Charter for the RIPE NCC Services Working Group	


1. AIM

   The aim of the RIPE NCC Services Working Group, is to provide a
   open forum for discussions on the current and future activites of
   the RIPE NCC, in terms of registration services, other permanent
   services as well as in terms of shorter or longer projects. The
   aim is also to act as a forum for discussions of the performance
   and the quality  of the RIPE NCC in carrying out the before
   mentioned tasks. 

   The RIPE NCC Services Working Group, in acting as a forum like
   above will give the participants the opportunity to discuss the
   matters, however as these eventually are impacting on the RIPE NCC
   budgets, the final say and decision power will always lay with the
   AGM of the RIPE NCC. 

   The RIPE NCC Services Working Group, will also allow the
   discussions around new proposals for the RIPE NCC to take on, and
   for discussions of technical and non-technical issues around these
   projects. If the RIPE membership whishes, discussions around
   particular projects or tasks could or should be moved over to it's
   own working-groups. 

   
2. Who can participate

   Although the discusions in the working-group might lead to
   proposals that have impact on the RIPE NCC budget, just as any
   other RIPE working-group, participation is open to anyone, and the
   working-group can not enforce any proposals in terms of activities
   of the RIPE NCC. 

3. Workplan

   The work of the RIPE NCC Services Working Group will consits of
   regular updates from the RIPE NCC on the activities, performance,
   financials of registration services as wellw as projects, and
   other topics within the aim of the working-group that the RIPE NCC
   feels it would like to share with the participants. 

   The working-group will also act as a forum for presentations of
   new activities or concerns over existing activities as set out in the aims
   of the working group. 

4. Managment 

   The RIPE NCC Working Group will have one chair, and one
   co-chair. If a position needs to be filled, voting will take place at
   the next RIPE NCC Services Working Group meeting at a RIPE meeting.