[ipv6-wg] working group co-chair(s)

On 14 Jan 2010, at 10:35, João Damas wrote:

> - the process development you describe can take some time and would be applicable not only for the IPv6 wg but to all other wgs as well. So perhaps a broader group than just the IPv6 wg would be a better choice of venue. I will leave initial suggestions for that choice to Rob Blokzijl as RIPE Chair.
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> a) getting a new co-chair onboard now using the current informal process, by the people in this wg mailing list, with anyone who wants to volunteer sending their expression of interest to the list followed by expressions of support.

As I understand it, the selection of a WG chair and associated decisions (like, how many chairs to have) is deliberately left to the working group, so that at any given time, the community is free to select the organisational structure that best reflects the work they want to do at that time.

This methodology seems in line with the spirit of how the community does other work.


I suggest that :
 - If this is not the view of the community as a whole, then, in any case, this working group is not the place to discuss far-reaching community structure policy !
 - If there is consensus to appoint a co-chair, we should ask interested parties to inform the current chair.  If there is one interested party, and the community agree consensus to proceed, then we have a new co-chair.  Where there are several people wishing to stand and no community consensus to proceed with one, we may wish to hold an election _in this instance_ to select our new chair.  This is broadly what I recall the process was when I stood for eix-wg co-chair.

My 2p.

Andy