Good morning, All the feedback about the "RIPE Chair" document has been positive so far and people say that they want to get on with it. If you have more to contribute, please talk to me! I read this list and I am at the meeting. A number of people commented that this mailing list is not very well known. So please make interested people aware of it. Here is version 0.6. No substantive changes, just minor clean-up. diff at the end. Daniel ====== The RIPE Chair Daniel Karrenberg ripe-xxxx DRAFT - Version 0.6 October 2018 Scope We describe the role of the RIPE chair as it has evolved from 1989 until the present time. We intend to document current practice specifically for the sake of those who have not witnessed its evolution. This documents represents RIPE community consensus about the role. Function of the RIPE Chair The RIPE chair ensures that the RIPE community functions well. This one sentence fully describes the role, function and task of the RIPE Chair. All current practices described below all directly follow from this. Current Practices of the RIPE Chair This is not intended to fully describe the activities of the RIPE chair nor to prescribe the actions of the RIPE chair in any way. The ordering is not intended to convey any meaning either. The RIPE chair sets the agenda for the RIPE meetings and chairs the meetings. The RIPE chair determines the location of the RIPE meetings. The RIPE chair ensures that RIPE establishes consensus about how RIPE operates, particularly about formal procedures. The RIPE chair ensures that useful WGs and task forces are properly created, chartered and disbanded. The RIPE chair ensures that WG chairs are properly selected. The RIPE chair chairs and supports the WG chair collective as necessary. The RIPE chair monitors the work of RIPE and intervenes where necessary. The RIPE chair ensures that the results of RIPE work are communicated to other parties, such as the RIPE NCC, other organisations and government bodies. Note: RIPE is not formally represented in other organisations. Therefore the RIPE chair does not formally represent RIPE anywhere. The RIPE chair reports their actions to the community as appropriate. The RIPE chair delegates their duties when appropriate to an appropriate person or entity such as the RIPE NCC, a working group chair or a committee, such as the RIPE programme committee. Note: Between 1990 and 1992 the RIPE Chair delegated some of his duties to a deputy chair. -------- diff 4d3 < [looking for co-authors] 8c7 < DRAFT - Version 0.5 ---
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nor to prescribe the actions of the RIPE chair in any way. 51c50 < other parties, such as the RIPE NCC, other RIRs and government bodies.
other parties, such as the RIPE NCC, other organisations and government bodies. 61c60 < to a vice chair.
to a deputy chair.