<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=iso-8859-1"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1>Hi,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I promised Peter Steinh�user, that if there is no volunteer yet I’m brave enough to step up and apply for the co-chair for this IOT Workgroup.<o:p></o:p>I’m a complete newcomer – this RIPE is my first RIPE and I joined this work group mailing list this afternoon.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I’m 56 years old and have degree in communication engineering driving my passion for electronics and radio communication. On top I did an MBA which helped to settle with English apart from my mother language German.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I live and work in Germany, Frankfurt area and while I’m more IT Application driven in my professional live (I work as a department leader for a small Telecommunication provider running the Business Support Applications from CRM to billing, Processes, Project management, Data Security and ISO certifications), the IOT kicks in with my hobby amateur radio and the passion, to melt together old ham amateurs and the current maker scene.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>We do run in our area a network on Lora – just switched to chirp stack – various projects going on which are about to combine (partly self-developed) very low energy consuming sensors and radio links to build up various data driven smart solutions. I’m the president of an amateur radio club, running a yearly exhibition where we more and more go into the mission of IOT sensors and radio interfaces as a base of many clever solutions. Hence, I do not have a professional background on IOT (yet), however I’m connected to various groups who just drive initiatives on measuring humidity on fields to optimise the water consumption for growing plants, monitor bees’ health, urban weather project and so on.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>So, if you don’t mind getting somebody on board being passioned about the subject IOT, settled with the electronics, the radio link and being nosy about all the project you can do with it but not being linked into a professional provider – I’m happy to jump in.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>If you don’t find, that is a good solution, please be honest and speak up. It’s an idea and I find IOT too important to just let it down without any volunteer. Maybe that encourages others to apply as well?<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>We will see us tomorrow in the workgroup session.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Best Regards<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Peter Wehrle<o:p></o:p>(contact data and a picture is in the participant list) <o:p></o:p></div></body></html>