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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">The RIPE Accountability Task Force has been examining the structures,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">processes and documentation of RIPE to ensure that we:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">- Are accountable to ourselves as a community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">- Can explain this to newcomers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">- Can demonstrate this to outside observers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">At RIPE 76, we will give a brief update on the status of our work during the Monday afternoon plenary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Following the plenary, there will also be an accountability BoF on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday evening in the side room. There, we will lead a guided discussion<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to
collect feedback on some of the points the task force has been<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>looking at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">1. RIPE community values<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">2. Consensus in RIPE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">3. The role of Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">4. Capture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">5. Preserving community norms over time (as people retire and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">demographics change)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">We invite you to attend the BoF and give us your input. We will use this<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>as we work to publish our draft report to the community after
the summer<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">It's worth reiterating that the task force has no intention of becoming<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>a working group or any other kind of permanent structure within
RIPE. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">You can find more information on the task force here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-accountability-task-force/">https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-accountability-task-force/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing everyone at RIPE76 next week.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">William Sylvester, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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