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<p class="MsoNormal">WG Members, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At the RIPE75 in Dubai, the working group chairs committed to presenting a proposal for revising the chair selection process and general housekeeping of the Database working group. This was motivated from some of the challenges we experienced
as a working group over the past year. After taking a review of the other RIPE community working groups, the proposal below represents what we feel Is a fair approach to revise our current processes. This also includes clarification on matters where previously
our processes were unclear. This also includes comments and feedback from members of the working group.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please express your support or otherwise for these changes, the intent is to use this process for future chair selection including the pending selection process due.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">William & Denis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DB-WG Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Proposed revision to the Database Working Group chair selection process;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">1) Number of chairs is a minimum of 2 with a maximum of 3. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">2) Chair can be removed at any time by consensus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">3) Chair terms are staggered yearly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">4) One chair per year is replaced. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">5) Working group selects chair by consensus. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">6) The consensus judgement will be made by the serving WG co-chair(s) and will exclude the co-chair(s) who is the subject of that consensus judgement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">7) Selection process is as follow; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">7.1) Interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">7.2) After two weeks, the Chair/s ensure that all candidates are announced on the mailing list and issue a call for discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">7.3) WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">7.4) Two weeks after the call for discussion, the Chair/s declare a decision, based on mailing list discussion, as they would do for a policy proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">8) Any appeal over a consensus decision will be heard by the RIPE Chair (or their deputy) whose decision shall be final.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">9) In the case more than one chair is up for selection at the same time, the chair with the greatest support will take a multi-year term, the chair with the
least support will take the second longest term. Terms will be determined by the number of chairs (3 chairs = 3 year term, 2 chairs = 2 year teams). The intent is to maintain continuity of the working group chairs. So the working group is never left without
a chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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