Authors: Brian Nisbet, Franziska Lichtblau, Jan Žorž and Martina de Mas Date: April 2024 Status: Draft
The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is a group of volunteers selected by the community that is responsible for developing the programme for a large part of the RIPE Meeting.
The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is responsible for:
The Programme Committee works by consensus.
What does this mean in detail?
The PC's main responsibility is selecting talks for the RIPE Meeting Plenary sessions. Sounds simple? There's a bit more to this. A member of the PC is expected to:
You are expected to share your thoughts in an open, polite and constructive manner, that upholds the RIPE Code of Conduct. You are also expected to read and actively contribute to the PC mailing list discussions.
The PC will consist of up to twelve appointed individuals:
The member selected by the RIPE WG Chairs will be the liaison between the RIPE WG Chairs, the RIPE PC and the RIPE Chair Team.
The regional meeting or Network Operating Group (NOG) programme committee representatives act as liaisons between their respective Programme Committees and the RIPE PC, and also represent their region.
A local host representative may be co-opted by the PC in consultation with the organisation hosting a RIPE Meeting. They should be well known to the local community and provide a liaison between them and the PC.
The PC has the discretion to co-opt individuals whenever expert or local knowledge could help to plan the agenda for a RIPE Meeting. Such individuals co-opted on to the PC serve only until the meeting that required their co-option takes place.
The PC members select a Chair who will oversee the work of the PC: scheduling its meetings, issuing calls for papers, co-opting members, etc.
The RIPE NCC appoints a permanent, non-voting observer to the PC to provide any coordination functions which may be required.
The PC members also select up to two Vice Chairs who aid the Chair as necessary.
The work of the PC is primarily done before the meeting and online. However, it is important that a sufficient number of PC members are present at the RIPE Meeting to chair sessions and make last-minute adjustments to the programme.
If PC members need financial support to participate in the RIPE Meeting, they are encouraged to contact the RIPE Chair Team.
The RIPE Programme Committee can be contacted at [email protected].
The RIPE Programme Committee webpages
This document updates ripe-763
Revised draft proposed: 29 April 2024
We thank the members of the RIPE PC for their contributions and feedback.