[ripe-chair-discuss] RIPE Chair appointment procedure, some ideas

Greetings,

I mostly agree with Gordon Lennox.

>From the discussion at RIPE73 in Madrid, i also agree with the idea of 
having a Vice-Chair.

When the Chair steps down, the Vice-Chair could automatically become Chair 
(if he/she accepts). When a new Vice-Chair appointment is needed, i would 
say the best recruiting base would be the WG Chairs group (currently more 
than 20 people, right?).

Either asking the WG Chair with more time on his/her record on that 
role/group to step up as Vice-Chair, or run an election process if two (or 
more) WG Chairs wish to become Vice-Chair on the same opportunity, sounds 
acceptable to me.

We can also strenghten this by requiring that the new Vice-Chair is 
supported by *N* WG Chairs, despite its current time count as a WG Chair.

I would also argue that former WG Chairs should be "eligible" -- 
especially if noone from the current set of WG Chairs wants to become 
Vice-Chair. And if time count becomes a criteria, all the time spent on 
the WG Chair role should be considered.

Best Regards,
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