[db-wg] WG Chairs Selection

Hi Erik

Yes as a co-chair I would be able to attend RIPE Meetings. Since I left 
the NCC there has not been any need for me to attend, but I still 
followed many of them online.

cheers
denis

On 16/11/2016 19:21, Erik Bais - A2B Internet wrote:
> Hi Denis,
>
> Hope that your health is improved. Sorry to hear about that.
>
> The question that I have is, will you be able to attend RIPE
> meetings? Not many RIPE meetings are in The Netherlands anymore and
> the last meeting that I can see that you attended was while working
> at RIPE NCC in Warsaw ( RIPE68 - May 2014)
>
> And a (co)-chair should be present at the meetings as much as
> possible imho.
>
> I'm not debating your knowlegde on the DB,  but if this isn't working
> from a logistics point, a chair position may not be the best choice
> atm.
>
> Regards, Erik Bais
>
>
>> Op 16 nov. 2016 om 18:26 heeft <ripedenis at yahoo.co.uk>
>> <ripedenis at yahoo.co.uk> het volgende geschreven:
>>
>> Hi All
>>
>> The point about my communication style has been raised a couple of
>> times. I have never been one to shy away from difficult issues so I
>> will address this point directly.
>>
>> As Elvis said I was a little upset at the way I left the RIPE NCC,
>> mostly with one person in particular who developed a dislike of me
>> over the years. As that person is no longer with the NCC I consider
>> that chapter closed and confined to history.
>>
>> I have also been wrestling with some health issues over the last
>> couple of years that caused quite a lot of stress and anxiety in
>> me. This did increase my tendency to express some issues in a
>> manner that, in the cold light of day, I may well have put more
>> tactfully.
>>
>> With most of this behind me now, I am only looking forward to,
>> hopefully, a new chapter in my working relationship with the RIPE
>> Database, the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community.
>>
>> cheers denis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Elvis Daniel Velea <elvis at velea.eu> To: db-wg at ripe.net Sent:
>> Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 17:21 Subject: Re: [db-wg] WG Chairs
>> Selection
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am also one of the former RIPE NCC employees that has had the
>> pleasure to work with both David and Denis.
>>
>> On 11/14/16 10:34 PM, Kennedy, James wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Hope it's not too late to express my approval of David, Denis and
>>> Piotr.
>>>
>>
>> I also have had the pleasure to talk to Denis a few times and
>> attend a few of his presentations to our department where he was
>> showcasing his views on the RIPE Database. He is probably one of
>> the few in this world with such insight on the whole design and
>> history of the database.
>>> While I haven’t agreed with some of his methods in raising
>>> genuine db issues/concerns on the mailing list, I do think that
>>> (working closely with his co-chair(s)) his knowledge can be
>>> channelled to provide the community with valuable
>>> guidance/feedback.
>> I am sure Denis would also make a great co-chair and the only
>> reason why he is second on my list is the way he has decided to
>> handle the communication with this WG and the NCC after he has left
>> the NCC. While I can understand that he was upset, the way he has
>> tried to attack a few of his ex-colleagues in public, on this
>> mailing list, was wrong.
>>
>> Hoping that his need for revenge has calmed down and the worst has
>>  passed, I also think his experience will be a great asset to the
>> chairs of this WG.
>>>
>>> I approve Piotr because of his chair experience and good work up
>>> to now.
>> +1
>>>
>>> Finally, thanks to both Nigel and Job for their years of fine
>>> support as chairs :)
>> Great job you guys! Thanks!
>>>
>>> Regards, James
>> cheers, elvis
>>
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