[ripe-chair-discuss] The RIPE Chair Selection Process - v0.4

Daniel,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Karrenberg <dfk at ripe.net>
> Sent: Monday 8 April 2019 11:43
> To: Brian Nisbet <brian.nisbet at heanet.ie>
> Cc: Discussion of the Selection of the RIPE Chair <ripe-chair-
> discuss at ripe.net>
> Subject: Re: [ripe-chair-discuss] The RIPE Chair Selection Process - v0.4
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> On 20/03/2019 11:27, Brian Nisbet wrote:
> >
> > I would suggest that maybe this decision can be made by consultation
> between the Chair, Vice-Chair and WGCC, but we need to have something in
> place or we may end up with non co-terminating terms, which would be
> unnecessary complication?
> >
> > Brian
> 
> 
> I have struggled with this and come to the conclusion that it is easiest to
> truncate the Vice Chair's term when the chair is no longer available.
> In any case the selection procedure has to be initiated promptly. The current
> text says as much. Any help appreciated with saying it more clearly.

I think that is the most straightforward approach and certainly I agree that the term of the Chair should be the guide here, and it is the resignation of the Chair (outwith the normal cycle) that initiates the selection procedure. To me that sentence is clear, but other eyes always good. However...

> In the corner case of both Chair and Vice Chair not being available the text
> calls the stuckee Interim RIPE Chair for a number of reasons including
> transparency to the outside world and preventing the stuckee from 'using
> up' a term for the purposes of the two term limit. We will that make that
> explicit in the next version.
> 
> Is there anything else I am missing in this regard?

This makes sense to me, but I would keep the order of things the same in the two continuity sentences. So to match the sequence of the Vice Chair taking over and kicking off the selection procedure, I would amend the following line to be:

"In case the RIPE Vice Chair is not available either, the WG chairs collective promptly selects a person to act as interim RIPE Chair and initiates this selection procedure."

As written the line could be interpreted that the WGCC initiates a procedure that selects an interim Chair etc.

A minor point, but again, keeping the order the same makes more sense in my head. But the promptly is the thing.

Thanks for your continued work on this,

Brian