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

Carlos,

At 2016-11-15 22:49:17 +0000
Carlos Friacas <cfriacas at fccn.pt> wrote:

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

Yes, I think having a vice-chair makes sense. Probably the role would
be something like:

1. Serve as Chair if the Chair is temporarily or permanently unable to
   perform Chair duties.
 
2. Assist the Chair in any way that the Chair and Vice-Chair find
   reasonable.

> 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?).

So you think that the Chair selection process should actually be the
Vice-Chair selection process? I'm not sure about that. It seems like
being a Vice-Chair should be about helping the Chair, not just waiting
around for the Chair to retire. ;)

If we don't consider the Vice-Chair to be a "Chair in Waiting",
the we can just let the Chair pick. That seems like the best way to get
someone who can help out with a style that matches the Chair.

> 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.

I don't like having a requirement for the Vice-Chair (or Chair) to be a
current or former RIPE working group chair. Certainly being a working
group chair is valuable experience for the role, but I don't think a
necessary requirement.

Cheers,

--
Shane
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