<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" style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div class="WordSection1"> Fellow working group members, <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We currently have two slots open, the first is Denis’s term has come to an end. In keeping with our continuity plan to have chairs on a three year rotation offset yearly. The other open slot has two years remaining as a term. We have two candidates currently for these open slots with preferences as indicated; <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Denis Walker, two year term <o:p> </o:p> David Tatlisu, three year term <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I encourage each candidate to post any statements they wish to make directly to the working group. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> This notice serves as the candidate announcement and call for discussion. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> William <o:p></o:p> DB-WG Co-Chair<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Our current chair process is as revised in 2017, as follows; <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. <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>