<html><head><style id="axi-htmleditor-style" type="text/css">p { margin: 0px; }</style></head><body dir="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: fixed;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Thu, 02-07-2020 13h 21min, Niall O'Reilly <niall.oreilly@ucd.ie> wrote:</span><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><div style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt="">Dear colleagues,<br><br>We both are delighted and honoured to have been chosen as the new RIPE<br>Chair and Vice-Chair. <br></div></blockquote><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt="">Congratulations, both! Excellent choice.</div><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt="">We have been carefully following the discussion about the relationship<br>between the RIPE NCC and RIPE and the rôle which RIPE NCC staff can and<br>should play within the RIPE community; one of our early priorities will<br>be to start a review of these relationships.<br></div></blockquote><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt="">One of the 'issues' raised during this procedure was the 'right of return' for Mirjam back to RIPE NCC and the possible effect this could have on the (perceived) independence of the job.</div><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt=""><br>It would be very much appreciated if you could be transparent about the 'right of return' agreement made (if any) and highlight possible future conflict of interest when and if they do occur.</div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><div style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt=""></div><div style="font-family: " source="" sans="" pro="" serif="" font="font" size="" pt=""><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">-- </span><div style="font-size: 13.3333px;">IDGARA | Alex de Joode | alex@idgara.nl | +31651108221 | Skype:adejoode</div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>