[dns-wg] DNS wg co-chair selection: candidates

Thank you all!

You're statements of support have been overwhelming! Very good for my 
self-esteem ;). I'm very much looking forward to my new role and working 
together with João and Moritz.

Thanks again and Cheers,

Willem

Op 09-10-2022 om 19:43 schreef Shane Kerr:
> Colleagues,
> 
> The deadline for the DNS co-chair candidate volunteering is now over.
> 
> We have a single excellent candidate.
> 
> The period to express support (or concern) for the candidate starts now 
> and runs until Wednesday, 26 October 2022.
> 
> Below find a few words from the candidate.
> 
> ========================================================================
> Willem Toorop
> 
> I propose myself as a candidate to follow-up Shane as DNS working group 
> co-chair.
> 
> DNS has been the focus of my working life for the past 12 years and I've 
> been loving it. The DNS has a lively, creative and very pleasant 
> technical community and I truly enjoy working in and with that community.
> 
> DNS plays (more and more) a central role in the tussle around the 
> responsibilities and the capabilities of the different stakeholders on 
> the Internet (i.e. the content vs network operators vs end-users). A 
> good venue for this debate is the RIPE DNS working group. A well 
> balanced program on the RIPE DNS working group is crucial for forming a 
> well-founded point of view for all the participants in this debate. I 
> think that I, as an open source DNS software developer, have a good 
> perspective on the DNS world, the current state of the art and the 
> possible future directions of development, and that I am in a good 
> position to help out in assembling such a program.
> 
> Sorry if the previous paragraph sounds (a bit) pompous. I just want to 
> say that I would love to help out to put in the spotlight a well 
> balanced selection of all the interesting new stuff that's going on in 
> the DNS and that I think it is very important to do so too!
> 
> Also, I am a huge fan of the current co-chairs João and Moritz (and of 
> course Shane too!!!) and I would be honored and delighted to work with 
> you guys!
> ========================================================================
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Shane on behalf of the DNS WG co-chairs
>