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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This is a call for nominations or volunteers to co-chair the RIPE IoT working group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>************************************************************************************* <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please DO NOT reply to this message if you wish to propose a volunteer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>************************************************************************************* <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-GB>Call for RIPE IoT Working Group Chair<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>In accordance with the chair selection process we announce that the term of one of our co-chairs (Peter Steinh�user) will expire at the upcoming RIPE 88 Meeting. We would like to invite volunteers, or nominations for someone to become a co-chair of the IoT working group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Anyone may volunteer, and anyone may be nominated by someone else (we will check with the person for acceptance).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>To do this, please send a mail to <<b>peter.wehrle AT t-online.de></b> before 30<sup>th</sup> April 2024. Please DO NOT send your volunteer/nomination directly to the IoT WG mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>It would be helpful for candidates to give some words as to why they think they ought to be a co-chair, what new ideas, or improvements they might bring, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I will publish the list of volunteers, along with anything the volunteers wish to include with their nomination, to this mailing list no later than 4<sup>th</sup> May 2024. Discussion and support (or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>opposition) for each candidate can then be offered on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>You can find a job description for RIPE WG Chairs here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/wgchair-job-description">https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/wgchair-job-description</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>You can find an e-learning course about the role and responsibilities of RIPE Working Chairs here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://academy.ripe.net/enrol/index.php?id=16">https://academy.ripe.net/enrol/index.php?id=16</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Please feel free to reach out to any of the chairs directly, to us as a group at iot-wg-chairs AT ripe.net, or discuss this or any other any relevant topic on this mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Peter Wehrle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>IoT co-chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>