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<mailto: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 --- David Wilde -- CTO | AARNet T. +61 (0)3 9211 8447 | M. +61 (0)410 166 011 | E. david.wilde(a)aarnet.edu.au