Appreciate all the voices of support for Desiree, thank you all who have responded! I have been asked about my comment about "time for more new blood". It is not in any way our attempt to push out any of the current co- chairs, or any desire on our part to stop what we are doing, it is just that our rules do state that co-chairs come up for reselection at least every 3 years, and it is an opportunity to get a feel for if the group still is happy with the current co-chairs. Julf On 03/05/2024 13:22, Johan Helsingius via cooperation-wg wrote:
Dear cooperation WG members, the deadline for expressions of interest has now passed, and it looks like the only candidate is Desiree (for continuing in her current role). While Achilleas and I are extremely happy with the great work Desiree is doing, it would be good to hear from the WG members if they support Desiree continuing.
Julf
On 10/04/2024 14:42, Johan Helsingius via cooperation-wg wrote:
Dear cooperation WG members,
We are hereby inviting interested parties to express their interest in serving as co-chair for the cooperation WG. One of us, Desiree, is up for re-selection /after her first term/. Whilst she is willing to continue as co-chair, the group might feel that it is time for more new blood.
At the same time we would like to point out that the other two of us co-chairs will be up for possible re-selection by RIPE89, so there will be more opportunities to refresh the group leadership if there is a feeling that it is needed.
The Cooperation WG chair Selection process https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/cooperation-wg-chair... <https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/cooperation-wg-chair-selection-process> states that interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s.
Based on that, we suggest a deadline for expressions of interest by April 25th, and then discussion on the mailing list until May 9, hopefully making it possible to announce the results by the RIPE88 WG session on Thursday, 23 May.
Your Cooperation WG Co-Chairs Julf, Achilleas and Desiree