[ripe-list] News from the NomCom

Dear colleagues,

RIPE 80 is going online and Hans Petter is no longer available.

Here is how it will affect the NomCom plans:

RIPE 80 going online will make it more difficult to gather community 
input to the NomCom process. We considered taking more time to make up 
for this. However, as Hans Petter has told us he is no longer available 
for selection, we will stick to the agreed timeline and aim to have the 
new Chair and Vice Chair selected by 15 June.

We are also considering to speed up the transition period. Rather than 
waiting until RIPE 81 we aim to have the confirmed candidates assume 
their roles as soon as feasible. The intention is to minimize the period 
during which Hans Petter has to serve in the role of RIPE Chair in 
addition to his new role as Managing Director of the RIPE NCC.

The NomCom will actively participate in the online version of RIPE 80 
and we will do our best to collect as much community input as we 
possibly can. We will be there at  the online community plenary and we 
will have online office hours. We aim to select excellent candidates for 
the Chair and Vice Chair roles and follow an exemplary process. As of 
now, we have three brilliant nominees. Nominations are open until 29 
March 2020!

You can find more on the NomCom blog [https://blog.ripe-nomcom.org/].

Stay safe and healthy

Daniel Karrenberg
Chair
RIPE NomCom 2020