<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-aju" style="display:flex;float:none;height:80px;padding:0px 16px;min-width:40px;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-aCi" style=""><img id="gmail-:xk_1-e" name=":xk" src="https://lh3.google.com/a-/ALV-UjV0_5AavsYwXjoMRFIlK4bXGHQ9J5liwWWP3WG9nO-j5oU=s40-p" class="gmail-ajn" aria-hidden="true" style="width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; display: block; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"></div></div><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:987.486px;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:20px 0px 0px"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"><tr class="gmail-acZ" style="display:flex;height:auto"><td class="gmail-gF gmail-gK" style="padding:0px;vertical-align:top;width:722.273px;line-height:20px;display:block;max-height:20px"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-ix" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:722.273px"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-c2" style="display:flex"><h3 class="gmail-iw" style="overflow:hidden;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:inherit;text-overflow:ellipsis;color:rgb(95,99,104);line-height:20px"><span class="gmail-qu" role="gridcell" tabindex="-1"><span name="Martin Winter" class="gmail-gD" style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:bold;display:inline;vertical-align:top;line-height:20px"><span style="vertical-align:top">Martin Winter</span></span> <span class="gmail-cfXrwd"></span><span class="gmail-go" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(94,94,94)"><span aria-hidden="true"><</span><a href="mailto:mwinter@netdef.org">mwinter@netdef.org</a><span aria-hidden="true">></span></span></span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="gmail-gH gmail-bAk" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div class="gmail-gK" style="padding:0px;display:flex"><span id="gmail-:yi" class="gmail-g3" title="Sep 29, 2021, 1:07 PM" alt="Sep 29, 2021, 1:07 PM" role="gridcell" tabindex="-1" style="vertical-align:top;margin:0px;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(94,94,94);display:block;line-height:20px">Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 1:07 PM</span><div class="gmail-zd gmail-bi4" aria-label="Starred" tabindex="0" role="checkbox" aria-checked="true" style="display:inline-block;height:20px;margin-left:20px;outline:0px"><span class="gmail-T-KT gmail-T-KT-Jp" style="display:inline-flex;height:20px;text-align:center;width:20px;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:none;outline:none"></span></div></div></td><td class="gmail-gH" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;display:flex"></td><td class="gmail-gH gmail-acX gmail-bAm" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div class="gmail-T-I gmail-J-J5-Ji gmail-T-I-Js-IF gmail-aaq gmail-T-I-ax7 gmail-L3" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Reply" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:2px 0px 0px 2px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img class="gmail-hB gmail-T-I-J3" role="button" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" style="background: url("//ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/gm3/1x/reply_baseline_nv700_20dp.png") 50% 50% / 20px no-repeat; height: 20px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px; opacity: 1; display: inline-block; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 0s;"></div><div id="gmail-:yt" class="gmail-T-I gmail-J-J5-Ji gmail-T-I-Js-Gs gmail-aap gmail-T-I-awG gmail-T-I-ax7 gmail-L3" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:0px 2px 2px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img class="gmail-hA gmail-T-I-J3" role="menu" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" style="background: url("//ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/gm3/1x/more_vert_baseline_nv700_20dp.png") 50% 50% / 20px no-repeat; height: 20px; width: 20px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle; opacity: 1; display: inline-block; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 0s;"></div></td></tr><tr class="gmail-acZ gmail-xD" style="display:flex;height:auto"><td colspan="3"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-adz" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:987.5px"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-ady" style="overflow:visible;text-overflow:ellipsis;display:flex;line-height:20px"><div class="gmail-iw gmail-a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",sans-serif">then the existing chairs will have a discussion with the candidates to see if we can come to an agreement</font></font></div><div><font style="font-size:14.5px"><font style="font-family:Nylas-Pro,Helvetica,"Lucidia Grande",sans-serif">(i.e. expand to 3 chairs, replace one of us etc). If there is no agreement between all the existing chairs</font></font></div><div><font style="font-size:14.5px"><font style="font-family:Nylas-Pro,Helvetica,"Lucidia Grande",sans-serif">and the new nominations until RIPE, then there will be a vote during the RIPE meeting.</font></font></div><br><div><font style="font-size:14.5px"><font style="font-family:Nylas-Pro,Helvetica,"Lucidia Grande",sans-serif">Regards,</font></font></div><div><font style="font-size:14.5px"><font style="font-family:Nylas-Pro,Helvetica,"Lucidia Grande",sans-serif">Martin Winter & Marco Sanz</font></font></div><div><font style="font-size:14.5px"><font style="font-family:Nylas-Pro,Helvetica,"Lucidia Grande",sans-serif">Open Source <span class="gmail-il">WG</span> Chairs</font></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>