Hi all,

As Erik-Jan presented at the recent GNA-G Community VCs, we’re calling for volunteers to join the Nomination Committee. The role of the NomCom is to represent the broader GNA-G community in selecting members of the Leadership Team (LT).

If you’d like to volunteer (or just ask questions), please just email the GNA-G Leadership Team: leadershipteam@lists.gna-g.net (Currently consisting of Erik-Jan Bos, Harvey Newman, Buseung Cho and myself.)

We can promise no fame or riches; only recognition by your peers and a warm inner glow from knowing that you’re helping the community :-)

Two fine upstanding members of the community have already put their hands up, but it would be great to have several more. I have attached Erik-Jan’s slide deck which describes the process. We don’t believe that being a member of the NomCom will be a particularly onerous or time-consuming task. Here are some of the key items from the slidepack:

Volunteers from the Community form Nominating Committee

No formal maximum, but for practical reasons: Max = 9.
No more than one person from an organization or its subsidiaries

Important considerations when nominating:

Qualifications, e.g.., technical competence, organizational skills, relevant experience
HOWEVER enthusiasm and willingness to participate are the main criteria – so if you’d like to join, just reach out to us and discuss
We would particularly encourage diversity in the NomCom – see the GNA-G Diversity Statement

The NomCom will be active in Q4 of every odd calendar year, so October 2021 for the first time:

From now until 31 October: Nominations from the Community welcomed
On 15 November, proposed NomCom members will be announced
Through to 30 November, solicit comments on proposed NomCom members, then accepted members announced
In December, NomCom will run the process to select and announce new LT candidates

Looking forward to hearing from you,

David

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David Wilde -- CTO | AARNet

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