> DB-WG Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Proposed revision to the Database Working Group chair selection process; <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> 1) Number of chairs is a minimum of 2 with a maximum of 3. <o:p></o:p> 2) Chair can be removed at any time by consensus.<o:p></o:p> 3) Chair terms are staggered yearly. <o:p></o:p> 4) One chair per year is replaced. Any member of the RIPE Community may stand for chair, unless that<o:p></o:p> person has been removed from the position of working group chair in the last 3 years.<o:p></o:p> 5) Working group selects chair by consensus. <o:p></o:p> 6) The consensus judgement will be made by the serving WG co-chair(s) and will exclude the co-chair(s) who is the subject of that consensus judgement.<o:p></o:p> 7) Selection process is as follow; <o:p></o:p> 7.1) Interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s.<o:p></o:p> 7.2) After two weeks, the Chair/s ensure that all candidates are announced on the mailing list and issue a call for discussion.<o:p></o:p> 7.3) WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates.<o:p></o:p> 7.4) Two weeks after the call for discussion, the Chair/s declare a decision, based on mailing list discussion, as they would do for a policy proposal.<o:p></o:p> 8) Any appeal over a consensus decision will be heard by the RIPE Chair (or their deputy) whose decision shall be final.<o:p></o:p> 9) In the case more than one chair is up for selection at the same time, the chair with the greatest support will take a multi-year term, the chair with the least support will take the second longest term. Terms will be determined by the number of chairs (3 chairs = 3 year term, 2 chairs = 2 year teams). The intent is to maintain continuity of the working group chairs. So the working group is never left without a chair.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>