[address-policy-wg] a third WG co-chair

I think having a third chair is an excellent opportunity for someone with
less experience to run with the 2 other chairs to gain experience and learn
from them. I believe Job expressed a similar idea a few meetings ago for
the routing WG.

On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 6:56 PM Leo Vegoda <leo at vegoda.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I echo James on Gert's accumulated experience. Separately, I think
> it's worth noting that a team of three provides more resilience. In
> the event that one person is unavailable or has to recuse themselves
> from a discussion, there is always another person to work through
> issues with.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Leo
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 1:15 PM Kennedy, James via address-policy-wg
> <address-policy-wg at ripe.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > Honestly I had a similar reaction when I first heard the suggestion -
> considering how quiet the AP-WG has been of late, do we really have the
> need for three chairs now?
> >
> > As Gert wrote earlier, we have heard that some people want a systematic
> review of the AP documents performed to make them easier to follow and
> comprehend, and to improve consistency within and between the docs. Kurt
> highlighted some good examples on Tuesday. Such an activity would
> considerably increase the workload for the WG and the chair team.
> >
> > This, along with Gert leaving a sizable footprint (size 47) of knowledge
> and experience to fill, leaves me to believe that having three chairs for
> the upcoming period offers more benefit than harm.
> >
> > Regards,
> > James
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address-policy-wg <address-policy-wg-bounces at ripe.net> On Behalf
> Of Jim Reid
> > Sent: Friday 9 April 2021 18:12
> > To: Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl>
> > Cc: Piotr Strzyzewski <Piotr.Strzyzewski at polsl.pl>; RIPE address policy
> WG <address-policy-wg at ripe.net>
> > Subject: Re: [address-policy-wg] a third WG co-chair
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 9 Apr 2021, at 17:06, Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl> wrote:
> > >
> > > That is actually not true. I volunteered to become co-chair
> > > immediately after the APWG session where Hans Petter resigned, and was
> > > accepted as co-chair by the working group at the next RIPE meeting.
> >
> > I stand corrected Sander.
> >
> > No matter. My point remains. Why does the WG need a third co-chair?
> >
> >
>
>
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