[members-discuss] A request to terminate ENOG

I do support the dissolving of ENOG in it's todays form.

PS: I'm from Mykolaiyv, Ukraine. While I'm writing this the russian 
tanks are fireing to Kulbakino (part of Mykolayiv) airport.

On 04-03-2022 00:43, Töma Gavrichenkov wrote:
> Peace,
> (which is my usual greeting message, always was, and will ever be, —
> because the only thing I've always valued the most is peace)
> 
> As the Programme Committee Chair of the Eurasian Network Operators
> Group (ENOG), I, hereby, with all due respect, request that the RIPE
> Executive Board formally dissolve ENOG and cancel all the potential
> future meetings indefinitely.
> 
> Rationale: ENOG was founded in 2011 per the decision of the RIPE
> Executive Board, and it was assumed to be incorporating Ukrainian,
> Russian, Belarusian, Armenian, Azerbaijanian, and many other regional
> communities in the hope of building a better shared Internet space
> among the communities.
> 
> In view of the recent events (if not even the prior events), the said
> "ENOG community" does not exist anymore, and in no way it could be
> clear to the Programme Committee how to arrange a programme for all
> the distinct and divided communities colloqually recognized as ENOG at
> the time.
> 
> Technically, under normal circumstances, a request like this should've
> gone through a voting process in the PC; however, we currently have
> several PC members under ongoing _missile attacks_, and I therefore
> don't believe it is sane to arrange any vote in the PC.
> 
> Additionally, at the moment, being a Russian citizen, I don't believe
> I should assume there's a consensus in the entire RIPE Service Region
> to still invest trust in me, without further due diligence, to hold
> any official community position in the RIPE community; therefore, I
> hereby step down as the PC Chair.
> 
> It's now up to the members of the RIPE NCC Executive Board to decide
> on future actions, and I urge the RIPE NCC Executive Board to act.  It
> is entirely up to the RIPE NCC Executive Board to consider any future
> alignments to replace ENOG.
> 
> Stay safe.
> 
> --
> Töma
> 
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Best regards,
Oleg A. Chernov
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WildPark ISP, Nikolaev, Ukraine
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