[db-wg] WG chair selection procedure

Folks

We need to have a documented procedure in place by the end of the next 
WG meeting for the affirmation and re-affirmation of WG chairs.

I strongly feel that voting has no place in the running of RIPE working 
groups and also feel that inability to attend a RIPE meeting should not 
be a barrier to either becoming a chair or participating in the 
selection process. So I propose the following procedure.

1. A call for interested parties is made on the WG mailing list at 
yearly intervals
2. Interested parties have 2 weeks to make their interest known, again on
the mailing list
3. The DB-WG chairs issue a call for discussion as per normal. WG 
members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates.
4. After two weeks the chairs declare consensus as they would do for a 
policy proposal

I would propose a maximum number of 3 co-chairs. If at the end of the 
discussion phase there are more than 3 proposed co-chairs then a call is 
made for any of the candidates to withdraw. If there are still more than 
3 candidates then names are put into a hat and the first three names 
drawn from the hat will take on the role of chairs for the next 12 months.

Comments are welcome.

Best regards

Nigel